"WASHINGTON (AP) — A new wave of departures is rippling through the U.S. Attorney’s office in Minnesota, where additional federal prosecutors are leaving at a time of mounting frustration with the Trump administration’s stepped-up immigration enforcement and the Justice Department’s response to fatal shootings of civilians by federal agents, two people familiar with the matter said Tuesday."

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More departures at the US attorney's office in Minnesota, AP sources say

More prosecutors are leaving the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota during a time of continued turmoil over the Trump administration’s stepped-up immigration enforcement in the state and recent shootings of civilians by federal agents. That's according to two people familiar with the matter. The latest departures are on top of a half-dozen attorneys who resigned from the office last month amid frustration over the Justice Department’s response to the shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. At least one supervisory agent in the FBI’s Minneapolis office is known to have resigned last month as well.

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#Minnesota Governor Tim Walz delivered a stark address warning that what is unfolding across #Communities in his state is no longer a matter of #Immigration enforcement, but an abuse of #Power by the #FederalGovernment. Walz described thousands of armed, masked #ICE #Agents operating in #Neighborhoods, #Schools, #GroceryStores, and #TransitStops, stopping people indiscriminately, demanding #Papers from #Residents including #USCitizens, and carrying out #Detentions without #DueProcess.

From a #LGBTQ perspective, this moment raises urgent #Concerns. History shows that expansions of #Surveillance, #Policing, and #Enforcement disproportionately harm #Queer people, #Trans people, #Immigrants, #PeopleOfColor, and other #MarginalizedGroups. Walz framed the situation as a campaign of #StateViolence and #Authoritarianism, where #Fear and #Chaos are used as tools of #Control.

The governor also referenced the death of Renee Nicole Goode, criticizing the #TrumpAdministration for attacking the #Victim and her #Family instead of pursuing #Accountability. He noted the resignation of multiple #FederalProsecutors, citing threats to the #Constitution, #CivilRights, and the #RuleOfLaw. Walz warned that escalating #Rhetoric about #Retribution targets Minnesotans who exercised their #RightToVote.

Walz urged #PeacefulProtest, #Documentation, and #MutualAid, reminding residents of their right to film #ICEActivity to create a #Record and preserve #Evidence. He framed #CommunityCare, #Solidarity, and #Witnessing as acts of #Resistance.

What is happening in #Minnesota is a warning to the rest of the #Country. When #Democracy erodes and #Cruelty becomes #Policy, it rarely stops at one place. The question now is whether #People choose #Silence or stand up for #HumanDignity, #Justice, and #Freedom before this becomes the #Normal.
‘Rule Of Law’ Administration Keeps Losing Cases Because It Has No Respect For The Rule Of Law

America continues to be made great again. Or so says the collective of fascist buffoons currently holding federal positions of power. The Trump administration has made a lot of noise about bringing…

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I'm torn, should we file this under - You can't Fix Stupid, or is this just the latest turn in DoJ Bizzaro World?

Interim U.S. attorney Halligan reaches out to reporter and mentioned grand jury matters - which are supposed to be completely confidential under federal law. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna--lindsey-halligan-here #DoJ #FederalProsecutors #JamesIndicment #Indictment #Prosecution #Confidentiality #GrandJury

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Donald Trump taps his former defense attorney, Alina Habba, to be New Jersey's top federal prosecutor

TRENTON, New Jersey -- President Donald Trump on Monday named his one-time defense attorney and current White House counselor Alina Habba to be the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey.Habba, who turns 41 Tuesday, takes over the interim post from John Giordano, whom the president said he's naming to be the U.S. ambassador for the southwestern African country of Namibia.A partner in a small New Jersey law firm near Trump's Bedminster golf course, Habba served as a senior adviser for Trump's political action committee, defended him in court in several civil lawsuits and acted as a spokesperson last year as

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Former President Trump announces plan to dismiss all Biden-appointed federal prosecutors, citing unprecedented politicization of Justice Department and calling for immediate action to restore public trust in the judicial system.
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Trump - 'Firing All Federal Prosecutors Appointed by Biden... Unprecedented Politicization'

Former President Trump announces plan to dismiss all Biden-appointed federal prosecutors, citing unprecedented politicization of Justice Department and calling for immediate action to restore public trust in the judicial system.

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Interim US Attorney Ed Martin announced dismissal this afternoon of roughly 80 #FBI #federalprosecutors #DOJ #attorneys who worked on #CapitolRiots cases #jan6th in #DC office over past 4 yrs two...cuts amount to about 8% of office’s prosecutors. Combined with a recently announced freeze on #hiring #promotions, the openings will have impacts across office’s #civil #appellate #SuperiorCourt and #violentcrime divisions, where some prosecutors had been previously reassigned. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/01/31/jan6-prosecutors-fired-dc-martin/
D.C. U.S. attorney fires Jan. 6 prosecutors, launches new probes

The lawyer and pro-Trump podcaster has fired Jan. 6 prosecutors, launched investigations of the Capitol riot investigation and threatened a Democrat with an inquiry.

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