Family of ICU nurse killed by ICE speaks out after Trump’s ‘unpresidential’ attacks IN FULL The Independent UK · Aug 25
Alex Pretti’s family slams Trump over ‘ridiculous’ attacks on their son after he was killed by border agents Days after federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, the president took to Truth Social to speculate he was ‘perhaps’ an ‘insurrectionist’ The Independent UK · Aug 25
VA investigated staffer who attended vigil for slain colleague Alex Pretti and spoke to media, report says Alex Pretti was a 37-year-old ICU nurse who worked for the VA and was shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis The Independent UK · May 5
What we know about the investigations into the Minneapolis shooting death of Alex Pretti The fatal shooting of Minneapolis man Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers has sparked calls for an independent investigation The Independent UK · Jan 26
Even More Democrats Join Impeachment Push Against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem After Killing Of Alex Pretti On Jan. 25, Sen. Jack Rosen of Nevada said on social media that Noem has been "an abject failure leading the Department of Homeland Security for the last year," adding she has lost control of the department. Latin Times · Jan 26
Morale is plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports While immigration officers support the Trump administration’s goal of deporting undocumented migrants, many of them have grown ‘disillusioned’ with leadership’s tactics, according to reports The Independent UK · Jan 26
“The Government Doesn’t Care About Us”: Alex Pretti’s Parents Learned His Fate From A Reporter “Finding out this way would be horrific,” one said about the manner in which Alex Pretti’s parents found out about his sudden loss. Bored Panda · Jan 26
Minneapolis mourns ICU nurse killed by a Border Patrol agent as a warmhearted neighbor and caregiver Family members say the man who was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an intensive care nurse at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in his city The Independent UK · Jan 25
Doctor who attended to shot protester says agents were counting bullet holes rather than administering CPR ‘I asked the ICE agents if the victim had a pulse, and they said they did not know,’ the doctor wrote in a sworn declaration The Independent UK · Jan 25
Pakistan-born doctor mourns colleague and ICU nurse Alex Pretti, shot by federal agents in Minnesota: 'Senseless carnage...' A Pakistan-born doctor based in New York has spoken of her shock and grief after a former colleague, ICU nurse Alex Pretti, was fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis. She called the killing “senseless carnage”. The Times of India · Jan 25
Calls grow for ICE to leave Minnesota after latest shooting of citizen Hundreds of protesters took to the streets after the shooting, while several Democrats demanded that federal immigration officers leave Minnesota. Euronews · Jan 25
Who was Alex Jeffrey Pretti? 37-year old ICU nurse killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis shooting An intensive care unit nurse, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, was fatally shot by a US border patrol officer during an immigration operation. Family members described him as a compassionate US citizen distressed by immigration policies. While authorities claim he approached officers with a handgun, bystander videos show him holding a phone.… The Times of India · Jan 25
Trump news at a glance: groundswell of anger at second fatal shooting by federal agents in weeks Protests erupt across US after American citizen Alex Pretti shot dead, as video shows he had been holding a phone and not a gun, contradicting federal claims – key US politics stories from 24 January The Guardian - AU · Jan 25
'What did you just do!' US Federal agents fire 10 shots in five seconds, killing Minneapolis man - video captures horror A second US citizen, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, was killed by Border Patrol officers in Minneapolis, weeks after another fatal shooting by federal agents. Footage shows officers tackling Pretti, who was holding a phone, and firing multiple shots even after he collapsed. Officials claim Pretti violently resisted disarming, but his family… The Times of India · Jan 25
The Independent UK · Jan 24 How an anti-ICE protester came to be shot dead by federal agents – the second fatal shooting in Minneapolis in weeks White House claims without evidence that Alex Pretti was a ‘would-be assassin’ while Democratic leaders call for Trump to withdraw federal officers targeting Minneapolis
The Independent UK · Jan 24 Alex Pretti: Supporters raise over $1 million for family of ICU nurse killed by federal agents Alex Pretti worked as an ICU nurse and had spent time working with the Department of Veterans Affairs
The Guardian - US · Jan 24 Man killed in Minneapolis by federal agents identified as VA nurse Alex Pretti: ‘He wanted to help people’ Alex Pretti, 37, worked in the ICU at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System and had assisted on scientific research
The Independent UK · Jan 24 The man killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says Family members say the man who was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an intensive care nurse at the Veterans Administration who cared deeply about people and was upset by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in his city