Justice department lawyers resign over decision not to investigate agent in Minneapolis ICE shooting

At least four leaders across civil rights division step down as FBI presses on with investigation into Renee Nicole Good

Four of the leaders of a crucial division in the US justice department have resigned in protest over a decision not to investigate the recent fatal shooting of an unarmed US citizen by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis – even as the FBI presses ahead with an inquiry into the victim instead.

The lawyers left the civil rights division, which has a criminal investigations unit that investigates the use of force by police officers, according to MS Now, citing three people it said were briefed about the departures.

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