The resignations follow growing tensions over a decision by the Trump administration to block the state out of the investigation into the shooting of Renee Good, who was killed by an immigration agent last week.
At least six prosecutors in the Minneapolis U.S. Attorney's office — including Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson — have resigned after the office was tasked with investigating the shooting of Renee Good, according to three sources familiar with the situation.
Prosecutors within the Justice Department have also stepped down from their posts over the department’s decision to not investigate the killing of Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer last week.
Six federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned today over the Justice Department’s push to investigate the widow of a woman killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent and the department’s reluctance to investigate the shooter, according to people with knowledge of their decision.
The resignations from the U.S. attorney’s office in Minneapolis followed demands by Justice Department leaders to investigate the widow of Renée Good, according to a person familiar with the matter.
At least three federal prosecutors in Minnesota quit over their concerns with the direction of the investigation into a fatal ICE shooting, a source tells NBC News.
Federal prosecutors in Minnesota have resigned after the DOJ pushed for an investigation into the widow of Renee Good, after Good was fatally shot last week by an ICE agent.
Top federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned after the Department of Justice pressured them to investigate the widow of a woman killed by an ICE agent.
Several state prosecutors have reportedly resigned over the lack of a civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an ICE agent. The US Justice Department denies the two are linked.
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