India, Jan. 26 -- Attorney Chris Madel issued a scathing statement on Monday regarding the federal government's recent increase in immigration officers, as he declared his withdrawal from the race for the Republican nomination for governor of Minnesota.

In a video shared on X, Madel explained that his decision to exit the race is partly due to his inability to support the Republican Party's endorsement of the federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota, where numerous US citizens live in fear and carry documentation to verify their citizenship.

"I cannot support the national Republicans' stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so," stated Madel, who gained prominence in ...