Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon

Two ICE Protestors in Monument Square on Saturday, January 24, 2026.

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows today issued a statement on US Attorney General Pam Bondi’s announcement making release of the voter file a condition of pulling ICE out of Minnesota:

“AG Bondi’s letter to Minnesota made explicit what has long been clear:  ICE is invading our states and inflicting violence in order to create chaos and control our states and elections.  These sinister actions are Donald Trump’s attempt to assume absolute power.

Let me say this clearly for President Trump:  Maine will never turn over our voter rolls as a ransom payment to get ICE to end its unconstitutional assault on our state.  Our founders designed a system where states and local governments, not the federal government, oversee elections to safeguard us from exactly this — a tyrannical, power-hungry president trampling on our constitutional rights.  As Maine’s top election official, I stand with Minnesota’s Secretary of State Simon as we fight back against this dangerous assault together.”

A DNC official has called this behavior of Bondi’s “extortion.”  For background information on the matter, please visit post herein dated November 25, 2025.

GO PATRIOTS!!