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Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty says these charges are an important milestone in the state's efforts to seek accountability.
There is now a nationwide warrant out for Morgan's arrest.
ICE did not respond to an NPR request for comment.
The complaint identifies the ICE officer as Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr.
According to the complaint, in February, the two alleged victims say they saw Morgan driving an unmarked SUV along the shoulder of a highway.
The victims say they pulled over to block the car, not knowing it was a federal officer, but eventually pulled back into the lane.
The complaint alleges that Morgan then sped up, rolled down his window, and pointed his gun at the victims.
During a voluntary interview, Morgan told state investigators he feared for his safety.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty says these charges are an important milestone in the state's efforts to seek accountability.
There is now a nationwide warrant out for Morgan's arrest.
ICE did not respond to an NPR request for comment.
Mullen's comments point to a federal program that deputizes local police to act as ICE officers.
It has exploded in growth during President Trump's second term.
In Florida and Texas in particular, more than 40 million people live in places where local police have signed on.
Immigrant rights groups say the program creates situations where minor traffic stops quickly turn into immigration arrests.
And when local police do the work, they say, it makes immigration enforcement more hidden.
Kristen Etter is with the Texas Immigration Law Council.
In a statement to NPR, a DHS spokesperson says the department has, quote, supercharged its efforts to work with local police.