Attorney General Ellison statement on Hennepin County Attorney filing assault charges against ICE agent

April 16, 2026 (SAINT PAUL) —  Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison released the following statement in response to today’s announcement from the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office that second-degree assault charges were filed against an ICE agent who pointed his duty weapon at two Minnesotans on Highway 62:

“No one is above the law and no one is beneath it— including federal agents. The charges County Attorney Moriarty has brought today are an affirmation of this core principle of our justice system. When federal agents come to Minnesota, break the law, and harm the people of our state, they must be held accountable. Failure to do so would give the Trump administration free rein to repeat the lawlessness, cruelty, and violence we saw during Metro Surge in other states around the country. I applaud County Attorney Moriarty for the work she is doing to uphold the rule of law and stand up for Minnesotans.”