"Despite originally supporting ICE's effort in the city, known as Operation Metro Surge, Madel called it 'an unmitigated disaster' in his video, arguing it had 'expanded far beyond its stated focus on true public safety threats.' 'United States citizens, particularly those of color, live in fear,' he added. 'United States citizens are carrying papers to prove their citizenship. That's wrong.'"
"I cannot support the national Republicans' stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so," Madel said in a nearly 11-minute video posted to X on Monday. It's the latest rebuke of the Trump administration's handling of the escalating political unrest in the city, just two days after intensive care nurse Alex Pretti was shot and killed"
Chris Madel dropped out of the Minnesota governor's race and said he no longer supports the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. Madel had represented the ICE officer who fatally shot Renee Macklin Good but called Operation Metro Surge "an unmitigated disaster" that expanded beyond its stated public safety focus. He warned that United States citizens, particularly people of color, live in fear and are carrying papers to prove citizenship. Two recent deadly shootings involved U.S. citizens Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good, both 37. The GOP field in Minnesota remains crowded with mixed responses to federal actions.
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