Trump Administration Begins Criminal Inquiry Into Minnesota Leaders NYT | Top Stories By: Glenn Thrush, Alan Feuer, Devlin Barrett and Jonah E. Bromwich 17 January 2026 at 09:47 The Justice Department’s investigation is a major escalation in the state-federal battle over the conduct of immigration agents in Minneapolis. © Ryan Murphy for The New York TimesJacob Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis, at a news conference this month. He and Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota are being investigated by the Justice Department, according to a senior law enforcement official.