"One of the top Republican candidates for governor in Minnesota-who just two weeks ago provided legal counsel to the ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Nicole Good-has dropped out of the race, saying he can no longer call himself a Republican after a second American citizen, Alex Pretti, was killed by federal agents. 'I cannot support the national Republican stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so,'"
"'United States citizens, particularly those of color, live in fear. United States citizens are carrying papers to prove their citizenship. That's wrong,' Madel continued. ICE has authorized its agents to raid homes using a civil warrant that need only be signed by a border patrol agent-that's unconstitutional, and it's wrong.' He also called Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis an 'unmitigated disaster' and said it has 'expanded far beyond its stated focus on true public safety threats.'"
Chris Madel, an attorney who recently provided legal counsel to an ICE agent, ended his campaign for Minnesota governor and said he could no longer call himself a Republican after a second American citizen, Alex Pretti, was killed by federal agents. Madel condemned what he called national Republican retribution and criticized ICE for authorizing raids using civil warrants signed by border patrol agents. He said United States citizens, particularly those of color, live in fear and compelled to carry papers proving citizenship. Madel also called Operation Metro Surge an unmitigated disaster that expanded beyond true public safety threats.
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