Minnesota Attorney Chris Madel Ends Campaign for Governor, Calls ICE Operation an 'Unmitigated Disaster'

Minnesota Republican quits governor race, says GOP can’t win

Chris Madel, a Republican running for governor of Minnesota, is dropping out of the race, saying the GOP can’t win and calling the federal immigration crackdown that left a second person dead in Minneapolis over the weekend “an unmitigated disaster.” “I cannot support the national Republican 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 video posted Monday on social…

Republican quits US governor race after deadly federal shootings

A Republican candidate for governor of Minnesota withdrew from the race Monday in protest at the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minneapolis that has resulted in two civilian deaths at the hands of federal agents.

ICE violence leads GOP candidate to bail on Minnesota governor race

A Republican trial lawyer running for governor in Minnesota dropped out of the race on Monday, saying federal immigration agents’ actions in the state are unconstitutional and have gone too far, and that he can no longer be part of a party that excuses them. “United States citizens, particularly those of color, live in fear. United States citizens are carrying papers to prove their citizenship. That’s wrong,” Chris Madel said in a video posted o…

Leading GOP candidate for Minnesota governor ends his campaign over ICE shootings

A leading Republican candidate to become Minnesota’s next governor abruptly ended his campaign on Monday, denouncing what he described as the “federal retribution on the citizens of our state” amid the Trump administration’s hardline immigration enforcement efforts there.

Republican Chris Madel ends Minnesota governor bid over Trump immigration policy

Madel expressed disappointment in Operation Metro Surge, which he initially supported for detaining "the worst of the worst."