The deployment of thousands of federal agents could result in a federal presence larger than many local police forces combined.

Joe Thompson was the acting U.S. Attorney of Minnesota appointed by President Donald Trump who uncovered massive fraud in the state.

One week after ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot and killed Minneapolis resident Renee Good during a brief encounter on Jan. 7, Minnesota streets have been flooded with federal officers, and confrontations with protesters have escalated.

Veteran federal prosecutors in Minnesota resign after pressure from Justice Department leaders to investigate the widow of Renee Macklin Good, the woman killed by an ICE agent, raising new questions about political interference.

Nebraska offered an opportunity for Leger-Walker to seriously show off her scoring abilites. Minnesota not so much. But mentioned previously, Leger-Walker has been the back-bone of UCLA facilitating-wise, so we most likely will see flurry of assists come through in this one.

At least six attorneys have left the U.S. Attorney’s Office, including Joe Thompson, who took the lead in prosecuting fraud in state government programs.

U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Walz "neither understands how the law works, nor what it means to be 'nonpartisan.'"

A federal judge declined to halt federal immigration operations in Minnesota on Wednesday morning but still could at a later date.