"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," Madel said.

Republican Chris Madel is ending his campaign for Minnesota governor, citing in part ongoing issues with Operation Metro Surge and saying he could not support national Republicans’ "stated retribution on the citizens of our state.

GOP candidate Chris Madel is dropping out of the Minnesota’s governor’s race, saying national Republicans “have made it nearly impossible.”

Greg Bovino, the US Border Patrol commander who became the face of President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, is leaving the city following a mounting public outcry over the killing of two US citizens by federal agents in recent weeks.

A federal judge on Monday considered the legality of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, where backlash has intensified after federal agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens this month.