US EditionJimmy Kimmel Urges Right to Act After Second Deadly ICE Shooting: How Does This End?
Calls grow for coordinated federal-state action after two fatal ICE shootings in Minneapolis within three weeks; 61% of Americans say ICE tactics have gone too far, poll finds.
- On Saturday, ICE agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, during a Minneapolis protest, three weeks after Renee Good's death.
- Amid tense protests in Minneapolis, Pretti was involved in a confrontation with immigration officers, and federal officials said agents acted in self-defense, alleging Pretti was armed.
- On Jan. 26 shows, late-night hosts discussed the Pretti killing and voiced shock, while a New York Times/Siena poll found 61 percent say ICE tactics have gone too far.
- Minnesota officials called for de-escalation and coordinated investigations after two people died in Minneapolis, and President Donald Trump agreed to consider reducing federal agents in Minnesota following a call with Gov. Tim Walz.
- Observers warn that repeated shootings in Minneapolis undermine federal immigration enforcement and may cause even supporters to reconsider, while Karoline Leavitt said the White House does not want people hurt or killed.
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Jimmy Kimmel Breaks Down in Tears (Again) Over ICE — Calls Federal Agents "Goons"
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel once again became visibly emotional on Jimmy Kimmel Live this week, breaking down in tears during a monologue addressing the killing of Minneapolis ICU nurse Alex Pretti during an immigration enforcement operation involving federal agents from ICE. The segment marked the latest instance of Kimmel abandoning comedy entirely in favor of political commentary, as he spoke at length about footage emerging from Minneapolis…
Jimmy Kimmel was very moved by a poignant speech about the death of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti.
Jimmy Kimmel Calls Out 'One Atrocity After Another' Committed by ICE in Minneapolis
There’s nothing funny about what ICE has been doing in Minneapolis, whether this past weekend or for the weeks preceding it. Opening his show last night, Jimmy Kimmel really didn’t even try to make jokes about the shameful episode. “I spent the weekend like probably a lot of you did: staring at my phone and just feeling shock and sick about what is happening in Minneapolis. One video after another, just screaming people being torn from their fam…
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