India, Jan. 25 -- A letter sent by US Attorney General Pam Bondi to Minnesota officials has received pushback, with Democratic Senator Chris Murphy alleging the move is aimed at influencing elections rather than enforcing federal law. This comes amid scrutiny of federal immigration operations in Minneapolis, following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti.

Bondi's letter called on Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to cooperate with the Department of Justice by sharing voter roll data with the Civil Rights Division. The letter also seeked access to records related to Medicaid and food assistance programmes, while urging the state to abandon "sanctuary policies" and increase cooperation with ICE and other federal agencies.

She argued that federal o...