The state of Minnesota is suing the Trump administration for access to investigative materials related to the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, the two Minneapolis residents fatally shot earlier this year by federal agents during the administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown in the state.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, argues that state officials were shut out of efforts to gather evidence in the shootings by high-level Trump administration officials. It also claims officials halted any federal investigation into Good’s killing.
Beyond Good and Pretti, the suit also cites the nonfatal shooting of a third Minnesota resident, Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, by federal agents.
“These shootings are just three examples of the violent actions committed by federal agents in Minnesota during the Surge,” reads the lawsuit. “Federal agents also carried out illegal stops, sweeps, arrests, and dangerous raids in sensitive public spaces. The Surge created widespread fear among Minnesota residents, both citizens and noncitizens.”
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