6 h. ago Trump signals shift on immigration crackdown as ICE backlash intensifies

President dispatches Tom Homan and calls governor Tim Walz in effort to address outrage over shooting of second protester

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8 h. ago Trump AGREES to pull ICE agents out of Minnesota and allow cops to investigate shooting, Governor Tim Walz says

Donald Trump has agreed to pull ICE agents out of Minnesota and allow local police to investigate the shooting of a protester by federal agents, Governor Tim Walz has said.

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9 h. ago The Guardian view on a second ICE killing in Minneapolis: midnight in America | Editorial

The shooting of Alex Pretti was carried out by a federal agent licensed to act with impunity. The US must be rescued from Trump’s authoritarianismFollowing the fatal shooting earlier this month of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, his colleagues received reassurance that they continued to enjoy “federal immunity” for their actions. “Anybody who lays a hand on you or tries to obstruct you is committing a felony,” the White House deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, had previously stated. “No city official, no state official, no illegal alien, no leftist agitator or domestic insurrectionist can prevent you from fulfilling your legal obligations and duties.”Words have consequences. Ms Good, a US citizen and mother of three children, had in fact been attempting to drive away from a protest in Minneapolis, where ICE’s deportation snatch squads have terrorised migrants and those who have attempted to defend their rights. On Saturday, in the same...

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9 h. ago Trump AGREES to pull ICE agents out of Minnesota and allow cops to investigate shooting, Gov. Tim Walz says

Donald Trump has agreed to pull ICE agents out of Minnesota and allow local police to investigate the shooting of a protester by federal agents, Governor Tim Walz has said.

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12 h. ago Trump sends border tsar to Minnesota as ICE backlash intensifies

Tom Homan’s deployment to state comes amid public outrage over shooting of second protester

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14 h. ago ‘What they’re doing is the worst of humanity’: Sundance festival stars back anti

Elijah Wood joined protest in Utah’s Park City in memory of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, while Natalie Portman said what is happening is ‘absolutely horrific’The Sundance film festival, which is currently under way in Park City, Utah, saw a mass protest against the two fatal shootings in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Sunday, along with high-profile interventions from major film industry figures.Actor Natasha Lyonne was among those spreading social media posts about the protest, called “Sundancers Melt ICE”, which was called for Sunday afternoon. The organisers asked for a 10-minute “respectful” event at sunset on Park City’s Main Street to memorialise Renee Good, who was killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent on 7 January, and Alex Pretti, who was killed on Saturday by an agent of the Department of Homeland Security. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Protesters swarm Minnesota hotel after Alex Pretti shooting leaving officer bloodied as windows smashed & tear gas fired

PROTESTERS stormed a hotel in Minneapolis - suspected to be housing ICE agents - a day after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti on Saturday. Footage shows dozens of people outside the Home Suites by Hilton Hotel barricading the road with rubbish bins and traffic cones, while shouting anti-ICE slogans. It did not take long...

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36 h. ago Protesters demand end to immigration crackdown after Minneapolis shooting

Outrage grows in US after videos cast doubt on official explanation for death of 37-year-old intensive-care nurse

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38 h. ago ‘Alex Pretti was murdered’: NBA’s Haliburton among sports stars to condemn Minnesota killing

37-year-old shot dead by federal agents on SaturdayAngel Reese and Ryan Clark also post about shootingHall of famer Alan Page seen at anti-ICE protestsA number of prominent US sports stars have condemned the killing of a registered nurse, Alex Pretti, by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday.Pretti, 37, is the second person shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis in less than three weeks as protests over Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown sweep the city. Senior Trump administration officials have claimed Pretti intended to “massacre” federal officers with a handgun but video of the killing appears to contradict those claims. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Minneapolis shooting protests and a free solo in Taipei – photos of the weekend

Warning: this gallery contains sensitive images.The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Family of nurse shot dead by ICE slam 'sickening lies' from Trump's administration

The US city of Minneapolis has been rocked by another deadly shooting involving masked officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Widespread protests erupted with officers using teargas and one reportedly having his finger bitten off

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41 h. ago ICE killings in Minneapolis are 'appalling' and actions of Trump's agents are 'getting out of hand' says former home secretary after latest protester shooting

Priti Patel said that agents of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement were 'getting out of hand' after a nurse was shot repeatedly while observing a protest.

