Federal Prosecutor Fired After Investigating ICE Officer for Civil Rights Offenses in Minnesota Shooting, Sources Say

Federal prosecutor fired after investigating ICE officer for civil rights offenses in Minnesota shooting, sources say

A federal prosecutor in Minnesota who was investigating an ICE officer for possible civil rights crimes has been fired, four sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.

Feds accuse ICE agent of lying after Trump’s DOJ rejects more serious charges

Christian Castro is accused of trying to cover up the shooting of a Venezuelan man during Operation Metro Surge

Trump officials kill prosecutor's violent ICE-agent case: 'Fought it as hard as I could'

Over the “strongest possible” objections from the federal prosecutor handling the case, leaders at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., quashed plans to bring civil rights charges against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent accused of shooting a Venezuelan immigrant and then lying...

Trump’s DOJ blocked serious ICE shooting charge over federal prosecutor’s objections

This story was first published by ProPublica.  Over the “strongest possible” objections from the federal prosecutor handling the case, leaders at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., quashed plans to bring civil rights charges against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent accused of shooting a Venezuelan immigrant and then lying about it. The agent, […]

Trump’s DOJ Blocked Serious ICE Shooting Charge Over Federal Prosecutor’s “Strongest Possible” Objections

A prosecutor planned to file civil rights charges — similar to those brought against the officers who killed George Floyd — against an ICE agent. In an email we exclusively obtained, he reveals that Trump officials quashed those plans.

Trump’s DOJ Stopped Shooting Charges Against ICE Agent

Plus the shooting in Loring Park, the patriarchal pastor behind Pete Hegseth, and one nice thing in today's Flyover news roundup.