Minnesota Leaders Investigated for Not Playing Nice with Federal Freeze Squad
KEY POINTS
- •The Justice Department opened an investigation late January 2026 into Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
- •The probe concerns alleged obstruction of federal officers after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
- •Walz and Frey have heavily criticized ICE's presence, with Frey telling agents to 'get the f*ck out' and Trump threatening troop deployment.
In a plot twist only Washington politics can script, the Justice Department launched an investigation—without bothering to tell Gov. Tim Walz first—into him and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for allegedly obstructing federal law enforcement officers. This delightful legal tango is sparked by a January 2026 ICE shootout involving Minneapolis mom Renee Nicole Good, aged 37, turning the Twin Cities into an all-too-real action movie. Walz has not been notified but condemned the probe as 'weaponizing the justice system,' especially since the actual federal agent who fired a fatal shot is not under investigation. Meanwhile, Mayor Frey told ICE agents to 'get the f*ck out,' and President Trump offered to play general with the Insurrection Act if protests didn’t chill. Walz urged Minnesotans to film law enforcement like awkward family gatherings and protest peacefully. Somehow, the state’s ice got more controversial than a snowflake in July.
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When you get investigated for obstructing law officers in a state where one officer just shot a mom, guess it’s less about justice and more about political dodgeball.
Federal agents go to Minnesota, get allegedly obstructed, and blame the local politicians for not rolling out the red carpet.
Minnesota officials checked by DOJ for playing hardball with ICE, because nothing screams 'law and order' like a stand-off over a shootout.
Source: Axios | Published: 1/17/2026 | Author: Julianna Bragg
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