Our office will take a step-by-step process in gathering, evaluating, and ultimately making charging decisions based on the facts and evidence submitted to us through our TAP portal.
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"Our community deserves transparency and accountability. TAP is a critical part of our efforts to ensure that happens."
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We encourage our community members to submit any photo or video evidence of unlawful activity by federal agents during Operation Metro Surge to our evidence portal for our Transparency and Accountability Project.
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"Make no mistake, we are not afraid of the legal fight, and we are committed to doing this correctly," Moriarty said. "Operation Metro Surge caused immeasurable harm to our community."
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Today marks one year since we launched our podcast “We Don’t Have to Choose” .
These conversations give community members context about why the criminal justice system functions as it does, and we can improve.
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There are many victims whose stories need to be told. We will investigate and pursue charges where appropriate.
If you saw or experienced unlawful conduct by federal agents, please submit any photo or video evidence here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
"Deshaun had an astounding impact on the people around him. He was a beacon of light to many, and the pain of his loss will always be felt by his family and his community."
Read our full statement here: www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/20...
This morning, our office announced the creation of the Transparency and Accountability Project (TAP) in the wake of Operation Metro Surge to collect and assess evidence submitted by the public of potentially unlawful behavior by federal agents.
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"This was a political attack from the beginning. Their lawyers committed to defending actual civil rights have left."
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Read our full release here: www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/20...
HCAO statement on U.S. Department of Justice caving on “investigation” into office policy
In our most recent podcast, author Jessica Pishko unpacks the narrative that federal ICE agents are going after "the worst of the worst."
Our immigrant neighbors are hardworking, and integral members of our community.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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Extreme Risk Protection Orders are saving lives.
We've already seen more applications this year for ERPOs than at this same point last year as a result of outreach and community education efforts.
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Hennepin County Attorney's Office statement on Eddie Darren Duncan:
Our thoughts are with Rose and Esther's families, as well as the wider community, that feels their loss every day.
The outpouring of love for both of them illustrates how much they meant to the people who knew them.
“The pervasive fear throughout our community because of federal agent behavior is negatively impacting Hennepin County residents who access services here, victims and witnesses who participate in prosecutions, and our staff.”
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“But while they’re thinking about that, we’re not waiting around for that to happen. We are going through the step-by-step process that we need to go through to get the information”
Thank you to @tptalmanac.bsky.social for having us on last night!
Catch the full episode here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqj8...
Episode 10 of our podcast unpacks the "Constitutional Sheriff" movement and it's impact on marginalized communities.
Our guest @jesspish.bsky.social talks about how local organizing efforts helped push back against their local sheriff, ending unlawful immigration roundups in Maricopa County.
We are demanding the evidence in both these shootings by March 3rd.
We are prepared to take further legal action should the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice fail to meet our deadline and continue to obstruct our investigations.
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Hiding evidence and obstructing our investigation is unacceptable and indicates a total lack of confidence in their agents’ actions
Our work will reflect our commitment to transparency and accountability even as the federal government tries to avoid both
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“We’ve not gotten anything from the federal government,” Moriarty says. “To tell you how odd this situation is, we are getting our information from the media … we are not getting that from the federal government.”
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"Mary Moriarty said in a statement Monday that the federal government’s refusal to cooperate shows it is 'not confident in their agents’ actions or their immediate response."
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Whether or not the federal government decides to cooperate with local investigations, our community demands and deserves a thorough investigation, and our office remains committed to understanding all of the facts and being fully transparent with our community.
Throughout this process, our community has been essential in helping us gather information and evidence.
As we continue to learn more about everything that our community has experienced over the past few months, our office remains committed to protecting our community, always.
"Their own data says that at least 40% of the immigrants they have arrested had no criminal record whatsoever. None.
If you remember, when they came here originally they were touting they were only going to target the 'worst of the worst.'"
Read our full statement here: www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/20...
We continue our efforts to investigate multiple actions by federal agents during this occupation.
This office will be deliberate, and we will not waver.
Our community will not forget and nor will we.
