US EditionSenate Democrats and Republicans call for investigation into killing of Alex Pretti
- During a targeted federal operation on January 24, 2026, Border Patrol agents fatally shot Alex Pretti, 37, an intensive care unit nurse at a VA hospital, after he approached them with a handgun, DHS said.
- Amid heightened federal operations, DHS described 'Operation Metro Surge' as increasing enforcement in the Twin Cities after the Jan. 7 ICE-involved killing of Renee Good, 17.
- Multiple videos show agents spraying Pretti, pinning him down and disarming him seconds before shots; DHS said he approached with a 9mm and resisted, but footage shows only a phone and Pretti's family disputes claims.
- Protests spread to Minnesota, New York and other locations while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats would not back spending including DHS funding as the Minnesota State Guard pulled back, a vehicle perimeter was lifted, and a judge barred evidence destruction.
- State and local officials have called for independent probes, with Bovino stating `The investigation is going to cover all those facts, things like how many shots were fired, where were the weapons located` as faith leaders urged peace on Jan. 25, 2026.
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A panel of three judges of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals of the United States refused on Monday to reinstate restrictions on how federal agents can act during protests in Minnesota, thus rejecting an application from the American Union of Civil Liberties (ACLU) filed after a deadly shooting in Minneapolis City over the weekend, in which a 37-year-old man named Alex Pretti died in the midst of a migration operation.Read more
In the American city of Minneapolis, a man was killed by federal agents last weekend with about ten shots. It was the second time…
Major news outlets under fire for ‘tiptoeing’ around Trump admin lies after Pretti killing
Two prominent critics warned on Monday that the US corporate media is not being aggressive enough in calling out the Trump administration’s lies about Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis resident who was slain by federal immigration agents over the weekend. Writing on her Substack page, former New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan expressed concern that many mainstream media publications were taking a wait-and-see approach in the wake of Prett…
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