Walz, Frey subpoenaed in criminal investigation for alleged impeding of ICE operations

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have been subpoenaed by the Justice Department (DOJ) as per a new criminal investigation into their obstruction of federal immigration enforcement.

An insider source told CBS News that the investigation was launched because of disparaging remarks that Walz and Frey have both made about the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers who have been operating in and around the Minneapolis area.

“They are encouraging impeding and assault against our law enforcement which is a federal crime, a felony,” Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem said of the two on Thursday. “This is putting the people of Minnesota in harm’s way.”

What we saw last night in Minneapolis was an attempted murder of federal law enforcement. Our officer was ambushed and attacked by three individuals who beat him with snow shovels and the handles of brooms. Fearing for his life, the officer fired a defensive shot.

Mayor Frey and… pic.twitter.com/LbyN2zPKKd

— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) January 15, 2026

Later that same day, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller alleged during a radio show appearance that the two have been staging “an insurgency against the federal government.”

“What I would say very clearly is that you only have to read their own words and hear their own words and judge their own conduct,” he said while speaking on “The Charlie Kirk Show.”

“Understand that this is clearly an insurgency against the federal government. They are describing a federal government as an occupying force. Just think about that for a second,” he added.

BREAKING: Stephen Miller just said it PERFECTLY on Minneapolis

“They are asserting they have the unfettered right to harbor aliens and incite violent INSURRECTION from organized agitators against federal forces!” pic.twitter.com/yrWSoiLjFU

“Clearly this is an INSURGENCY against…

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 15, 2026

Meanwhile, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche posted to X earlier in the week, directly threatening Walz and Fry.

“Walz and Frey — I’m focused on stopping YOU from your terrorism by whatever means necessary,” he wrote. “This is not a threat. It’s a promise.”

Neither Walz nor Frey, both of whom have been trash-talking ICE since day one, took kindly to the subpoenas.

“This is an obvious attempt to intimidate me for standing up for Minneapolis, our local law enforcement, and our residents against the chaos and danger this Administration has brought to our streets,” Frey said in a statement. “I will not be intimidated. My focus will remain where it’s always been: keeping our city safe.”

He’s evidently been “keeping” his “city safe” by protecting illegal alien murderers, rapists, and drug traffickers …

Operation Metro Surge arrests ‘worst of worst criminal illegal aliens’ in Minnesota

ICE agents in Minneapolis have apprehended “violent assailants, domestic abusers, and drug traffickers” even as local residents have tried to interfere. pic.twitter.com/1VkN9pkmkt

— Alpha News (@AlphaNews) January 15, 2026

“Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin,” Walz said in his own statement. “Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system and threatening political opponents is a dangerous, authoritarian tactic. The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.”

Good was a trained leftist agitator who was killed by an ICE officer seconds before she seemed about to run him over.

A reminder to all those in Minnesota: No one is above the law.

— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) January 17, 2026

The specific federal statute being used to investigate (and potentially prosecute) Walz and Frey is 18 U.S.C. § 372.

The statute “makes it a crime for two or more people to conspire to prevent federal officers from carrying out their official duties through ‘force, intimidation or threats,’” according to CBS News.

“The statute has historically been used in cases involving coordinated efforts to obstruct federal officials, including actions involving violence or threats,” the network notes. “Public criticism of federal policy has historically been treated as protected speech unless involving direct coordination or incitement to obstruct law enforcement.”

IT’S OFFICIAL: Mayor Frey and Tim Walz are under FEDERAL INVESTIGATION by the DOJ for conspiracy to obstruct ICE

Walz is doing a GREAT job racking up the charges.

LET’S SEE THOSE PERP WALKS! pic.twitter.com/Pxpu2cZ1Pp

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 17, 2026

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