{"id":2551404,"date":"2026-01-25T13:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T18:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bondi-offers-path-to-end-chaos-in-minnesota-in-letter-to-walz-2\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T13:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T18:48:10","slug":"bondi-offers-path-to-end-chaos-in-minnesota-in-letter-to-walz-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bondi-offers-path-to-end-chaos-in-minnesota-in-letter-to-walz-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bondi offers path to &#8216;end chaos&#8217; in Minnesota in letter to Walz"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbondi-offers-path-to-end-chaos-in-minnesota-in-letter-to-walz-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2551404&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Pam Bondi wrote to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz demanding three actions to &#8220;end the chaos&#8221; around the Trump management\u2019s immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis and St. Paul: share state records on Medicaid and other welfare programs, repeal local sanctuary policies and fully cooperate with ICE, and grant the Justice Department\u2019s Civil Rights Division access to voter rolls. Bondi framed the welfare-records request as necessary to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >investigate alleged fraud tied<\/a> to Somali daycares, argued that cooperation with ICE would allow removal of undocumented people in custody, and said voter-roll access would verify compliance with federal law. She also criticized state and city officials for what she described as refusing to support federal agents and for inflammatory rhetoric about federal authorities. gov. Walz has not accepted the terms and has called for ICE agents to leave the Twin Cities. The letter comes amid heightened tensions after a second fatal shooting by federal officers, which spurred large protests, and the administration\u2019s demands are widely seen as unlikely to be adopted by Minnesota\u2019s Democratic leadership.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bondi offers path to end &lsquo;chaos&rsquo; in Minnesota in letter to Walz seeking voter rolls<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2482451\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\">Pam Bondi<\/a> wrote to Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) on Saturday outlining how to &ldquo;bring an end to the chaos&rdquo; amid the Trump administration&rsquo;s immigration enforcement operation in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\">Minnesota<\/a>, including demands for access to voter rolls and an end to the state&rsquo;s sanctuary city policies.<\/p>\n<p>The conditions Bondi demanded on Saturday are likely nonstarters and highly unlikely to be accepted by the state&rsquo;s Democratic administration. The attorney general laid out three primary demands: sharing Minnesota&rsquo;s records on Medicaid and other welfare programs, a repeal of the &ldquo;sanctuary policies&rdquo; and cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and access to Minnesota&rsquo;s voter rolls.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4432812\/judge-dhs-destroying-evidence-pretti-shooting\/\">Judge blocks DHS from &#8216;destroying or altering&#8217; evidence in Alex Pretti shooting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4432743\/aclu-federal-officers-minnesota-alex-pretti-shooting\/\">ACLU seeks reinstated constraints on federal officers in Minnesota after Alex Pretti shooting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4432434\/fbi-agent-investigated-renee-goods-death-resigns\/\">FBI agent who investigated Renee Good&#8217;s death resigns<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Unfortunately, you and other Minnesota officials have refused to support the men and women<br \/>risking their lives to protect Americans and uphold the rule of law. Because Minnesota,<br \/>Minneapolis, and St. Paul have chosen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-the-disaster-at-the-southern-border-is-bidens-responsibility-and-his-alone\/\" title=\"Biden bears sole responsibility for the Southern border disaster\">ignore federal immigration law<\/a> by enacting sanctuary<br \/>laws and policies, the federal agents led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)<br \/>and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have operated alone,&rdquo; Bondi wrote, decrying incendiary comments by officials within the state, such as comparisons of federal authorities with the Nazis and Gestapo.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4432316\/rnc-regroups-recalibrates-midterm-election-fight\/\">RNC REGROUPS AND RECALIBRATES FOR MIDTERM ELECTION FIGHT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The immigration enforcement operation targeting Minneapolis and St. Paul was largely triggered by allegations of fraud from Somali daycares, which explains one of Bondi&rsquo;s demands, the sharing of Minnesota&rsquo;s records on Medicaid and Food and Nutrition Service programs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Allowing the federal government to efficiently investigate fraud will save Minnesota taxpayers&rsquo;<br \/>money and ensure that Minnesota&rsquo;s welfare funds are being used to help those in need, not enrich<br \/>fraudsters,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Bondi&rsquo;s second demand, to end Minnesota&rsquo;s sanctuary policies, likely refers to Minneapolis and St. Paul being sanctuary cities, forbidding cooperation with immigration authorities. The attorney general outlined the different cooperation measures that must be taken with ICE.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All detention facilities in your state should cooperate fully with ICE, honor immigration detainers, and permit ICE to interview detainees in custody to determine immigration status. I urge you to reach an agreement with ICE that allows them to remove illegal aliens in custody of Minnesota&rsquo;s prisons and jails and avoids pushing these interactions into your streets,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The final demand, to give the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ access to Minnesota&rsquo;s voter rolls, would allow the Trump administration to &ldquo;confirm that Minnesota&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bondi-offers-path-to-end-chaos-in-minnesota-in-letter-to-walz\/\" title=\"... to &#039;... chaos&#039; in Minnesota in letter to ...\">voter registration practices comply<\/a> with federal law as authorized by the Civil Rights Act of 1960.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Fulfilling this common sense request will better guarantee free and fair elections and boost confidence in the rule of law,&rdquo; Bondi wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Walz hasn&rsquo;t shown any signs of accepting the terms. He hasn&rsquo;t directly addressed the letter publicly but reiterated his demand for ICE agents to leave Minneapolis and St. Paul on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4432743\/aclu-federal-officers-minnesota-alex-pretti-shooting\/\">ACLU SEEKS REINSTATED CONSTRAINTS ON FEDERAL OFFICERS IN MINNESOTA AFTER ALEX PRETTI SHOOTING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They think they can provoke us into abandoning our values. They are wrong. We will keep the peace. We will secure justice for our neighbors. And we will see this occupation end,&rdquo; he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovTimWalz\/status\/2015232362024489384?s=20\">wrote<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>The whole state is on edge after the second fatal shooting of a protester by federal authorities on Saturday, triggering further large-scale protests.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bondi tells Walz to end &#8216;chaos,&#8217; seeks voter lists<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2551405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25323607838647-1.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[71880,37326,45476,35975,36113],"class_list":["post-2551404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-letter-to-governor","tag-minnesota-politics","tag-pam-bondi","tag-public-safety","tag-tim-walz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25323607838647-1.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2551404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2551404"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2551404\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2551408,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2551404\/revisions\/2551408"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2551405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2551404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2551404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2551404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}