Six prosecutors are leaving their posts following the fatal shooting of an immigration officer in Minnesota. The background is the investigation.
dpa | Several senior prosecutors have resigned from their positions in protest over the US government’s handling of a fatal shooting by an ICE immigration officer in Minnesota. According to consistent media reports, at least six prosecutors in the state of Minnesota resigned.
The reason is the decision by US President Donald Trump’s administration not to initiate a criminal investigation against the ICE officer involved, but instead to investigate the victim’s widow. Last week she became a US citizen Renee Nicole Good in Minnesota was shot by an ICE officer.
Government officials accused the 37-year-old of trying to run over the officer. Video footage of the incident However, show that the officer was standing on the side of the vehicle when it drove away from him and the shot was fired. The incident sparked protests and caused tension in several cities.
Vote of no confidence in the ministry
The move is widely seen as a clear vote of no confidence by prosecutors in the ministry. Among them is Joseph H. Thompson, most recently deputy chief of the US Attorney’s Office in Minnesota, who previously led an investigation into large-scale welfare fraud in the state.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz wrote on
After the state of Minnesota filed a lawsuit against the immigration authorities, Trump defended the ICE officers and called them “patriots” on his online platform Truth Social. In capital letters, he wrote to the people of Minnesota: “THE DAY OF RECOGNITION AND REVENTION IS NEARING!” According to US broadcaster CNN, a hearing in the lawsuit is scheduled for Wednesday.
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