Attorney Chris Madel is ending his campaign for Minnesota governor over objections to how federal immigration enforcement operations are being conducted.
Chris Madel said in a video posted to social media that ICE operations in his state have been an “unmitigated disaster” and that he “cannot support the national Republicans’ stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so.”
Chris Madel — a Republican candidate for governor of Minnesota — has dropped out of the state's gubernatorial race, saying he no longer supports the immigration crackdown taking place in Minneapolis.
Minneapolis lawyer Chris Madel ends Republican governor bid after representing immigration agent who fatally shot Renee Good, citing opposition to national Republicans.
Republican candidate for Minnesota governor Chris Madel has ended his campaign in a surprise video announcement. Madel is a Minneapolis attorney and the lawyer for the U.S. Immigration and Customs
By Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Chris Madel, a Minneapolis lawyer who represented the immigration agent who fatally shot Renee Good, said Monday that he was ending his Republican campaign for governor of Minnesota after a second protester was killed by federal authorities.
Republican Chris Madel announced on Monday that he was ending his run for Minnesota governor, pointing to his party's handling of immigration enforcement in his state as his rationale."I cannot support the national Republicans' stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself …
