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Crime, Law and Justice

Trump's return to 'law and order' highlights a sore spot for Democrats: Crime policy

Trump's return to 'law and order' highlights a sore spot for Democrats: Crime policy

Democrats have struggled to counter GOP efforts to frame itself as the party of "law and order." Some see it as a problem of messaging, while others think past and current policies may be to blame.
by Elena Moore

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Minnesota service dog nonprofit establishes fund in honor of Melissa and Mark Hortman

Minnesota service dog nonprofit establishes fund in honor of Melissa and Mark Hortman

The Hortman Heroes Fund — in honor of Minnesota House DFL leader Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their dog Gilbert — will be focused on programs that train service dogs for veterans and first responders with PTSD.
by MPR News Staff

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Board rejects Trump administration’s appeal of Marshall man’s release from ICE custody

Board rejects Trump administration’s appeal of Marshall man’s release from ICE custody

The federal Board of Immigration Appeals has dismissed the Trump administration’s appeal of an immigration judge’s order earlier this year releasing a Marshall man from Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention.
by Hannah Yang

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Minn. joins lawsuit to stop immigration requirements on victim funds

Minn. joins lawsuit to stop immigration requirements on victim funds

A coalition of attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, D.C., is asking a federal judge to stop the U.S. Department of Justice from withholding federal funds earmarked for crime victims if states don't cooperate with the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts.
by The Associated Press

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Report finds George Floyd's cause of death was inaccurately listed in DOJ database

Report finds George Floyd's cause of death was inaccurately listed in DOJ database

The Marshall Project found that Floyd’s death was listed as a homicide, which refers to deaths at the hands of another civilian. Floyd’s death wasn’t the only inaccuracy as part of the Death in Custody Reporting Act.
by Nina Moini and Ellie Roth

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‘It makes us … less safe’: How federal immigration actions are affecting local prosecutions in Hennepin County

‘It makes us … less safe’: How federal immigration actions are affecting local prosecutions in Hennepin County

Victims afraid to testify. Defendants deported before a conviction. Immigration arrests are upending local criminal cases, Hennepin County officials say.

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Boelter faces new charges from Hennepin grand jury, including animal cruelty

Boelter faces new charges from Hennepin grand jury, including animal cruelty

A Hennepin County grand jury on Thursday returned a first-degree premeditated murder indictment against the man suspected of killing former DFL House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark. It’s among several new charges Boelter is facing.
by Matt Sepic

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