Attorney General Pam Bondi on Saturday outlined terms to “restore the rule of law” in Minnesota, just hours after a second person was fatally shot by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis.
“You and your office must restore the rule of law, support ICE officers, and bring an end to the chaos in Minnesota,” Bondi wrote in a letter to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) obtained by multiple outlets. “Fortunately, there are common sense solutions to these problems that I hope we can accomplish together.”
In the letter, Bondi pressed Walz to hand over information about the state’s welfare programs amid mounting scrutiny over a massive fraud scandal, and she asked that he get rid of immigration sanctuary policies and let the Department of Justice see voter rolls “to confirm that Minnesota’s voter registration practices comply with federal law.”
“I am confident that these simple steps will help bring back law and order to Minnesota and improve the lives of Americans,” Bondi said in the letter.
The Hill has reached out to the Justice Department and Walz’s office for comment.
On Saturday, a man was fatally shot in Minneapolis in an incident with federal law enforcement. The Hill’s sister network, NewsNation, reported that Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37, was shot multiple times prior to being taken to the hospital, according to Minneapolis Police Department Chief Brian O’Hara.
Minnesota has been at the center of tensions over President Trump’s immigration agenda for weeks after the deadly shooting of Renee Good at the hands of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in early January.
Trump on Saturday connected the Saturday killing of Pretti to the welfare fraud scandal in Minnesota, claiming there was a coordinated “cover-up” to distract from tens of billions of dollars being stolen from the state.
“We are there because of massive Monetary Fraud, with Billions of Dollars missing, and Illegal Criminals that were allowed to infiltrate the State through the Democrats’ Open Border Policy,” Trump wrote.
“Much of what you’re witnessing is a COVER UP for this Theft and Fraud. The Mayor and the Governor are inciting Insurrection, with their pompous, dangerous, and arrogant rhetoric! Instead, these sanctimonious political fools should be looking for the Billions of Dollars that has been stolen from the people of Minnesota, and the United States of America,” he continued.
Walz, meanwhile, demanded federal officers get out of his state after Saturday’s fatal shooting.
“Donald Trump, I call on you once again: Remove this force from Minnesota,” Walz said at a press conference Saturday. “They are sowing chaos and violence. We’ve seen deadly violence from federal agents again, and again and again.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5705179-bondi-walz-letter-immigration-fraud-voter-rolls/
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