US EditionFBI agent who sought to investigate ICE officer in Minneapolis shooting resigns: Report
Tracee Mergen resigned after DOJ pressured FBI to halt civil rights probe into ICE officer who fatally shot Renee Good, sparking six federal prosecutors' resignations and public protests.
- Tracee Mergen, the Minneapolis FBI supervisor, quit last week after FBI leadership pressured her to end the civil rights inquiry into ICE officer Jonathan Ross.
- FBI leadership in Washington ordered the inquiry reclassified as an assault-on-officer case and blocked the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, redirecting focus to investigate Good and her partner, issuing subpoenas to officials.
- Federal sources said investigators were ordered to redraft a warrant regarding the four bullets that struck Good and blocked the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension from cooperating, while on Jan. 14 the Department of Justice said there is `currently no basis` for a civil rights investigation.
- The shooting ignited protests and a general strike that drew tens of thousands in Minneapolis, while multiple senior federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned and leaders sued to halt Operation Metro Surge.
- The Justice Department's subpoenas underscore a federal-state clash as Minnesota officials, including Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey, called the probes political, while President Donald Trump said agents `make mistakes sometimes`.
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