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The pardon decision comes against the backdrop of Walz’s long running clashes with federal immigration authorities

During Operation Metro Surge, the governor sharply criticized the enforcement effort and drew national attention for comparing ICE agents to President Donald Trump’s “modern-day Gestapo. ”

The remark sparked immediate backlash from federal officials, including then-Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, who condemned the comparison as inflammatory and offensive.

Lyons implored Walz to tone down the rhetoric

“If the governor doesn’t like the laws, he’s free to advocate that Congress change them, but he should refrain from putting ICE officers in danger by likening them to one of the most appalling groups in history,” he said, per Fox.

Walz also mouthed off after FBI agents conducted raids on fraudulent, mostly Somali-owned businesses, in Minneapolis last month.