Traci Mumford

Sources tell The Times that after Renee Good was killed in her car by a federal agent, the head of the DOJ's Civil Rights Division, who was appointed by President Trump, told her staff they would not investigate whether the agent had violated federal law.

Instead, the department pressed for a criminal investigation into the actions of Good's widow and her potential connections to local activist groups opposed to Trump's immigration crackdown.

The most senior figure to resign was the second-in-command at the U.S.

Attorney's Office in Minnesota, Joseph Thompson.

People familiar with his decision say he had also objected to the fact that the DOJ blocked his efforts to work with state officials to investigate the killing.

Before the shooting, Thompson had been overseeing the complex investigation into welfare fraud in the Somali community there.

The Trump administration has pointed to that fraud as the reason for its surge of federal agents to the state.

The Minneapolis police chief said Thompson's resignation will deal a major blow to that fraud investigation.

Meanwhile.

Tensions are still high on the streets in Minneapolis, where federal immigration agents have continued to carry out aggressive operations.

Videos verified by The Times show them smashing car windows, deploying tear gas and detaining U.S.

citizens.

Residents say they've been profiling people based on their race or ethnicity.

This is where I belong.

As part of the crackdown, agents have arrested dozens of refugees who entered the country lawfully.

According to lawyers and immigration rights advocates, the group is mainly from Somalia and includes children.

As part of their immigration process, they'd previously passed extensive security screenings and background checks.

Most of the detainees have now been flown from Minnesota to facilities in Texas.

Federal officials did not respond to a request for comment, but the Trump administration has vowed to re-examine the status of thousands of refugees.

Now, three quick updates on the Trump administration's foreign policy.