ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG JOINS MULTISTATE COALITION CONDEMNING DOJ THREATS AGAINST MINNESOTA
(Hartford, CT) -- Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 21 other attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, the coalition condemned the Trump administration’s effort to exploit the situation in Minnesota to pressure state leaders into turning over sensitive resident data and dismantling longstanding public safety policies. The attorneys general warn that these threats likely conflict with ongoing litigation and court-ordered protections. “The Trump Administration killed and smeared innocent American citizens and is continuing to terrorize Minnesota. Their reckless occupation is not immigration enforcement, and Bondi’s invasive demands have no basis in…