Minnesota

Vance Boelter faces serious federal and state charges following a targeted shooting spree that left Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband dead and Sen. John Hoffman and his wife injured. Boelter appeared in federal court Monday, where chilling new details emerged, including messages sent to his family in the hours after the attacks.

Vance Boelter, the alleged assassin in a high-profile political shooting, stunned a Minnesota courtroom Monday by claiming poverty while admitting he owns seven cars.

A politically charged tragedy struck Minnesota on June 14. Authorities disclosed that the vehicle of fugitive suspect Vance Boelter.

Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed in their Brooklyn Park home early Saturday by a suspect posing as a law enforcement officer. Authorities also confirmed that state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were shot multiple times in a separate attack in Champlin. Governor Tim Walz has described the coordinated shootings as “targeted political violence.”

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz faced harsh criticism Thursday from Rep. Tom Emmer during a House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee hearing focused on sanctuary state policies. Emmer, a Republican from Minnesota, accused Walz of prioritizing illegal immigrants over law-abiding citizens, and failing to support ICE and national sovereignty.

The Minnesota legislature has passed a bill banning illegal aliens from receiving taxpayer-funded healthcare through the state’s MinnesotaCare program. The measure, backed by Republicans, passed both chambers and now awaits the signature of Democrat Governor Tim Walz, who is expected to approve it, according to CBS News.

A Minnesota State Representative declared she was in the United States illegally, although she later backtracked on the statement.

Minnesota State Representative Kaohly Vang Her, a Democrat-Farmer-Labor Party member, made a striking admission during a House floor speech on Monday. While supporting a bill to provide taxpayer-funded healthcare to illegal aliens, Vang Her stated that she and her family entered the United States illegally decades ago.

Multiple convicted criminal illegal aliens have been arrested across Minnesota in recent months, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). These arrests were highlighted following controversial remarks made by Democrat Governor Tim Walz, who compared U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to Adolf Hitler’s Gestapo during a commencement speech at the University of Minnesota Law School.

Five Minnesota sheriff's offices have struck agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE) to enter into the agency's 287g program.