Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey in connection with a suspected conspiracy to impede federal immigration enforcement in the state, according to reports by Reuters and The Washington Post.

The investigation comes amid a growing feud between Minnesota’s Democratic leaders and President Donald Trump. The Department of Homeland Security has sent thousands of officers to the state in what it’s calling its "largest immigration operation ever" in order to combat fraud in social welfare programs officials say is linked to Somali immigrants.

Walz and Frey have called for immigration authorities to leave the state, especially after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Macklin Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.

In a statement, Walz blasted the administration for the reported investigation.

"Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic," the former candidate for vice president said. "The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her."

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