US EditionSenate Republicans Try to Regain Footing on Immigration After Minneapolis Blowback
Video evidence disproves claims that Alex Pretti pulled a gun, fueling bipartisan criticism and Democrats threatening to block the Department of Homeland Security budget.
- Last month, video footage contradicted the Trump administration's claim that Alex Pretti pulled a gun on immigration agents, sparking a political firestorm in Minneapolis.
- Amid growing scrutiny, Republicans in Congress criticized ICE agents' actions while Democrats vowed to block the Department of Homeland Security budget until ICE reforms its tactics.
- Editorial cartoonists including David Horsey and Pedro X. Molina highlighted children in ICE custody, while Steve Breen depicted an ICE agent looming over the Republican Party's midterm chances.
- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appeared extending an olive branch to President Donald Trump in cartoons, while Bill Bramhall mocked DHS Secretary Kristi Noem for invoking the Nuremberg defense of `only following orders`.
- On Jan. 25, 2026, editorial galleries paired the ICE shooting case with Iran protests and the Melania Trump documentary, highlighting broad media coverage, according to the Tribune Content Agency and Creators Syndicate.
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Editorial cartoons for Feb. 1, 2026: ICE shooting in Minneapolis, political blowback, 2nd Amendment
The second fatal shooting of an American citizen by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis ignited a political firestorm. Jack Ohman leads this week’s editorial cartoon gallery with his view of Immigration and Customs Enforcement — ICE for short — melting into a puddle under the heat of scrutiny.
Senate Republicans try to regain footing on immigration after Minneapolis blowback
Republicans are trying to regain their footing on immigration and border enforcement as the deaths of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis put their most vulnerable members in an increasingly thorny position ahead of November. The issue, which got President Trump elected and the GOP dominated on for years, is now posing an acute threat to [...]
Republicans' Confidence in ICE Falls by Nearly 10 Points After Minneapolis Shootings: Poll
Republican confidence in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has declined sharply following fatal shootings in Minneapolis, according to a new Economist/YouGov poll.
For the US president, the massively democratic agglomeration was an ideal showcase for imposing its migration policy, but the local authorities and the population managed to mobilize to defeat Operation "Metro Surge".
Donald Trump's emissary to Minneapolis claims that the US administration does not give up anti-immigration operations but wants to conduct them in a more "intelligent" manner.
Donald Trump's administration reacted harshly to Bruce Springsteen's new protest song, in which the musician criticizes the actions of the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) in Minneapolis City. Presidential spokesman Abigail Jackson said the federal government is not interested in responding to critical artistic expressions and defended the immigration policy of the Republican administration. "The Trump administration focuses on enco…
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