2 h. ago Kristi Noem's White House cheerleaders blame SNOW in bold new excuse for why she botched Alex Pretti shooting response

The shooting of Alex Pretti, 37 in Minneapolis on Saturday seemed to signal a turning point in President Trump's thinking, with even some Republicans demanding ICE be reined in.

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2 h. ago Minnesota shooting live updates: Trump vows to work with Walz as border czar sent to lead ICE operation

President Donald Trump is sending border czar Tom Homan to oversee ICE operations in Minnesota

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2 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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3 h. ago Tim Walz claims Trump to consider ‘reducing the number of federal agents in Minnesota’ in wake of Alex Pretti shooting

New oversight from Tom Homan follows weeks of protests, declining public opinion polls and federal lawsuit demanding urgent withdrawal of federal officers

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4 h. ago Alex Pretti shooting aftermath horror as new clip shows federal agent clapping

A video of the moment Alex Pretti was shot and killed shows a Department of Homeland Security member clapping nearby - Pretti’s family has described his death as a 'murder'

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4 h. ago Minnesota shooting live updates: Trump vows to work with Tim Walz on ICE deployment after killing of Alex Pretti

President Donald Trump is sending border czar Tom Homan to oversee ICE operations in Minnesota

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5 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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5 h. ago Shooting of Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti prompts UK debate over policing tactics

The fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti during an altercation with federal agents in Minnesota on Saturday (24 January) has sparked renewed debate over US immigration policing tactics.

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5 h. ago Fox News pundit falsely accuses Alex Pretti of ‘literally’ pulling gun on ICE after claiming Walz and Frey are ‘gaslighting’ public

Fox News’ Joe Concha raged about Minnesota Democrats “gaslighting” the public about the recent ICE shootings in Minneapolis before making a false claim about the Alex Pretti killing.

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6 h. ago Masked government thugs snuffed out Alex Pretti’s life in broad daylight | Moira Donegan

If they’re trying to eliminate witnesses, they cannot eliminate us allHis last words, spoken to a woman who had been tackled to the ground and pepper-sprayed by nearby ICE agents, were “Are you OK?” Alex Pretti was an intensive care nurse at a VA hospital; those who knew him recalled, among other things, his devotion to his elderly dog, Joule, who died about a year ago.In bystander videos taken of Pretti’s death, he can be seen holding up his phone to video ICE agents operating in Minneapolis, and waving cars around him to avoid the officers as they attack other onlookers. After he is dragged away from the woman he was trying to help, a gaggle of ICE officers surround Pretti and force him to the ground, beating and restraining him there as he struggles to free himself. Continue reading...

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6 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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7 h. ago Lying Kristi Noem 'has outraged conservative DHS and ICE workers with her falsehoods about Minneapolis shooting victim Alex Pretti'

The deadly shooting of Alex Pretti has ignited national outrage, including from federal agents who fear the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has 'lost all trust'.

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8 h. ago ICE shooting: Key eyewitness' bone chilling account of Alex Pretti horror death

A woman who witnessed the shock shooting of Alex Pretti said the intensive care nurse was not wielding a gun as officials have claimed - without evidence - before he was killed

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9 h. ago Who was Alex Pretti? 'American hero' branded a terrorist by Trump administration after he was shot dead by ICE agents

Alex Pretti, 37, was an intensive-care nurse described as kind and compassionate by family members

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10 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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10 h. ago Trump uncharacteristically coy on defending Kristi Noem and federal agents after Alex Pretti shooting

President leapt to the defense of his Homeland Security secretary after the killing of Renee Good earlier this month but offered a more even-handed response this time around

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11 h. ago New York governor leads calls for Kristi Noem to resign as Homeland Security Secretary: ‘She has forfeited her right to lead’

‘It’s a shame I have to say this in America but no one is above the law,’ says Kathy Hochul after the fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by federal agents

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12 h. ago Minneapolis shooting latest: Clinton and Obama call on Americans to ‘stand up’ to ICE as Trump demands cooperation

The Obamas urged the Trump administration to ‘reconsider’ their approach to immigration enforcement

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12 h. ago Protesters lay siege to Minnesota hotel in chaotic scenes amid unrest in wake of Alex Pretti shooting

The chaos unfolded outside of the Home Suites by Hilton Hotel on Sunday night - just one day after Alex Pretti was fatally shot by border patrol agents in the sanctuary city.

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12 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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