On January 14, 2026, Governor Tim Walz delivered a formal public address calling on Minnesota authorities to resist cooperation with federal immigration operations and urging the public to “peacefully resist” the presence of ICE agents.

His statements and actions during this period include:

• Refusal to Cooperate: On January 14, 2026, Walz explicitly demanded that the Trump administration end its “occupation” of the state and stated that Minnesota would not facilitate federal immigration surges.
• Call for Public Resistance: During the same address, he encouraged Minnesotans to record videos of immigration agents to document their activities.

• Criticism of Federal Tactics: On January 24, 2026, following a second fatal shooting involving federal agents, Walz referred to ICE agents as “not law enforcement” and accused them of creating “chaos”.
• DOJ Investigation: On January 16, 2026, it was reported that the Department of Justice (DOJ) launched an investigation into both Governor Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for allegedly obstructing federal law enforcement. 

This escalated tension followed the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026, which Walz condemned while demanding that state authorities be allowed to conduct their own investigation.

A Fed had a finger bitten off. Another was injured when Walz’s storm troopers surged a hotel.

Absolutely all of this was unnecessary. All of it. All of these protests are being directed by a left-wing Signal network which appears to be led by some very high up in the state government. It’s being incited by Lt. Governor Flanagan telling people to “put your bodies on the line.”

Here’s all that had to happen:

Trump: Governor Walz, we want DHS to go into Minneapolis and remove criminal illegal aliens.

Walz: Do you have outstanding warrants and/or deportation orders for them?

Trump: Yes we do. We’d like your local law enforcement to help us identify them so there won’t be any confusion or mistakes.

Walz: Yes, Mr. President, we’d like to see this go smoothly, safely and quickly.

Trump: Great and thank you.

That’s pretty much it. Rene Good and Alex Pretti would still be alive. One Fed would still have all his fingers. A lot of damage and a lot of pain could and should have been avoided. Illegal alien criminals would be on their way to the appropriate venues.

Instead, at Walz’s provocations and Flanagan’s antics these protests were orchestrated and coordinated, to cause as much pain, interference and obstruction as possible.

On top of it all, Walz had the audacity to make a galactically stupid comparison:

Governor Tim Walz called me with the request to work together with respect to Minnesota. It was a very good call, and we, actually, seemed to be on a similar wavelength. I told Governor Walz that I would have Tom Homan call him, and that what we are looking for are any and all Criminals that they have in their possession. The Governor, very respectfully, understood that, and I will be speaking to him in the near future. He was happy that Tom Homan was going to Minnesota, and so am I! We have had such tremendous SUCCESS in Washington, D.C., Memphis, Tennessee, and New Orleans, Louisiana, and virtually every other place that we have “touched” and, even in Minnesota, Crime is way down, but both Governor Walz and I want to make it better! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP

I’d like to believe this and I think Trump would like to believe this but even if sincere it’s way late.Trump is bringing in Tom Homan to clean up the mess and that’s a good thing. Homan knows what he’s doing. I am hopeful that things will change. But Walz has to take to the airwaves and instruct the residents of Minneapolis to stand down, do not harass, obstruct, interfere or block or box in the cars of the Feds. If he does that things will calm down.

And he’s going to have to turn on Flanagan.

I think it will be an uphill battle as there are unquestionably paid anarchists present who want anything but peace but let’s see how this goes.

If the dust does settle, Walz will take credit, but it will prove something else- that Walz is a stupid incompetent fool who should have done this immediately.

Author: DrJohn

DrJohn has been a health care professional for more than 40 years. In addition to clinical practice he has done extensive research and has published widely with over 70 original articles and abstracts in the peer-reviewed literature. DrJohn is well known in his field and has lectured on every continent except for Antarctica. He has been married to the same wonderful lady for over 45 years and has three kids- two sons, both of whom are attorneys and one daughter who is in the field of education. DrJohn was brought up with the concept that one can do well if one is prepared to work hard but nothing in life is guaranteed. Except for liberals being foolish.