Mary Moriarty

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty will not seek reelection in 2025, prompting a race with five candidates emphasizing experience. The candidates debated accountability for federal agents involved in Operation Metro Surge, including cases like the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The forum, hosted by the League of Women Voters Minneapolis, highlighted differing approaches to prosecuting federal law enforcement and managing the office’s $92.2 million budget.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty filed a motion opposing an ICE agent's request to move his second-degree assault case to federal court. Gregory Morgan, charged with pointing his duty weapon at another vehicle in February, claims he was acting as a federal agent at the time. A federal judge will decide whether the case remains in state court or proceeds to federal court.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, Christian Castro, has been charged with second-degree assault and falsifying information after shooting a Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge. The arrest warrant was issued by Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty. The incident occurred in January.

A Minnesota prosecutor charged Christian Castro, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, with five counts including second-degree assault and falsely reporting a crime over the shooting of Julio César Sosa-Celis. The incident occurred during the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. A warrant was issued for Castro's arrest.

A Minnesota prosecutor charged an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer with second-degree assault and falsely reporting a crime in a nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man. The incident occurred during the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota. The officer, Christian Castro, is accused of shooting Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in the thigh.

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent was charged with felony assault after pointing a gun at two individuals during a highway confrontation in Minneapolis. Meanwhile, no charges have been filed in the separate incident involving reporter Savanah Hernandez, who was attacked during an anti-ICE protest.

An ICE agent has been charged with assault for allegedly pointing his gun at people in a car on a Minneapolis highway. Prosecutors in Minnesota stated this is the first criminal case against a federal immigration officer involved in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

Hennepin County prosecutors charged ICE agent Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr. with two counts of second-degree aggravated assault after he allegedly pointed his gun at occupants of a vehicle on a Minneapolis highway in February 2026. County Attorney Mary Moriarty called it the first criminal case against a federal immigration officer under the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown.

An ICE agent has been charged for allegedly pointing a gun at civilians in Minnesota. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty is involved in the case.

Minnesota prosecutors have initiated a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration and federal agencies to hold ICE agents accountable for shootings involving Renee Good, Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, and Alex Pretti. The case highlights a legal battle over states' rights versus federal immunity, with the administration refusing to release agent names or cooperate with investigations.