“I cannot support the national Republicans’ stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so.”

Chris Madel, a Minneapolis attorney who announced he was ending his campaign for Minnesota governor as a Republican, denouncing federal immigration enforcement actions in the state as an “unmitigated disaster.” Madel said the operation, launched amid Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, had expanded well beyond public safety goals, leaving U.S. citizens fearful and raising serious constitutional concerns, including reports of warrantless home raids and the targeting of people based on appearance. (Washington Post)