Minnesota Fights to Keep 2-Count Assault Case Against ICE Agent in State Court as DOJ Intervenes
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 19
Minnesota Fights to Keep 2-Count Assault Case Against ICE Agent in State Court as DOJ Intervenes
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 19
Summary
$100,000 bail-released ICE agent Gregory Morgan Jr. is at the center of a jurisdiction fight after Hennepin County prosecutors urged a federal judge to keep his two-count second-degree assault case in Minnesota state court.
Prosecutors say Morgan's Feb. 5 conduct on Highway 62 was road rage, not federal duty: he allegedly drove on the shoulder after Operation Metro Surge, pulled alongside a Cadillac and pointed a handgun at two motorists.
The Justice Department has joined Morgan's bid to move the case to federal court, arguing Supremacy Clause protections can shield federal officers acting within official duties; Morgan's lawyer says he feared imminent bodily harm.
The clash has widened into a broader dispute over protections for federal agents after Operation Metro Surge, with DHS calling the prosecution a political stunt and another ICE agent, Christian Castro, also facing assault charges in Minnesota.