Pam Bondi Offers To Pull ICE out of Minneapolis if Voter Files Handed Over

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Newsweek

Published Jan 25, 2026 at 06:56 AM EST updated Jan 25, 2026 at 08:07 AM EST


U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter to Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz demanding the state take three specific actions before federal immigration agents would consider reducing their presence in Minneapolis, including handing over voter rolls.

In the letter, Bondi blamed both state and local leaders for the unrest that has come in response to the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operations. She said that Walz could "restore the rule of law."

The Context

The letter comes after a Border Patrol agent shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, during a federal immigration enforcement operation. The shooting of Pretti comes less than three weeks after Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was shot dead by an immigration agent in the same city.

Both incidents have sparked widespread protests and condemnation. In the case of both shootings, conflicting narratives have come from federal and state officials, and video footage taken by bystanders at both incidents has sparked questions and criticism. Federal agents said that Pretti resisted violently, and Security Secretary Kristi Noem has said that an official fired "defensive shots." Walz, though, has said that this account is "nonsense" and "lies."

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/pam-bondi-ice-minnesota-shooting-tim-walz-letter-voter-files-11413859

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.@PamBondi just threatened to kill more Americans if @realDonaldTrump's political opponents don’t turn over their voter data.

Have you Republicans no shred of shame?
Natasha Korecki
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Full letter, via @PeterAlexander
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9:12 PM · Jan 24, 2026

[underpants]

1. I hate to admit it it with these aholes but this was a very well thought out

3D chess action. The kid with the daycare video had to be part of this coordinated effort.

[SoFlaBro]

18. Fuck that MAGA turd. And fuck those MAGA shitbags that support any MAGA fuckstain.

[DemocracyForever]

46. Bondi's letter is unconstitutional horse hockey

Bondi is putting her Trump university law degree on full display. We all learned in elementary school that the U.S. constitution gives the states the authority to run elections, NOT the feds. Bondi's demand is unconstitutional and it's nothing more than another version of the Jeb Bush/Katherine Harris felon purge in Florida in 2000 that illegally removed more than 50,000 legally registered democrats in Florida most of whom were African Americans.

Bondi and her fellow Trump clowns are a case study in undermining and thumbing their noses at both the constitution and the rule of law.

[MLWR]

2. Walz should issue an arrest warrent for her for EXTORTION.

DHS and their nazi thugs are obviously NOT there to find immigrant criminals. They are there to rig the mid-term elections.

[Escurumbele]

21. Correct! That is blackmail anyway you put it...Why isn't the bar looking into Pam Bondi, she needs to be

disbarred, she should not be a lawyer, she has proven she uses the law for criminal actions.

[DemocracyForever]

48. Bondi's demand is unconstitutional!

[Trueblue1968]

37. She is a liar. If gov walz handed over voter rolls, she would keep murderous ICE in minnestoa. She lies

[James48]

3. Extortion is a federal crime.

18 U.S. Code § 872 - Extortion by officers or employees of the United States

Whoever, being an officer, or employee of the United States or any department or agency thereof, or representing himself to be or assuming to act as such, under color or pretense of office or employment commits or attempts an act of extortion, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both; but if the amount so extorted or demanded does not exceed $1,000, he shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

[BadgerKid]

4. Similar tactics as used against Ukraine.

Very telling.

[JoseBalow]

5. "Bondi Confirms ICE Is a Terrorist Organization"

FTFY

[IronLionZion]

6. Why voter data? They want to know who are registered Dem and kill us too?

[Hope22]

10. This......round us up...

…and fill the boxcars!

[hermetic]

11. Evidently

Hello concentration camps.

[dflprincess]

25. We don't register by party in Minnesota

and we have same day registration so purging people from lists really won't work. Not sure what they hope to learn from our data. They claim it's to make sure Minnesota is complying with Federal voting rules, but that excuse is certainly suspect.

[ShazzieB]

45. It's the same here in Illinois!

No party registration, and you can register to vote at the polling place on election day. Those would-be election rigging Repukes must hate states like ours!

[littlemissmartypants]

7. You spelled threat wrong. Why misquote the post by Moulton?

Are we not trying to discourage propagandist behavior here at DU?🤷‍♀️

I guess that I should be thankful that it's being reported on at all since I already posted it here earlier today at 0630.

Did Pam Bondi say ICE would leave Minnesota if voter rolls are turned over to Trump? What letter actually sayshttps://democraticunderground.com/100220967706

Here's the link to download the letter if anyone is interested.

PDF DOWNLOAD:
https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2026/01/mn_letter_1.24.26.pdf

[BumRushDaShow]

14. What are you talking about?

My only comment was about "gang-bangers".

Everything else was a copy/paste, including the text of that Xitter post for those who block Xitter posts, and that had image files of the letter, since other sources referenced a "letter" but didn't bother to include it or a link to it, like the Fox News link you are referencing, which I would never link to.

[waterwatcher123]

8. It is the "Honorable Tim Wlaz", Bondi.

Blackmail is not part of the code of legal ethics (disbarment should be the next step for this sycophant).

