{"id":629,"date":"2026-06-23T09:08:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=629"},"modified":"2026-06-23T09:08:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:08:29","slug":"judge-blocks-doj-subpoenas-of-walz-other-minnesota-democrats-in-immigration-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=629","title":{"rendered":"Judge Blocks DOJ Subpoenas of Walz, Other Minnesota Democrats in Immigration Probe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A federal judge has blocked Department of Justice subpoenas issued to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and several other Democratic officials as part of a federal investigation examining alleged connections between Somali corruption and local politics in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=627\">Randi Whinegarten<\/a><\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz issued the ruling June 17, according to reports. The decision was unsealed Monday.<\/p>\n<p>In his ruling, Schiltz criticized the use of grand jury subpoenas against elected officials, arguing that criminal investigations cannot be used to pressure political opponents or influence official actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInitiating a criminal investigation in order to harass political opponents or to coerce them into taking official action \u2014 particularly official action that the federal government cannot directly require those political opponents to take \u2014 is a blatantly unlawful and unethical use of the grand-jury process,\u201d Schiltz wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Schiltz claimed that statements by President Donald Trump criticizing Walz and other Minnesota Democrats, along with Trump\u2019s references to \u201cretribution,\u201d demonstrated that the subpoenas were tied to a broader effort to pressure state and local officials.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=625\">Brown or the Ballot: End Voting Rights for the Ivy League<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The ruling further alleged that the subpoenas reflected what the judge described as a pattern of using criminal investigations against political opponents.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department issued the subpoenas in January to Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty. The subpoenas were issued during a period of federal immigration enforcement activity tied to ICE\u2019s Operation Metro Surge.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Jim O\u2019Neill, deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, said that \u201cSomali-run taxpayer fraud is a core part\u201d of the Minnesota Democratic political machine.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling blocks enforcement of the subpoenas, though it remains unclear whether the Justice Department will appeal the decision.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=623\">Ten Points to Understand Alexandr Dugin<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal judge has blocked Department of Justice subpoenas issued to Minnesota Gov. 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