Minnesota AG Keith Ellison accuses White House of "politics and retribution"
Source: CBS News
Updated on: January 23, 2026 / 10:41 PM EST / CBS News
St. Paul, Minnesota — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison accused the Trump administration of turning immigration enforcement into "politics and retribution," describing what he called a "surge" of federal agents in the Twin Cities as a constitutional crisis, and said he has seen "no evidence" of a federal investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer earlier this month.
"In fact, I have evidence to the contrary that the federal government is investigating the death of Renee Good at all," Ellison told CBS News in an interview Friday. He added, "Todd Blanche, who is the No. 2 at DOJ, said they're not investigating."
At the same time, Minnesota authorities, Ellison said, are seeking a "full, fair and joint investigation." "In Minnesota, if you are killed — particularly if you're killed…in connection with an action by an official federal or state, we will investigate your death," Ellison said.
The state agency tasked with investigating Good's killing, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, withdrew from a joint investigation with the FBI a day after the shooting. It said in a statement at the time the agency said it had been informed by the U.S. Attorney's Office that "the investigation would now be led solely by the FBI, and the BCA would no longer have access to the case materials, scene evidence or investigative interviews necessary to complete a thorough and independent investigation."
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