Notre Dame Law professor and former federal law enforcement official explains ICE and federal enforcement in Minneapolis
From The Indiana Lawyer Podcast with Maura Johnson by IBJ Media
February 4, 2026 · 30 min
About this episode
Jimmy Gurulé discusses the roles of ICE and federal enforcement in Minneapolis, drawing on his extensive experience in law enforcement and academia.
Jimmy Gurulé is a professor a the University of Notre Dame Law School and former U.S. Department of the Treasury undersecretary for enforcement with decades of experience that include oversight of major federal law enforcement agencies and teaching criminal law, national security law and criminal procedure. In this conversation, he draws on decades as a federal and state prosecutor and senior law enforcement official to explain what U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is legally tasked with doing and how that differs from U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. Gurulé talks about federal officer training, why the large federal deployment in Minneapolis is unusual, how cooperation with local police has eroded, and what accountability and trust-rebuilding could look like.
People in this episode
Host: Maura Johnson
Guest: Jimmy Gurulé
Topics covered
- ICE
- federal enforcement
- law enforcement
- local police cooperation
- accountability
- trust-rebuilding
Keywords
- ICE
- federal law enforcement
- Minneapolis
- U.S. Customs and Border Patrol
- law professor
- criminal law
- national security law
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Notre Dame Law School, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol
Places: Minneapolis
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