Border Patrol Agents Started the Scuffle That Led to Alex Pretti's Death As with Renee Good, a calmer response could have avoided the lethal outcome. Reason · Jan 27
Alex Pretti had a confrontation with ICE officers and suffered a broken rib a week before his deadly shooting: report Pretti was reportedly tackled by five federal agents, including one who leaned on his back and broke his rib The Independent UK · Jan 27
Man acquitted in murder-for-hire plot against Bovino now faces immigration proceedings Espinoza Martinez’s arrest in October coincided with a surge of federal immigration agents in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs The Independent UK · Jan 27
Why Stephen Miller Was Not Included As Noem Gets Two Hours With Trump Whilst Immigration Czar Stays Outside Trump excluded immigration policy architect Stephen Miller from emergency meeting with Kristi Noem following backlash over Alex Pretti killing in Minneapolis International Business Times UK · Jan 27
Shooting involving Border Patrol leaves one in critical condition near US-Mexico border The incident comes after angry protests erupted in Minneapolis after the fatal shooting by immigration agents of 37-year-old intensive care nurse Alex Pretti on Saturday. Euronews · Jan 27
Shooting involving Border Patrol leaves 1 in critical condition near US-Mexico border Authorities in Arizona say one person was shot and in critical condition Tuesday in a shooting involving the Border Patrol near the U.S.- Mexico border The Independent UK · Jan 27
Alex Pretti Was 'On the Radar' and Left With Broken Rib Just a Week Before Fatal Border Patrol Shooting New evidence shows Alex Pretti was injured by federal agents days before his fatal shooting by Border Patrol; ensuing court battles focus on evidence preservation and accountability. International Business Times UK · Jan 27
New video shows run up to killing of Alex Pretti and undercuts DHS claim that he had brandished his handgun Video contradicts Trump administration description of Pretti as a ‘would-be assassin’ bent on causing ‘maximum damage’ The Independent UK · Jan 27
Trump and Noem’s ICE proves no match for ‘Minnesota Nice’ — and what that really means IN FOCUS: There’s been nothing passive-aggressive in how Minnesotans have stood up against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, writes Rhian Lubin The Independent UK · Jan 27
Trump defends Noem in wake of Minnesota shooting and says he will not ask her to resign President won’t sack embattled homeland security chief amid calls for her impeachment The Independent UK · Jan 27
Megyn Kelly says she doesn’t feel sorry for Alex Pretti, claims he was ‘looking to cause trouble’ Megyn Kelly faces widespread criticism for her lack of sympathy towards Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse fatally shot by federal agents. Kelly stated she doesn't feel sorry for Pretti, arguing that interfering with law enforcement operations escalates danger. Her remarks have drawn sharp condemnation from across the political spectrum, with… The Times of India · Jan 27
Tom Homan Isn't the Solution Homan is a bully with little regard for rights or the rule of law. And the problems with Trump's immigration tactics point back to the White House itself. Reason · Jan 27
Ex-Superman actor and Trump ally Dean Cain defends agents in Alex Pretti shooting Last year, Cain announced he had joined ICE ‘to help save America’ The Independent UK · Jan 27
Rupert Murdoch sends unsubtle message to Trump to stop the madness in Minneapolis ANALYSIS: The conservative mogul used his vast media empire to convince the president to change the narrative and soften the optics of the administration's brutal immigration crackdown in Minneapolis after the shooting of yet another US citizen, Justin Baragona writes. The Independent UK · Jan 27
The Independent UK · Jan 27 Jon Stewart and Anderson Cooper roast Trump’s seeming abandonment of Second Amendment after Alex Pretti shooting ‘They’re lying. We saw it. And that’s how brazen they lie when they know we’ve seen the truth’
International Business Times UK · Jan 27 Tim Walz–Trump Call: President Agrees to Reduce Federal Agents After Minnesota Deaths In the latest call between Tim Walz and Donald Trump, the US president said that he will reduce federal agents in Minnesota.
Latin Times · Jan 27 Ted Cruz Calls On Trump Admin To 'Ratchet Things Down' As Republicans Join Backlash Over Killing Of Alex Pretti Texas Sen. Ted Cruz joined the Republicans criticizing the Trump administration over the killing of Alex Pretti and its aftermath, saying that "everyone" should "ratchet things down."
Latin Times · Jan 27 Gavin Newsom Celebrates Removal Of Greg Bovino As Border Patrol's 'Commander At Large': 'Gestapo Greg Is Out' California Governor Gavin Newsom celebrated reports that Greg Bovino has been removed from his role as Border Patrol's "Commander at Large" in the fallout of Alex Pretti's killing in Minneapolis on Saturday.
Salon · Jan 27 Trump’s Minneapolis reset isn’t real The White House has shifted tone and removed Greg Bovino, but Trump’s immigration policy remains intact
The Independent UK · Jan 27 What to know about Gregory Bovino, the commander of Trump's immigration crackdown The commander of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis is leaving the city after federal agents fatally shot two people in less than three weeks
Latin Times · Jan 27 Texas Gov. Abbott Calls For ICE To Change Course After Killing Of Alex Pretti: 'Need To Recalibrate' Texas Governor Greg Abbott called for ICE to change course as criticism to the agency mounts following the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis last Saturday.
The Independent UK · Jan 27 Trump knew he had to ‘unf***’ DHS reaction to Alex Pretti shooting, White House official says Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s claim that protester was a ‘domestic terrorist’ bent on violence provokes angry reaction from public, forcing president to intervene
The Conversation · Jan 27 Repeated government lying, warned Hannah Arendt, makes it impossible for citizens to think and to judge In Minneapolis, two recent fatal encounters with federal immigration agents have produced not only grief and anger, but an unusually clear fight over what is real.
International Business Times · Jan 27 Political Fallout From Minneapolis Shooting Drives Trump's Minnesota Reset The leadership change is part of a broader effort to reduce the federal footprint in Minneapolis, where more than 3,000 federal agents had been deployed.
The Times of India · Jan 27 Being Homan: How killing of Alex Pretti triggered Gregory Bovino's exit from Minneapolis Gregory Bovino, the United States Border Patrol commander-at-large, has been removed from his role and will return to California, where he is expected to retire soon, The Atlantic reported, citing a Homeland Security official and two sources familiar with the decision.