作者：杰夫·泽莱尼
更新于12小时前
最后更新：2026年1月26日，美国东部时间下午12:10
发布时间：2026年1月26日，美国东部时间上午10:25
2025年12月1日，明尼阿波利斯律师克里斯·马德尔在其明尼阿波利斯办公室发表讲话。（莱拉·纳维迪/明尼苏达星坛报 via 美联社）
莱拉·纳维迪/明尼苏达星坛报/美联社
明尼阿波利斯律师克里斯·马德尔周一表示，他将结束自己作为共和党人竞选明尼苏达州州长的活动，并批评联邦移民海关执法局（ICE），此前已有第二名抗议者被联邦当局击毙。
“我不能支持全国共和党人对我们州公民提出的报复性指控，”马德尔在社交媒体上发布的视频声明中表示，“我也不能将自己视为一个会这么做的政党的成员。”
从未担任过民选职务的马德尔于去年12月以政治局外人的身份发起竞选，同时也是执法部门的坚定捍卫者。作为共和党州长初选中近12名候选人之一，他获得了明尼阿波利斯警察协会的支持。
本月，他因代表移民海关执法局（ICE）探员乔纳森·罗斯（Jonathan Ross）提供法律援助而备受关注。罗斯于1月7日开枪打死了37岁的明尼阿波利斯女子蕾妮·古德（Renee Good）。
“‘地铁行动’（Operation Metro Surge）的范围已经远远超出了其宣称的‘针对真正公共安全威胁’的目标，”马德尔在声明中说，“美国公民，特别是有色人种，生活在恐惧中。美国公民需要携带证件证明自己的公民身份，这是错误的。”
他表示，明尼苏达州有太多美国公民因“肤色原因”被ICE拘留。他还抨击了国土安全部未经刑事搜查令就闯入民宅的行为，这一点在告密者的投诉中已有披露。
“因是西班牙裔而被拦下开车不是犯罪，”他说，“亚裔开车也不是犯罪。”
马德尔做出这一决定之际，联邦探员刚刚击毙了明尼阿波利斯退伍军人管理局医疗中心的重症监护护士亚历克斯·普雷蒂（Alex Pretti），他当时正在抗议移民政策行动。美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）的视频分析显示，一名联邦移民官员在击毙普雷蒂前似乎从其身上拿走了一把枪。
“我必须看着我的女儿们的眼睛，告诉她们：‘我相信我做了正确的事，’”马德尔说，“而我今天就是这么做的。”
值得注意的是，马德尔曾为罗斯提供法律协助，却对特朗普政府的行动提出了严厉批评。他的言论正值全国部分共和党人开始质疑联邦探员的行为之际。
明尼苏达州的政治局势因联邦调查局对明尼苏达州社会服务项目丑闻的深入调查而动荡不安，就在三周前，州长蒂姆·瓦尔兹（Tim Walz）因该事件终止了连任竞选。
参议员艾米·克洛布查尔（Amy Klobuchar）上周提交文件组建竞选委员会，正式参与州长竞选。但在普雷蒂被击毙后，她推迟了正式宣布，称自己更专注于推动ICE探员撤离明尼苏达州，而非启动竞选活动。
明尼苏达州众议院议长莉萨·迪穆思（Lisa Demuth）是该州共和党中排名最高的成员，目前仍是共和党州长候选人之一。迪穆思周一赞扬特朗普总统宣布边境问题特别顾问汤姆·霍曼（Tom Homan）将前往明尼苏达州，称这是“联邦与州当局之间重新定位的机会”。
马德尔在非官方党内民意调查中表现突出，常常在共和党挑战者中名列前茅。
自2006年以来，明尼苏达州尚未有共和党候选人赢得全州性选举——这一点马德尔在视频声明中也强调了。
“全国共和党人几乎让明尼苏达州的共和党人不可能赢得全州性选举，”他说。
本文已更新补充更多信息。
Chris Madel, a Republican running for Minnesota governor, ends his bid and criticizes ICE | CNN Politics
By Jeff Zeleny
Updated 12 hr ago
Updated Jan 26, 2026, 12:10 PM ET
PUBLISHED Jan 26, 2026, 10:25 AM ET
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Minneapolis attorney Chris Madel speaks at his office in Minneapolis on Dec. 1, 2025. (Leila Navidi/Star Tribune via AP)
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Chris Madel, a Minneapolis lawyer who represented the immigration agent who fatally shot Renee Good, said Monday that he was ending his Republican campaign for governor of Minnesota after a second protester was killed by federal authorities.
“I cannot support the national Republicans’ stated retribution on the citizens of our state,” Madel said in a video message he posted on social media, “nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so.”
Madel, who has never held elected office, launched his candidacy in December as a political outsider and a fierce defender of law enforcement. One of nearly a dozen candidates in the Republican primary for governor, Madel had been endorsed by the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis.
He gained attention this month for providing legal representation to Jonathan Ross, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who shot Good, a 37-year-old Minneapolis woman, on January 7.
“Operation Metro Surge has expanded far beyond its stated focus on true public safety threat,” Madel said in his message. “United States citizens, particularly those of color, live in fear. United States citizens are carrying papers to prove their citizenship. That’s wrong.”
He said too many US citizens in Minnesota have been detained by ICE “due to the color of their skin.” He also assailed the Department of Homeland Security’s move to enter homes without a criminal warrant, as revealed in a whistleblower complaint.
“Driving while Hispanic is not a crime,” he said. “Neither is driving while Asian.”
The decision from Madel comes after federal agents killed Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center who was protesting immigration actions. A CNN video analysis appears to show a federal immigration officer removing a gun from Pretti just prior to officers fatally shooting him.
“I have to look my daughters in the eye and tell them, ‘I believe I did what was right,’” Madel said. “And I am doing that today.”
Madel’s blistering critique of the Trump administration’s actions are notable given his legal assistance for Ross. His comments come as some Republicans nationally are beginning to question the actions of federal agents.
The escalating tensions in Minnesota have roiled the state’s politics three weeks after Gov. Tim Walz ended his reelection bid in the wake of a deepening federal investigation into a scandal over social services programs in Minnesota.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar filed paperwork last week to form a campaign committee to run for governor. She delayed a formal announcement after Pretti’s killing, saying she was more focused on trying to get ICE agents out of Minnesota than launching a campaign.
The remaining Republican candidates for governor include Lisa Demuth, the speaker of the Minnesota House, who is the highest-ranking Republican in the state. Demuth on Monday praised President Donald Trump’s announcement that border czar Tom Homan would be traveling to Minnesota, calling it “an opportunity for a reset” between federal and state authorities.
Madel appeared to be gaining ground, often finishing in the top share of Republican challengers in unofficial party straw polls.
No Republican candidate has won a statewide election in Minnesota since 2006 – a fact Madel noted in his video message.
“National Republicans have made it nearly impossible for a Republican to win a statewide election in Minnesota,” he said.
This story has been updated with additional information.
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