FAFO: DOJ Opens Criminal Investigation into Tim Walz and Jacob Frey for Impeding ICEhttps://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/01/17/fafo-doj-opens-criminal-investigation-into-tim-walz-jacob-frey-for-impeding-ice-n4948408The U.S. Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, focusing on whether they are impeding federal immigration enforcement from doing their jobs. Subpoenas are expected to be issued soon.
According to CBS News, a source explained that the investigation “stems from statements that Walz and Frey have made about the thousands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and Border Patrol agents deployed to the Minneapolis region in recent weeks.”
For example, last week, Frey said, "We're in a position right now where we have residents that are asking the very limited number of police officers that we have to fight ICE agents on the street. We cannot be at a place right now in America where we have two governmental entities that are literally fighting one another."
Frey is clearly legitimizing the idea of the Minneapolis Police Department confronting federal agents, giving the DOJ a basis to examine whether officials are encouraging or tolerating interference with federal law enforcement.
Calling on citizens and police to fight or interfere with Federal officers may have much deserved consequences.
