Chris Madel, a defense lawyer who had been running for governor of Minnesota as a Republican, said he had decided to end his campaign because he had become outraged by the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
The operation “has departed so far from the stated goals that it is simply a disaster,” Mr. Madel said in an interview on Monday, two days after federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, in the city. “People are living in fear, and it needs to end,” Mr. Madel said.
Mr. Madel, who had voiced support for stronger immigration enforcement when he started his campaign, said he found federal agents to be acting lawlessly in Minnesota.