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Tim Walz and Minneapolis mayor now under federal investigation after explosive anti-ICE protests
Daily Mail UK ^ | January 16, 2026 | Stephen M. Lepore

Posted on 01/16/2026 3:35:58 PM PST by Morgana

The Department of Justice has launched an investigation into the Democrat governor of Minnesota and mayor of Minneapolis over volatile protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the city.

Both Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey are being probed over allegations of impeding federal law enforcement, CBS News reported.

A US official told the network that Walz and Frey's anti-ICE rhetoric is what spurred the investigation.

The Daily Mail has reached out to the Department of Justice, Governor Walz and Mayor Frey for comment.

The liberal leaders have been heavily critical of federal law enforcement in the wake of the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by an agent last week.

Frey told ICE agents to 'get the **** out of Minneapolis' as tensions have escalated in the city.

Walz, the Democrat nominee for vice president in 2024 and currently the subject of heavy criticism over government fraud involving Somali-run daycare centers, has also slammed the president and told ICE to leave.

On Wednesday, Frey slammed ICE officials again for 'creating chaos' in his city after an agent who was 'ambushed' during an arrest shot a suspect in the leg.

The Department of Homeland Security said the suspect was an illegal migrant from Venezuela who ran away on foot Wednesday night before joining two others to attack the agent with a 'broomstick or shovel.'

The suspect was shot in the leg and remains in a stable condition in hospital. Two accomplices were also in police custody, and the agent involved was also taken to hospital after he was violently set upon by the trio.

Law enforcement officers wearing masks were using tear gas and flash bangs on protesters at the scene, just 4.5 miles north of where Good was shot, in an effort to control the crowds.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: criminalconspiracy; dflcorruption; rico; venezuelan; walzingmaduro

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1 posted on 01/16/2026 3:35:58 PM PST by Morgana
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To: Morgana

wake me for the perp walks


2 posted on 01/16/2026 3:37:12 PM PST by cableguymn (Can't cancel all of us)
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To: Morgana

Wake me up when something actually happens please. Does anyone actually think either will be held accountable?


3 posted on 01/16/2026 3:37:43 PM PST by usafa92 (Donald J. Trump, 45th and 47th President of the United States of America!)
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To: Morgana
Would love to see those two on the gallows.

4 posted on 01/16/2026 3:37:58 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: Morgana

Ooh an investigation. Why not arrest them? Then you can investigate while they are jail. What happened to all the FBI tough guys arresting grandmas? Tim Walz must be too manly for the Kash girls to take on.


5 posted on 01/16/2026 3:38:40 PM PST by HYPOCRACY (Wake up, smell the cat food in your bank account. )
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6 posted on 01/16/2026 3:40:25 PM PST by TexasGator (,1)
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To: Morgana

I can’t wait to see how the DOJ screws this up.


7 posted on 01/16/2026 3:41:26 PM PST by Kleon
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To: Morgana

Blondie & Kash what a pair.

DOJ = Department of Jerkoffs.


8 posted on 01/16/2026 3:47:38 PM PST by OHPatriot (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: Morgana

They are going down and this their last flailing. Prosecutors are taking statements now against Walz and Frey about corruption that they knew about and throttled.


9 posted on 01/16/2026 3:48:33 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (Trump has arrived and it is awesome to have a real President.)
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To: Morgana

OOOOOOOOooooooh!

They must be SCARED!!

They might actually get a strongly worded, ad hominem laced letter in all caps from President Trump himself!


10 posted on 01/16/2026 3:49:55 PM PST by Westbrook (democRATs are wizards at two things: Finding votes and losing evidence.)
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To: Morgana

I’ll get excited if and when these scumbags get arrested. Until then, just more of the same old same old, talk and no action.


11 posted on 01/16/2026 3:55:00 PM PST by Omnivore-Dan (have to )
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To: TexasGator

I swear this site has been taken over by 10 year olds.

I want prosecutions, too. But I want them done right. I want them so airtight there’s no question about guilt.

People here want a multi billion dollar fraud that went on for nearly a decade wrapped up in 15 minutes. It’s stupid.

L


12 posted on 01/16/2026 3:55:18 PM PST by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.s)
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To: Omnivore-Dan

Any day now. Free beer tomorrow.


13 posted on 01/16/2026 3:55:56 PM PST by shelterguy
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To: Morgana

GOOD!


14 posted on 01/16/2026 3:56:17 PM PST by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: Kleon

Comey and Letitia come to mind.


15 posted on 01/16/2026 3:57:14 PM PST by dandiegirl (BOBBY m)
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To: Morgana

What are the police in Minnesota doing , sitting around drinking beer ?


16 posted on 01/16/2026 4:05:53 PM PST by butlerweave (Fateh)
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To: Morgana

I will not for the first time defend the system of justice.

Before reading the cynical and belittling remarks I know are coming, I want everyone to remember the true patriots who believe in the American way of life should not be criticized for wanting to give what is nearly the last chance to the system to punish the guilty Frey and Walz.

When Bill, Hillary, Brennan, Clapper, Comey, Obama, Newsom,
Mayor Bass, Omar, Frey and Walz all get away with everything and laugh and enjoy a dinner party somewhere, it is not something to laugh about.


17 posted on 01/16/2026 4:11:56 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Frey wife has ties to Samali fraud


18 posted on 01/16/2026 4:19:32 PM PST by Singermom
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To: usafa92

You should sleep well..no interruptions are expected.


19 posted on 01/16/2026 4:22:25 PM PST by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: Lurker

You got that right

Damn 5 year olds have taken over here

One of the reasons this place is struggling


20 posted on 01/16/2026 4:26:36 PM PST by digger48
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