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For months, the federal government withheld evidence about what happened to Renee Good, Julio Sosa-Celis, and Alex Pretti — from state investigators, from their families, and from a community that refused to look away. We kept demanding answers. 🧵 Read: www.hennepind2.com/statements/2...

In June, a federal judge quashed subpoenas that attempted to block Hennepin’s ability to represent our neighbors. The court upheld the rule of law and the principles of fairness, accountability, and constitutional process that protect our institutions and enable public trust. 2/

In July, the Hennepin County Attorney, MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, and MN Attorney General obtained evidence that had been withheld for more than half a year, including hard drives and Renee Good’s car. This is not closure. It is the beginning of accountability. 3/

Minnesota is facing permanent consequences as the Homeland Security Department purchased a prison in Appleton for $495.6 million. After sixteen years empty, it will reopen as the first dedicated immigrant detention facility in our state's history — one with 1,600 beds. 5/

We have spent six months forcing evidence into the light, and the federal government has spent half a billion of our tax dollars building a place designed so that there is no evidence to force. 6/