Federal Action Reporting Form

The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office wants to help assess and address the impacts of federal actions on Minnesotans.  This form is for reporting incidents or effects related to or caused by recent federal actions in Minnesota, including but not limited to: violations of constitutional rights (racial profiling, excessive force, retaliation against protestors, observers, and media), business closures, reduced healthcare access, reduced education access, other issues impacting public safety and civil liberties, federal funding cuts, federal grant terminations, terms and conditions tied to federal program participation, other administrative actions by Federal agencies. The information you provide may be used by the AGO to support its current lawsuit challenging the DHS surge, as well as future actions to enforce the law. The Minnesota Attorney General's Office intends to investigate matters reported to it for the purpose of defending and enforcing Minnesota’s laws and defending the State of Minnesota against actions that violate the State’s rights under the Constitution and applicable federal law. The Minnesota Attorney’s General office cannot represent or provide legal advice to private citizens.   
 
Given the need to act quickly and the potential for a high volume of submissions, we cannot respond individually to every submission. We may contact you for additional details or documentation.  Even if we do not respond, we value your input and your experiences matter to us. 
 
Depending on the nature of the incident you report, the AGO may refer complaints to third parties (including other state entities, law enforcement agencies, or attorneys who may be able to investigate or respond to the incident you describe.)  
 
If you have evidence regarding the shooting incident in Minneapolis on January 7, please submit it to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office Evidence Submission Portal. 

Fields with an asterisk * are required. 

Photo Submission

You may submit up to five photographs documenting the incident. Please restrict your submission to photographs of the incident.

Video Submission

You may submit up to five videos of the incident. To share video files, please upload to a third-party video site -- such as YouTube, Vimeo, Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook -- and provide the direct link to the content and a brief description of the nature of the video.

In providing the information I have entered on this form, I understand and agree that:

• The information I am providing may be used by the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office (“AGO”) to: (1) Attempt to resolve the issue about which I am contacting the Office, (2) Communicate with me, and (3) Assist in enforcing the law, including as evidence in court.
  
  
• I understand that the information I provide will be accessible to: (1) AGO staff and agents whose work assignments reasonably require access, (2) Other entities authorized by state or federal law, (3) Persons authorized pursuant to a court order, and (4) To others subject to my informed consent.
  
  
• For the purposes described above, I consent to the AGO disseminating information I provide to other law enforcement agencies and/or the party complained against. I understand that under certain circumstances, the AGO is permitted to make data gathered in an investigation public without my consent, including by using it in court filings.
  
  
• I understand that I am not legally required to provide the information I have submitted or to consent to its release, but my failure to do so may make it more difficult to resolve my concerns.
  
  
• I understand that the AGO does not control the use or dissemination of information provided to third parties pursuant to my consent. 
  
  
• I understand that the information I am providing is subject to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, Minn. Stat. ch. 13, and shall not be used or disseminated except as authorized by this consent or applicable state or federal law.