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“You’re Not Going to Investigate a Federal Officer”

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By Andy Mannix Verified, Melissa Sanchez, Nicole Foy Verified
| Reader Supported News
FBI agents at the scene of the shooting death of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Jan. 24. (photo: Peter DiCampo/ProPublica) It doesn’t happen often, but local law enforcement can arrest and charge federal agents. Legal experts say there’s a moral obligation to at least try to hold federal immigration officers accountable when they violate the Constitution and the law.
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'You're not going to investigate a federal officer' • Minnesota Reformer Original

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By Andy Mannix Verified, Melissa Sanchez, Nicole Foy Verified
| Minnesota Reformer
by Andy Mannix, Melissa Sanchez and Nicole Foy, ProPublica, Minnesota Reformer February 5, 2026 This story was originally published by ProPublica. Minutes after a federal agent shot and killed a Mexican immigrant in a Chicago suburb last September, a group of police officers stood on the sidewalk trying to figure out the answer to a question of protocol: Who would investigate the shooting? “Wouldn’t it be state’s, at a minimum?” one Franklin Park officer asked, according to body camera footage.
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“You’re Not Going to Investigate a Federal Officer”

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By Melissa Sanchez
| Davis Vanguard
FBI agents at the scene of the shooting death of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Jan. 24. Peter DiCampo/ProPublica It doesn’t happen often, but local law enforcement can arrest and charge federal agents. Legal experts say there’s a moral obligation to at least try to hold federal immigration officers accountable when they violate the Constitution and the law. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
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“You’re Not Going to Investigate a Federal Officer”

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By Andy Mannix Verified, Melissa Sanchez, Nicole Foy Verified
| Flipboard
Now Bret Stephens: Hi, Frank. I promised we wouldn’t discuss the Melania documentary, so let’s tackle another foreign subject: Should we bomb Iran? Frank Bruni: Yikes, Bret, give a guy a chance to take a few deep breaths, collect his wits and get in the groove before you wallop him that way. It’s as if …
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