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Immigration officers investigated over shooting of Venezuelan man in MinneapolisFederal authorities have reportedly opened a criminal investigation into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about what happened leading up to a shooting in north Minneapolis.
The federal immigration officers are facing a criminal inquiry after new evidence surfaced contradicting their accounts after the Jan. 14 shooting of a Venezuelan man.
Two federal officers appear to have lied about the events that led up to the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis last month, acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons said Friday.
Two federal agents involved in the shooting are now being investigated for potentially lying under oath.
Todd Lyons, the acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement accused two federal agents of lying under oath regarding the mid-January shooting of a Venezuelan national in Minneapolis.
The Department of Justice is investigating whether two ICE agents lied during court proceedings about the shooting that left a Venezuelan man injured in North Minneapolis last month.
One month after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis, her partner's first public appearance at a memorial reignited protests and animosity by some towards the federal agents enforcing immigration policy.