BREAKING: Walz, Frey under DOJ investigation

Fox News reports breaking news that the Department of Justice has opened an investigation into Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. According to the network, multiple DOJ sources confirmed that both officials are under federal investigation for allegedly interfering with immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota.

In the video, Fox News anchor Bret Baier opens with the breaking news, stating that the Justice Department is investigating the two officials for allegedly impeding law enforcement efforts on the ground. The report then transitions to correspondent Bill Melugin reporting live from Minneapolis, who confirms the investigation through multiple DOJ sources. According to Fox News, the probe is described as being in its early stages but ongoing.

The report provides context around ongoing protests in Minneapolis, which Fox News describes as continuing despite a snowstorm. Melugin reports that protesters have gathered at a federal building in Minneapolis, with demonstrations intensifying around immigration enforcement activities. According to the video, federal agencies are responding to what Fox News characterizes as lawlessness, including the arrest of an individual identified as Raúl Gutierrez. Fox News reports that Homeland Security charged Gutierrez, whom they allege is a Latin Kings gang member, with stealing a rifle and body armor from an FBI vehicle that was allegedly vandalized by a mob.

The video covers remarks from progressive Democratic congresswomen, including Representative Ilhan Omar and Representative Pramila Jayapal, who Fox News reports were in Minneapolis rallying around protesters. According to the report, these lawmakers blame the Trump administration for the ongoing chaos. Fox News includes a clip of Jayapal alleging that the administration’s actions are designed to provoke chaos and fear to justify invoking the Insurrection Act and expand presidential power over cities that did not vote for Trump.

The report also addresses the broader immigration enforcement context, including what the Department of Homeland Security characterized as self-defense in an ICE agent’s shooting of an individual identified as Renee Good. Fox News shows President Trump discussing the possibility of invoking the Insurrection Act, stating he doesn’t currently see a need but would use it if necessary.

Melugin closes the report by detailing a DHS “worst of the worst” list of alleged criminal illegal aliens arrested by ICE in Minneapolis, which Fox News reports includes an alleged convicted murderer from Vietnam, a man from the Marshall Islands with 24 separate criminal convictions, and multiple alleged convicted drug traffickers.

In Fox News’s Own Words

“Multiple DOJ sources confirming to Fox News that Tim Walz and Mayor Frey are both under federal investigation for allegedly interfering with immigration enforcement.”

“The feds are cracking down on the lawlessness, arresting a man of being a part of this mob as they broke into and vandalized an FBI vehicle.”

“I don’t think there is any reason right now to use it, but if I needed it, I’d use it. It’s very powerful.”

This investigation represents a significant escalation in tensions between federal authorities and state and local officials over immigration enforcement policies. According to Fox News, the alleged interference by Minnesota’s governor and Minneapolis’s mayor comes amid heightened confrontations between federal immigration agents and protesters, raising questions about the limits of state versus federal authority in immigration matters.