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FBI asks agents to travel to Minneapolis for temporary assignments amid protests, sources say
FBI seeks nationwide volunteers for temporary Minneapolis duty amid rising protests following a Jan. 7 officer-involved shooting, with about 25% of agents working immigration cases.
- Earlier this month, the FBI asked agents across the U.S. to volunteer for temporary duty in Minneapolis; the messages did not mention protests or assignment details, and the FBI declined to comment.
- The Jan. 7 killing of Renee Good prompted intensified demonstrations and a larger federal presence in Minneapolis, with roughly 3,000 immigration officers and more than 2,500 arrests amid DOJ and DHS increases.
- Sources said volunteers would be asked to investigate AFO cases and related property crimes, including vandalism and theft of FBI vehicles, while roughly one-quarter of agents handle immigration duties, Sen. Mark Warner noted.
- With legal limits in place, federal authorities and the Pentagon prepared for possible escalation as a federal judge barred immigration officers from retaliating and the Pentagon ordered about 1,500 active-duty troops to prepare for deployment.
- Minneapolis' roughly 80,000-strong Somali community raises local stakes as FBI Director Kash Patel and US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche visit, while local residents and Mayor Jacob Frey urge ICE to leave.
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FBI asks agents to travel to Minneapolis for temporary assignments amid protests, sources say
The FBI has asked agents from field offices across the United States to voluntarily travel to Minneapolis for temporary assignments as the city reels from anti-ICE protests and the fatal shooting of Renee Good, according to two sources. The request was first reported by Bloomberg and confirmed by a law enforcement official familiar with the messages and another source familiar with the requests who has seen the messages. It isn’t clear what the …
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