The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today expressed its opposition to the end of oversight of police reforms and responded to rumors that Derek Chauvin might be pardoned.
In 2020, Minneapolis leaders began working with the federal government to implement policing reforms. Those federal efforts came to an abrupt halt Wednesday as the Trump administration announced it would end its oversight of policing reforms through court-authorized consent decrees in cities including Minneapolis, Phoenix and Louisville, Kentucky.
In a statement, CAIR-MN Executive Director Jaylani Hussein said:
“The end of federal oversight sends the unfortunate message that the government has no interest in reforming and improving policing in Minnesota or anywhere in the country. After the numerous instances of police brutality we have seen over the past few years, the beginning of joint local and federal efforts at reform were a positive development. We urge Minneapolis authorities to continue working toward reform.”
Hussein also responded to rumors about a possible pardon for Derek Chauvin, saying: “It sends a signal not just to Minnesotans or Americans — it sends it to the entire global community — that police brutality is acceptable.”
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com