[Doodley]

9. Oh God. I have a terrible feeling of impending doom for America. This is all carefully planned. America is nearly over.

[popsdenver]

35. Sadly

they have been working very hard on this, ever since they committed treason to throw the election to Regan in 1980.
Some of us here have been screaming our heads off from the roof tops, continuously ever since........
There has been no protest with things like the 2000 election, the 2004 election, and the 2016 election, etc
Include the FUBAR war on Iraq by Cheney/Rumsfeld that was founded on lies that we knew even before the War....

They have gotten away with everything, and now two murders for starters, and most probably many more by ICE that we don't even know about in their immigrant GULAGS.

The Republican Senators, the Republican House, and the US Supreme Court are actually more guilty. If they weren't, they would have impeached Trump the first week, in 2016.

The Republicans have elected the best Politicains that money can buy.....period. Financed by the Republican Uber Rich top 1%, the Republican Corporations, and the Republican owned/operated mass media......

The Republicans did everything they could do to win the 2020 election, and then some, including a massive insurrection to overthrow the 2020 election. The then emasculated Biden and the Dems from doing anything for four years. They used the four years to make a plan to destroy the dems in 2024........and be in total power from then on. They are executing their Stephen Miller/2025 checklist, checking off their atrocious actions with each and every day that passes.......

Their actions co-incide with Putin's conveniently.......Destroy the U.S. Economy, the U.S. Government, the U.S. Constitution, our beloved Democracy, and crush everyone in the remaining 99%.

It would certainly appear, to any reasonable person, that we are in a check mate situation which is what they have organized, orchestrated, planned and executed for over 46 years, folks.......AND, I have the distinct feeling, that their progression, towards a Dictatorship...... is rapidly accelerating, and that we ain't seen nothing yet........

[DemocracyForever]

49. America died on 12/12/00

when 5 unelected republican U.S. Supreme Court judges shredded the constitution and ook away we the people's right to decide who occupies the White House. It's been downhill ever since.

[vapor2]

12. HER letter is clear evidence, take it to court

[sop]

13. Hey, Pam...how about if ICE leaves and you turn over the Epstein files?

[moniss]

15. Extortion by way of violence. nt

[J_William_Ryan]

16. Apparently

violating voters’ rights is more important to the Trump regime than murdering innocent citizens engaged in peaceful, lawful protest.

It also demonstrates that the deployment of ICE thugs is about the regime’s use of violent political intimidation rather than enforcing immigration law.

Governor Walz should tell Bondi to go pound sand.

[Marie Marie]

17. Hey Pam, go fuck yourself.

[Talitha]

19. This is straight out of Putin's instruction manual.

[Grins]

20. She doesn't have the authority to pull ICE from Minneapolis.

The puppy-perforator can. They are her people.
And the traitorous, lying, orange-hued porn-fucking tax-cheat, can.

That's for starters. But the real story - She's admitting order ICE into Minneapolis was all a political scam to rig/influence elections.

[PatrickforB]

22. DON'T COMPLY. Fuck those assholes. n/t

[TBF]

23. Clearly an attempt at Extortion - and also tells us what they're really after.

They are going to steal the midterms.

[Orrex]

24. Pretty sure they'd take the files and remain in Minneapolis.

[dflprincess]

26. I did see someone comment on Facebook

that the state could give them 1% of the lists, heavily redacted, of course.

[popsdenver]

36. They don't just want the voter lists

That was merely #l, did you read her #2 and #3 demands????????...............

Besides:

One of Hitler's henchmen said it best: It matters not who votes, but who COUNTS the votes.......And I am not sure that Elon's Computer sculduggery didn't help them with that in the 2024 election......

[dflprincess]

38. It all comes down to "Nice little state ya got here. Be a pity should something happen to it".

Like they could be trusted to keep their end of the extortion. Fortunately, the Walz and Simon (the Secretary of State) have made it clear they will not bend their knees.

[popsdenver]

39. Maybe you didn't notice

They were thwarted in L.A. population of 10 million plus

Denver has a population of 5 Million plus

So, they go to Minneapolis.......

Minneapolis has a population of 500,000.

[lastlib]

41. (actually.....

that quote was from Josef Stalin. But who's counting?)

[popsdenver]

43. Thx

I am really old Ll........LOL

[DemocracyForever]

50. Stalin actually said it

but he was also a murderous dictator.

[JustAnotherGen]

27. It's a shake down

Every single citizen of Minnesota needs this info. Its for a big cheat in November.

[liberal N proud]

28. This is the end game, it was never about immigrants

[RainCaster]

42. It's all about hiding the Epstein Files

They must really have a massive amount of shit about Trump in them.

[Lulu KC]

29. Ummmmm

No

[cstanleytech]

30. So..... she's confessing too illegally using ICE to gain illegal access to voting records?

[Sneederbunk]

31. No possible deal until you hand over the shooters and the Epstein files.

[BComplex]

32. She would get the voter data and then find another reason to have ICE there.

Republicans cannot be trusted for any reason. Under any circumstances. Except to be total dishonest assholes. THEN they're totally predictable.

