Opinion: It’s a police state in Minnesota

On Jan. 8, in the White House press room, Vice President JD Vance declared that the ICE officer who shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis on Jan. 7 “is protected by absolute immunity.” His assertion came before any investigation was conducted and before all the facts were known.

“Absolute immunity”? In the United States? In a constitutional democracy that insists — at least in principle — that no one should be above the law?

We have heard this language before. President Donald...