US EditionMinnesota authorities demand federal records, evidence from Pretti killing
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty has issued formal demands for federal evidence in shootings involving Border Patrol and ICE agents, threatening litigation if deadlines are missed.
- This week, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty issued formal demands to the U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security for weapons and vehicle records in the shootings of Alex Pretti and Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, setting a March 3 deadline.
- Under state law, prosecutors must determine if force was justified under the Minnesota peace‑officer statute, while Rachel Moran, University of St. Thomas law professor, noted supremacy‑clause immunity requires a federal judge to assess federal agents' actions.
- Community evidence, including videos and submissions, has collected over 1,000 entries as Moriarty said, while federal agents remain under investigation for possible perjury.
- Moriarty warned that evidence gaps are a "barrier" to state charging decisions and threatened a potential lawsuit if DOJ and DHS continue withholding materials, saying 'Hiding evidence and obstructing our investigation is unacceptable.'
- Federal‑local ties frayed after the administration intervened, as the Trump administration sent a representative to oversee Minnesota BCA and FBI talks while DOJ probes critics; public attention grew when Dave Chappelle visited Pretti's memorial.
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This article was originally published at Tech Policy Press and is reprinted here with permission. The killing of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis last month seemed to mark a breaking point for the United States on immigration enforcement. But rather than lowering tensions, the government appears intent on cranking the temperature up. President Donald Trump framed Good’s killing as the price of being “disrespectf…
Minnesota authorities demand federal records, evidence from Pretti killing
The Hennepin County, Minn., Attorney’s office on Wednesday demanded that the federal government hand over records and evidence related to the killing of U.S. citizen Alex Pretti by federal officers during a federal immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis last month. The office of Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty accused the Trump administration of hiding evidence…
Minnesota prosecutors are demanding that federal officials share evidence in the killing of Alex Pretti and the shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced she issued the “Touhy” demands, which she compared to subpoenas in state court, during a news conference on Wednesday. The demands, […]
Prosecutors demand federal evidence from the shooting of two people during Minnesota's immigration crackdown
The Hennepin County attorney’s office has issued formal legal demands for records from the federal government regarding the fatal January 24 shooting death of Alex Pretti, and the shooting of a Venezuelan national on January 14 in Minneapolis.
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