34 h. ago Border Patrol commander to leave Minneapolis after shooting of Alex Pretti

Gregory Bovino, aggressive promoter of Trump’s deportation agenda, also said to have been stripped of ‘commander at large’ titleGregory Bovino, the Border Patrol commander who has become the public face of the Trump administration’s on-the-ground immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, is expected to leave the city on Tuesday, as the Trump administration reshuffles leadership of its immigration enforcement operation and scales back the federal presence after a second fatal shooting by officers.A senior Trump administration official told Reuters that the 55-year-old, who has been a lightning rod for criticism from Democrats and civil liberties activists, would be leaving Minnesota along with some of the agents deployed with him. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Experts say the divide between Minnesota and federal authorities is unprecedented

A new Minnesota website lays out evidence to counter what state officials have called federal misinformation after immigration officials fatally shot two residents during the Trump administration's immigration crackdown

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46 h. ago Donald Trump health mystery deepens as fresh bruises appear during chaotic speech

The Orange Manbaby was speaking for his 'Board of Peace' at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland when the mark was spotted - his press team tried to brush it off

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51 h. ago Minneapolis shooting latest: Trump sends border czar Tom Homan to oversee ICE after Alex Pretti killing

Minnesota officials are calling on the Trump administration to reduce the number of federal agents in the area

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52 h. ago Minneapolis shooting latest: Federal judge to hear arguments about ICE tactics just days after Alex Pretti killing

Minnesota officials are calling on the Trump administration to reduce the number of federal agents in the area

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53 h. ago Black cakes and branded buckets: welcome to the White House premiere for Brett Ratner’s Melania movie

Monochrome catering was all the rage at the VIP screening on Saturday for Ratner’s officially sanctioned $75m feature-length documentary about the First Lady. Have the photos whetted your appetite? This week sees the release of Melania, Amazon’s official feature-length documentary about Melania Trump. Melania was directed by Brett Ratner, and has a reported $40m production budget. And, obviously, you’re probably not going to watch it.Of course you’re not. Coming days after the killing of Alex Pretti by a US Border Patrol agent, an authorised vanity project about the current wife of a globally unpopular political leader – and directed by a man accused of sexual assault by multiple women (which he denies), and whose production and release carried the smell of institutionalised media timidity – seems like just about the least appealing prospect ever. But, hey, any excuse for a party, right? Continue reading...

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58 h. ago Trump officials continue to push lies after fatal shooting of Alex Pretti

Trump and team seem to prioritize vilifying victims of their immigration operations, regardless of conflicting evidenceIn the moments after federal officers shot Minneapolis ICU nurse Alex Pretti dead, Trump administration figures almost immediately made public statements in press conferences, televised interviews and social media posts that were at best indifferent to the evidence available at the time and at worst completely fabricated.A pattern is emerging, in which the Trump administration prioritizes the vilification of the dead victim as to blame for the incident over preserving the neutrality of any investigative process. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Donald Trump's bullying of Hillary Clinton was a warning sign. Europe must stand up to him

Christine Jardine explains why she’s proud the UK has rejected an invitation to join Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’

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66 h. ago Minneapolis shooting: Obama and Clinton urge Americans to ‘stand up’ as more Republicans call for an investigation – live

Some elected officials condemn Trump’s federal surge in Minnesota and say DHS agents should leave stateAlex Pretti did not brandish gun, witnesses say in sworn testimonyCalls mount on Trump administration to fully investigate killingMinnesota workers pressure employers to take action against ICE operationsAlex Pretti, a Veterans Affairs Hospital ICU nurse, was said to be deeply upset about the Trump administration’s sometimes brutal immigration crackdown. The 37-year-old has been described as kindhearted by his friends and family (see opening post to read what his parents said about him in a statement issued after he was killed).Dimitri Drekonja, chief of the Infectious Diseases Section at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs hospital and a colleague of Pretti, called him “a good kind person who lived to help.” Pretti was a nurse working “to support critically ill veterans,” he added. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Minneapolis shooting: More Republican lawmakers join calls for full investigation into Alex Pretti’s killing – live

Some elected officials condemn Trump’s federal surge in Minnesota and say DHS agents should leave stateAlex Pretti did not brandish gun, witnesses say in sworn testimonyCalls mount on Trump administration to fully investigate killingMinnesota workers pressure employers to take action against ICE operationsAlex Pretti, a Veterans Affairs Hospital ICU nurse, was said to be deeply upset about the Trump administration’s sometimes brutal immigration crackdown. The 37-year-old has been described as kindhearted by his friends and family (see opening post to read what his parents said about him in a statement issued after he was killed).Dimitri Drekonja, chief of the Infectious Diseases Section at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs hospital and a colleague of Pretti, called him “a good kind person who lived to help.” Pretti was a nurse working “to support critically ill veterans,” he added. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Minneapolis shooting latest: Trump urged to pull federal agents from state as family of Alex Pretti demand ‘truth’

Trump has accused state officials of preventing local police from protecting ICE officers in Minnesota

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3 d. 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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3 d. ago Alex Pretti did not brandish gun, witnesses say in sworn testimony

Pair testify that Pretti did not hold weapon and was trying to help woman federal agents had shoved to the groundTwo witnesses to the killing of Alex Pretti have said in sworn testimony that the 37-year-old intensive care nurse was not brandishing a weapon when he approached federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday, contradicting a claim made by Trump administration officials as they sought to cast the shooting of a prone man as an act of self-defense.Their accounts came in sworn affidavits that were filed in federal court in Minnesota late Saturday, just hours after Pretti’s killing, as part of a lawsuit brought by the ACLU on behalf of Minneapolis protesters against Kristi Noem and other homeland security officials directing the immigration crackdown in the city. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump shares picture of 'loaded gun' and says Minnesota's leaders are 'inciting insurrection' after man, 37, was shot and killed by federal agent

Donald Trump shared a photo of a 'loaded gun' and accused Minneapolis officials of abandoning federal officers after a 37‑year‑old man was shot dead.

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4 d. ago CHRIS BUCKTIN: Undeterred by empty seats, Old Donnie unveiled vision of 'glorious peace'

Not a single Western European country bothered showing up for Donal Trump's shiny new Board of Peace but it didn't deter Old Donnie from marvelling at his own goodwill

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4 d. ago What Trump officials and immigration lawyers say about ICE detaining a 5

Federal immigration agents in Minnesota are accused of using a 5-year-old boy as "bait" to arrest his father

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4 d. ago Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ is a symbol of the president’s own isolation after his Davos debacle

Trump’s new ersatz United Nations is made up of Trump’s favorite friends because he’s alienated America’s allies. Andrew Feinberg explains the president’s pay-to-play peace club

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5 d. ago Top football official says its ‘time to consider’ World Cup boycott over Trump Greenland demands

‘As organisations and society, we’re forgetting how to set taboos and boundaries, and how to defend values,’ a German football federation executive said

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5 d. ago German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump

A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump

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5 d. ago Nearly half of countries on Trump’s Board of Peace banned from entering US

The Board of Peace is expected to try and mediate global conflict and has been accused of trying to replace the UN

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