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42 h. ago Iran protest doctor: ‘In one street, I saw blood pooled in a gutter with a trail stretching several metres’ | Anonymous

I’ve worked as a surgeon in disaster zones. Nothing compares to the nightmare I saw in Iran’s hospitals when the state started shooting protestersBy 8 January, Iran’s anti-regime protests that began in late December had spread across the country with reports of at least 45 people killed by security forces. Over the next three days the regime appears to have instigated a brutal crackdown on protesters that is now estimated to have led to the deaths of more than 5,000 people.By the time I reached the hospital in Tehran on Thursday (8 January) night, the sound of the city had already changed. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Unrest in Minneapolis after ICU nurse is shot and killed during ICE crackdown

Democrats demanded that federal immigration officers leave Minnesota after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigid streets and increasing tensions in a city already shaken by another shooting death weeks earlier.

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43 h. ago Protester 'bites agent's finger off' as ICE shoots Alex Pretti dead and violence sweeps USA

After a federal agent shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an ICU nurse in Minneapolis, huge protests have been sparked in the city — with hundreds of people taking to the streets

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51 h. ago Minneapolis shooting latest: Alex Pretti’s parents say ‘please get the truth out’ after son fatally shot by federal agents

Minnesota governor decries ‘federal occupation’ after another deadly shooting less than three weeks after ICE officer killed Renee Good in cityMan shot in Minneapolis by federal agents identified as nurse Alex Pretti‘How many more Americans need to die?’: mayor lambastes TrumpIn a statement sent to the Guardian, assistant secretary of homeland security Tricia McLaughlin said that at 9.05am local time, “as DHS law enforcement officers were conducting a targeted operation in Minneapolis” against a person they said was in the country illegally, who she said was “wanted for violent assault”, “an individual approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun.”McLaughlin said that “the officers attempted to disarm the suspect but the armed suspect violently resisted” and that “more details on the armed struggle are forthcoming.” Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Minneapolis man killed by federal agents was in neighbourhood ICE watch group

Jeanne Massey, who lives just one block away from Alex Pretti, said he was a member of their neighbourhood's 'Signal ICE' group chat, which is used to rapidly respond to reports of ICE agents in the area

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53 h. ago 'Rioters bite off' law enforcement officer's finger as protests erupt after deadly Minneapolis shooting by border patrol

Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for public affairs at the US Department of Homeland Security, said an HSI officer will be without a finger after 'rioters' bit it off.

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53 h. ago Minneapolis shooting: Tim Walz condemns ‘federal occupation’ as victim identified as Alex Pretti – latest updates

Minnesota governor decries ‘federal occupation’ after another deadly shooting less than three weeks after ICE officer killed Renee Good in cityMan shot in Minneapolis by federal agents identified as nurse Alex Pretti‘How many more Americans need to die?’: mayor lambastes TrumpIn a statement sent to the Guardian, assistant secretary of homeland security Tricia McLaughlin said that at 9.05am local time, “as DHS law enforcement officers were conducting a targeted operation in Minneapolis” against a person they said was in the country illegally, who she said was “wanted for violent assault”, “an individual approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun.”McLaughlin said that “the officers attempted to disarm the suspect but the armed suspect violently resisted” and that “more details on the armed struggle are forthcoming.” Continue reading...

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54 h. ago ICE shooting: NBA game cancelled after Minneapolis man killed by federal agent

Saturday's NBA match between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors has been postponed, after a federal ICE agent shot and killed a man in downtown Minneapolis

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