[live love laugh]

33. So two people were killed over voter data? Wow.

[Norrrm]

34. Obtaining voter files was not an original reason for ICE to go to MN.

This is a phony rationale.

[live love laugh]

59. No it isn't. The entire immigration issue is about voting and ultimately control.

Immigration was never the problem it was immigrants who became legally eligible to vote voting against Republicans.

[lastlib]

40. Dear EvaBlondi,

Go f*ck a porcupine.
--Tim

Eva, that is some weapons-grade bullshit there. How you got two sheets of paper to hold so much astounds me.

[hay rick]

44. A registered Minnesota voter can get the entire state voter file for $46.

Surely they have one Minnesotan on staff who can make that request. Link: https://www.sos.mn.gov/election-administration-campaigns/data-maps/registered-voter-list-requests/

Note: This information is only available to registered Minnesota voters, and may only be used for purposes related to elections, political activities, or law enforcement. (Minnesota Statutes 201.091)

The kind of information available:

Voter name, address, phone, birth year, voter ID, registration date, county, MCD, precinct, school district code, other district codes, detailed voting history (election date, election description, and voting method), permanent absentee.

If Minnesota's voter information system is anything like Florida's, this is all the voter information they have except signature samples and voter id information such as last 4 digits of the voter's Social Security number or their driver's license number.

[LudwigPastorius]

55. Trump probably wants party affiliation information so non-GOP voters can be purged...one way or another.

I believe that Minnesotans (and I hope someone will correct me if I'm wrong) have to declare for one party or the other like I am compelled to do in my state.

[hay rick]

57. Minnesota is an open primary state but there is limited party affiliation information...

I went to the Minnesota Secretary of State site and got this:

How do I change my party registration?
Voters do not declare a party when they register to vote in Minnesota, so there is nothing to change! Minnesota has an "open primary" so voters choose which party's primary to participate in when they vote their ballot.

In most cases no one will know which party's primary you voted in. However, for the Presidential Primary, the major party chair will get a list of voters who chose their party's ballot.

[LudwigPastorius]

60. Thanks

[Martin68]

47. A very weird and probably criminal offer. What the fuck do ICE crimes have to do with voter files? Is Bondi admitting

this is all for the purpose of election fraud?

[Ocelot II]

51. The response of the MN DFL (Democratic) Party:

[Norrrm]

52. Voter files had no legitimate basis in the ICE invasion of MN.

This is just a shakedown.

[LudwigPastorius]

53. "...allow the DOJ access to Minnesota voter rolls..."

Bring a signed warrant or get the fuck out, Bondo.

The 4th Amendment doesn't say anything about search & seizure being OK if it's carried out by blackmail and physical violence.

[Blue Owl]

54. Everything's always some sleazy deal with Mr. tRump

[chowmama]

56. And we believe her (sarcasm)

Sure we do.

[BlueMTexpat]

58. They clearly

believe that blackmail is the "art of the deal."

[CentralMass]

61. "Sign zee papers or zee killings will continue. "

[NNadir]

62. The Nazi thinks Minnesota is a foreign country subject to negotiations? When the time comes, she WILL stand trial.

[Old Crank]

63. Walz should say

They are on my desk.
They will be released 30 days after the unredacted Epstein files are released

[LetMyPeopleVote]

64. MaddowBlog-Minnesota quickly rejects AG Pam Bondi's request for the state's voter rolls

Minnesota’s secretary of state accused Bondi of making an “unlawful request a part of an apparent ransom to pay for our state’s peace and security.”

Link to tweet

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/minnesota-quickly-rejects-ag-pam-bondis-request-for-the-states-voter-rolls

But that’s not all she did. The same day, the U.S. attorney general sent a three-page letter to Minnesota’s Democratic governor, sketching out three demands — what Bondi characterized as “common sense solutions” — that she asked Walz to obey.

Specifically, she directed Walz to (1) repeal Minnesota’s “sanctuary policies”; (2) disclose more information related to the state’s social insurance programs that became the subject of a fraud investigation; and (3) turn over the state’s voter registration records to the Trump administration.
The governor appeared unimpressed with the correspondence. “I would just give a pro tip to the attorney general: There’s 2 million documents in the Epstein files we’re still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those,” Walz said at a Sunday news conference.

Around the same time, Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon issued a statement of his own, specifically related to Bondi’s attempts to acquire the state’s voter rolls:

The answer to Attorney General Bondi’s request is no. Her letter is an outrageous attempt to coerce Minnesota into giving the federal government private data on millions of U.S. Citizens in violation of state and federal law. This comes after repeated and failed attempts by the DOJ to pressure my office into providing the same data. […]

Our position on the federal government’s request to access Minnesota voting records starts and ends with the law. The law does not give the federal government the authority to obtain this private data. … In Minnesota, we will continue to follow the letter of the law, which requires us to protect the private data of our voters.

The Democratic secretary of state’s statement added, “It is deeply disturbing that the U.S. Attorney General would make this unlawful request a part of an apparent ransom to pay for our state’s peace and security. More broadly, the federal government must end the unprecedented and deadly occupation of our state immediately.”