"No Such Thing as Absolute Immunity" — ICE Agent Finally Faces Felony Charges

A Hennepin County prosecutor just charged an ICE agent with felony assault. The Trump administration won't be happy. She doesn't care.

WASHINGTON — The man had a federal badge, a rented black SUV, and a gun he pointed at two people who were just trying to get out of his way.

On Thursday in Minnesota, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced felony assault charges against Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr., 35, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent from Temple Hills, Maryland — making him the first federal law enforcement officer to face criminal charges stemming from Operation Metro Surge, the winter immigration sweep that occupied the Twin Cities, killed two U.S. citizens, and left a community still counting its wounds.

Morgan faces two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon. There is now a warrant for his arrest. He is not in custody.