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How close is the US to massive civil conflict? ICE may hold the answer

Functional democracies like to assume their institutions are like solid parents. Then one day, those institutions turn out to be estranged relatives.

Newslaundry

As DHS spending debate ramps up anew, a focus on enforcement’s impact

Lawmakers are using immigration enforcement horror stories to emphasize their concerns with Trump's immigration policies.

Roll Call

Greg Bovino pushed back against ICE order for ‘targeted’ arrests during Chicago raids: report

Trump’s ‘commander-at-large’ for surges in Democratic-led cities allegedly ‘declined’ to follow orders, emails show

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House votes to reopen the government – setting up a fight over ICE

The Senate and the White House will now negotiate guardrails for ICE and CBP agents after the killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti

The Independent UK

Shutdown Showdown

Plus: the Epstein files, the officers who shot Alex Pretti, and more...

Reason

Two agents involved in Alex Pretti’s fatal shooting are identified as CBP veterans: report

Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez have been identified in a report as the immigration agents who fired on Alex Pretti

The Independent UK

Two CBP agents identified in Alex Pretti shooting are from South Texas

Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez fired on Pretti during a protest in Minneapolis last month, according to government records viewed by ProPublica.

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Two federal agents reportedly identified in fatal shooting of Alex Pretti

Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez are both officers with Customs and Border Protection, ProPublica reports

The Guardian - US

Who are Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez? Federal agents identified as shooters of Alex Pretti

Two federal immigration agents who fatally shot Alex Pretti during a tense encounter in Minneapolis, Minnesota, have been identified as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa (43) and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez (35).

The Times of India

Nurses remember Alex Pretti and vow to ‘bring the care our patients need’

Flowers and candles laid by VA building in Washington as killing reverberates through nursing community

The Guardian - US

CBP employee in Minnesota charged after reportedly being found ‘covered in vomit’ in car

Alfredo Mancillas was reportedly slumped in vehicle and ‘covered in vomit’ when state troopers found him in St Paul

The Guardian - US

The Minneapolis Shootings Underline the Advantages of Body Cameras, Which DHS Has Been Slow To Adopt

A pending appropriations bill could increase transparency and accountability by requiring DHS personnel to record encounters with the public.

Reason

It is beyond naive for Democrats – and Europe – to think Trump’s retreats are real. He never backs down for long

Whether it’s Minneapolis or Greenland, the US president will do just enough to get through a damaging news cycle, then carry on as before, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

I’m a former FBI agent who studies policing, and here’s how federal agents in Minneapolis are undermining basic law enforcement principles

The Trump administration says federal agents have “absolute immunity” from prosecution in Minneapolis. Department of Justice and Homeland Security officials have indicated that criminal investigations into the killings by immigration agents of Minneapolis protesters Renee Good and Alex Pretti are inappropriate, declaring that both were domestic terrorists.

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The Independent UK

Even Hannity questions Kristi Noem for calling Alex Pretti a ‘terrorist’: Was that ‘premature’?

‘People seem to be upset over the term domestic terrorism. Why do you believe that is appropriate?’ Sean Hannity pressed Kristi Noem on Thursday evening.

We Got This Covered

Footage reveals what happened between Alex Pretti and ICE agents 11 days before he was killed

Did it have a connection?

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Minnesota state trooper finds Border Patrol agent passed out in car and ‘covered in vomit’, now charged with DWI

Yup, sounds about right.

Reason

DHS Retreats From the Claim That the Agents Who Killed Alex Pretti Faced a 'Violent Riot'

The department now describes the threat as "several civilians" who were "yelling and blowing whistles."

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The Independent UK

New Alex Pretti video reveals fresh angle on federal agents’ response after he kicked in their SUV’s taillight

Exclusive: New footage obtained by The Independent shows a different view of the Jan. 13 altercation, 11 days before CBP agents fatally shot Pretti on a Minneapolis sidewalk as he filmed an enforcement action

The Independent UK

‘Trump saw it wasn’t playing well’: White House insiders on the chaotic response to Alex Pretti shooting

President Donald Trump quickly realized the Department of Homeland Security’s messaging about the killing of intensive care nurse in Minneapolis on Saturday was being widely rejected, according to report

The Conversation

ICE not only looks and acts like a paramilitary force – it is one, and that makes it harder to curb

As the operations of Immigration and Customs Enforcement have intensified over the past year, politicians and journalists alike have begun referring to ICE as a “paramilitary force.”

We Got This Covered

Trump’s top immigration adviser is turning on his own team after Kristi Noem pointed the finger at him for the Minneapolis fiasco

MAGA civil war continues.

The Times of India

‘He’s got a gun’: US agents involved in Alex Pretti’s killing placed on administrative leave amid outrage, report says

A preliminary DHS report indicates two federal officers fired their weapons during the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. The report, based on CBP documents and body-camera footage, states an officer yelled "He's got a gun!" before a Border Patrol agent and a CBP officer discharged their firearms.

The Independent UK

Republican blame game on Minneapolis is in full swing – even Stephen Miller has turned on Border Patrol

President Donald Trump’s top adviser originally claimed Alex Pretti was a ‘domestic terrorist’ before admitting federal agents may not have been following proper protocol

The Guardian - US

Two agents who shot Alex Pretti put on leave as Trump tries to quell backlash

Fallout from second fatal shooting amid immigration operation in city dogs White House, though raids continue

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