Two agents placed on administrative leave as outrage continues over fatal shooting of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti during immigration raid. Two United States federal agents involved in the fatal shooting of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti during an immigration raid in Minneapolis have been placed on administrative leave, as fallout from the most recent […]
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‘A very distressing thing to witness’: Experts explain psychological impact of seeing Minneapolis shootings
Over the last several days, many Americans have seen upsetting, and often violent, images and videos of protests in Minneapolis amid a flood of ICE agents entering the city for a federal immigration enforcement operation. Research has shown that images of extreme violence can impact mental health, increasing symptoms of anxiety and depression. Among the […]
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar sprayed with unknown substance at Minneapolis town hall | Ilhan Omar
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar was sprayed with an unidentified substance by a man with a syringe on Tuesday as she gave her first in-person town hall of the year in Minneapolis, during which she called for ICE to be abolished “for good” and DHS secretary Kristi Noem to resign. Omar had only been speaking for a […]
Who was Alex Pretti, the intensive care nurse shot dead in Minneapolis?
Family handout Alex Pretti was killed in Minneapolis on Saturday The man who was shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis has been identified by his family as 37-year-old intensive care nurse Alex Pretti. He has been described as an avid outdoorsman who loved mountain biking and is understood to have joined protests after Renee […]
Video shows moments around fatal shooting in Minneapolis
Bystander video footage has captured the moments before the killing of 37-year-old Minneapolis man Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers. The confrontation and altercation which led to Pretti’s shooting was recorded from multiple points of view. Federal and state officials have conflicting accounts of the events which led to Pretti’s death. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi […]
What we know about the latest Minneapolis shooting by federal agents
The second fatal shooting this month of an American citizen in Minneapolis by at the hands of a federal agent has ratcheted up tensions in the city once again — and led to disputed accounts of what happened. Alex Pretti, 37, an ICU nurse at a VA hospital, was fatally shot by a Border Patrol […]
Minneapolis shooting: parents of Alex Pretti say Trump officials are telling ‘sickening lies’ | Minneapolis
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Yesterday’s killing of Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers came weeks after Renee Good, also a 37-year-old American citizen, was killed on 7 January by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, sparking outrage nationwide. My colleague Richard Luscombe reports in this […]
Minneapolis ICE shooting live updates: Man killed in shooting involving federal agents
A visibly angry Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz lashed out against President Donald Trump, Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino and other administration officials over the shooting and reiterated his call for federal agents to leave the state. He lambasted DHS for their statements and comments after the shooting and alleged they are trying to “spin” the […]
Man shot dead by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis : NPR
Federal agents stand near the site of a shooting Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. Abbie Parr/AP hide caption toggle caption Abbie Parr/AP A man shot Saturday morning in Minneapolis by federal immigration officers has died, federal and local officials said. The incident, the third shooting involving Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis this year, occurred […]
Are ICE agents in Minneapolis breaking the law?
As protestors clash with some 3,000 federal immigration agents in the Twin Cities, we look at the legal issues with law professor Emmanuel Mauleón and Brennan Center for Justice’s Elizabeth Goitein. Source link