Chris Madel drops out of race for GOP nomination for governor, blasts immigration crackdown

By: Michelle Griffith

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: January 26, 2026

Words: 539

Last Updated: 10 hours, 46 minutes ago

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Attorney Chris Madel released a blistering statement Monday about the federal government’s current surge of immigration officers as he announced he is dropping out of the race for the Republican nomination for Minnesota governor.

Madel said in a video posted to X that he’s dropping out, in part, because he can’t stand by the Republican Party’s support of the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota, where many U.S. citizens walk the streets in fear …

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