Elected officials in Minneapolis say they won’t let President Donald Trump explode five years of police reform effort. After the Justice Department asked a judge to dissolve the Police Department’s consent decree this week,

Federal officials are reversing course on police reform agreements in Minneapolis and Louisville, prompting uncertainty around accountability efforts that followed the 2020 racial justice protests sparked by the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.

Documents show the U.S. Attorney's Office has filed a motion to dismiss a case against the City of Minneapolis, saying it no longer believes a proposed consent decree would be in the public's interest.

The Trump administration announced the withdrawal of the plan just days before the five-year anniversary of George Floyd’s killing.

President Donald J. Trump in April issued an order to “strengthen and unleash” America’s law enforcement, with a directive that the U.S. Attorney General review all federal consent decrees and modify, rescind or conclude the agreements.

Progress toward more fair policing could be undermined by a push from some activists and lawmakers on the political right to get President Donald Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin, as his administration moves to end federal policing oversight.