New lawsuits to be filed to gain access to evidence in Renee Good and Alex Pretti shootings

Walz sends new letter to Noem and judge pauses 7 day wait for Congressional visits to detention centers

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR/FOX9/AP) – Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty says her office is prepared to file new lawsuits to get access to evidence in the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

She provided those details while unveiling a new system to document potential abuses of power by federal officers.

The new Transparency and Accountability Project is investigating 17 incidents, including actions by Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino.

Moriarty says her office received more than a thousand submissions through its evidence portal for the Good and Pretti cases.

Those portals are now closed.

“Although there is no absolute immunity, and I want to keep emphasizing that, a federal officer can try to convince a court that he or she is entitled to Supremacy Clause immunity,” said Moriarty.

That Supremacy Clause in the Constitution protects federal officers from state charges for acts performed within the course of their official duties.

Meanwhile, Gov. Tim Walz has sent a second letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about kids detained by federal immigration agents.

He says Noem has not responded to his first letter seeking information one month ago.

State and local leaders report that the continued presence of I.C.E. is harming businesses, disrupting schools, and placing strain on local law enforcement.

The Governor’s Office has also filed a Freedom of Information Act request to get documents related to Operation Metro Surge, Operation Parris, and the detention of kids in Minnesota.

A federal judge has temporarily suspended the Trump administration policy that requires members of Congress to provide a week’s notice before they can visit immigration detention facilities.

U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb in Washington ruled that a group of Democratic lawmakers is likely to succeed in showing that the seven-day notice requirement is illegal and exceeds the government’s statutory authority.

Thirteen House members sued to challenge the January 8 policy issued by Homeland Security Secretary Noem.

Cobb had blocked a previous version of the policy in December.