Minnesota Assistant Attorney General Anne Kealing allegedly offered her assistance to activists in an anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) group chat, according to an X account on Saturday.
Leftist-groups ramped up their activities after the shooting of Renee Good on Jan. 7. According to CrimeWatchMpls, an X user who obtained alleged photos from one of the anti-ICE Signal chat groups, Kealing made contact through a person in the group notifying them of her position in the department and asked for assistance.
“Direct contact here if helpful – Anne helped with 2 friends from pizza Luce who got detained yesterday,” the first portion of the alleged text states.
“Hi all. My day job is Minnesota Assistant Attorney General (I work for Keith Ellison). We have heard your (Minnesotans) concerns through our consumer hotline. We are seeking detailed information from the public right now to help us. If you or someone you know has information to share with us along these lines, and they want – ” the text states before cutting off in the photo.
It is unclear what “detailed” information Kealing sought from the group, or if she privately aided activists who were detained during the protests.
A second screenshot shows Kealing distributing her work email before stating she was “fine” with direct messages on Signal. Kealing allegedly stated she believed the group “might have some direct access to a good amount of this based on” their “networks.”
” … feel this is the right group to ask, but I know many of us are well connected to it at the center center of this. Though we may not ask people to go on record in every case, please do not reach out if you or your person needs to remain fully anonymous (not because we won’t honor it but because reaching out creates data),” the alleged text continues.
“Even sending me a note with all the business you know that are close would be helpful,” the alleged text states before the picture cuts off again.
Notably, the text does not show Kealing engaged in talks of targeting or stalking ICE. However, additional photos obtained by CrimeWatchMpls shows discussion in the chat of stalking ICE had been apparent outside of Kealing’s message.
Kealing did not respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
Good, 37, was shot and killed by an ICE agent after she allegedly struck an ICE officer with her vehicle, leaving him with internal bleeding from the incident, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Prior to Good’s death, she volunteered for the Minnesota branch of “ICE Watch,” which notifies others of nearby ICE operations.
Videos online show anti-ICE protesters alerting others by honking car horns, blowing whistles, or yelling at suspected ICE agents.
While Kealing has not made any public statements regarding ICE’s presence in the state, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison signaled strong opposition to the agency.
After the federal government implemented “Operation Metro Surge,” increasing ICE raids in Minneapolis, Ellison filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other related agencies on Jan. 12.
“The unlawful deployment of thousands of armed, masked, and poorly trained federal agents is hurting Minnesota,” Ellison said in his press release. “People are being racially profiled, harassed, terrorized, and assaulted.”
“Schools have gone into lockdown. Businesses have been forced to close. Minnesota police are spending countless hours dealing with the chaos ICE is causing,” Ellison added. “This federal invasion of the Twin Cities has to stop, so today I am suing DHS to bring it to an end.”
Ellison did not respond to the DCNF’s request for comment.
Days after Ellison’s maneuver, local news outlets reported that the Department of Justice (DOJ) opened investigations into both Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for obstructing ICE operations.
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