The sheriff and top prosecutor in Ramsey County, Minnesota, announced on April 13 that they are investigating whether federal agents committed crimes during recent immigration enforcement operations.
Ramsey County Attorney John Choi and Sheriff Bob Fletcher said the Department of Homeland Security has been uncooperative with their investigators.
As a result, the county leaders said they may sue the federal agency to pry loose documents they are seeking, or a grand jury could be convened to subpoena the records, Choi said, citing “other avenues” his office could pursue.
A demand letter from Ramsey County, seeking specific information, gives federal authorities until April 30 to respond. Choi, who has held office since 2011, said this is the first time he has issued such a letter to a federal agency….