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Federal Prosecutors Resign

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January 2026

·Minnesota

Minnesota's top federal fraud prosecutor quits over ICE shooting probe

The lead federal prosecutor in the Feeding Our Future fraud case has resigned. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson is objecting to the Justice Department's response to the killing of Renee Macklin Good by an ICE agent last week. The White House announced today that President Donald Trump is ending Temporary Protected Status for Somalis.

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·Minnesota

Joe Thompson, Minnesota's top federal fraud prosecutor, quits over ICE shooting probe

Thompson’s resignation comes after top Justice Department officials pushed the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office to investigate the widow of Renee Macklin Good, who was shot and killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross last week. Thompson also objected to excluding state investigators from the Good shooting investigation.

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