DOJ serves subpoenas to Minnesota officials

(NBC, KYMA) - Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.), Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and other state leaders have been sent subpoenas by the Justice Department as it investigates officials for allegedly conspiring to obstruct law enforcement during immigration operations.

NBC News obtained the information from a document and a person familiar with the investigation.

In a statement, Mayor Frey tells NBC News "When the federal government weaponizes its power to try to intimidate local leaders for doing their jobs, every American should be concerned. We shouldn't have to live in a country where people fear that federal law enforcement will be used to play politics or crack down on local voices they disagree with."

State Attorney General Keith Ellison said he received a subpoena for "records and documents," but not for him personally.

The investigation was launched after an ICE officer fatally shot Renee Nicole Good during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis.