Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison raised concerns about the lack of federal cooperation in the state-led investigations into the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by immigration agents. During a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee meeting on Thursday, Ellison emphasized the unusual nature of the federal resistance, highlighting that such collaboration had been standard practice in previous cases involving both federal and state interests.

Federal agents fatally shot Good and Pretti separately in incidents that occurred amid escalating public protests against a significant increase in federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis during late December and early January. Ellison pointed out that in the case of 37-year-old Good, state officials have been denied access to crucial evidence, including the vehicle she was in and the bullet casings from the scene.

The Attorney General voiced his concerns about the apparent lack of a federal investigation into the shootings and expressed hope for a change in the stance of federal authorities. "We still haven’t received any access to the evidence that is involved in that case... But we’re with good faith hoping that things will change," said Ellison.

Responses from the FBI, and the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security, were notably absent as they declined to comment or did not respond to requests for comment, respectively. This silence comes in the wake of previous protests by Minnesota officials over their exclusion from the federal investigations following Good's death. Notably, an initial focus on investigating Good’s widow by prosecutors was halted following the resignation of several federal prosecutors in protest.

The White House has also been drawn into the controversy, with border czar Tom Homan stating that the deployment of a large number of immigration officers to Minneapolis is expected to end soon. This statement came amid calls from Democrats on the Homeland Security Committee for greater transparency from federal investigators.

Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) expressed serious concerns about the implications of the federal government's actions, suggesting that their failure to provide crucial evidence and collaborate with local law enforcement might constitute a cover-up. The ongoing tension between state and federal authorities underscores the complexity and sensitivity surrounding the investigations of these fatal shootings, with significant implications for justice and governmental transparency.