Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday said there's "currently no basis for a criminal civil rights investigation," into the killing of 37-year-old Minneapolis mother Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent, multiple outlets reported.
The big picture: The announcement is the clearest indicator yet that federal authorities aren't planning to probe the officer's conduct.
- Federal investigators last week restricted Minnesota investigators' access to case materials and placed the FBI in sole control of the probe, prompting backlash from state leaders and local law enforcement.
The Justice Department did not immediately respond to Axios' Tuesday evening request for comment.
The intrigue: The move coincides with at least six prosecutors at the U.S. attorney's office in Minnesota resigning amid concerns over how the investigation is being handled.
- Joe Thompson, the assistant U.S. Attorney who has overseen the investigation into alleged fraud schemes in Minnesota, is one of six federal prosecutors resigning from the office, Axios previously reported.
State of play: Video footage of Good's death has sparked nationwide outrage and intensified debate over the Trump administration's immigration tactics.
- Trump administration officials have defended the actions of the ICE officer who shot her as self-defense and instead suggested Good's actions were an "act of domestic terrorism."
- Tensions across the country also escalated after a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent shot a man in Portland last week. The individual was charged Monday with aggravated assault of a federal officer, the Department of Justice announced.
- Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets Saturday, rallying against the Trump administration's actions and criticizing federal agencies' defense of the situation in Minnesota.
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