US EditionSome Republicans express concern over the tactics used in Minnesota and urge shooting investigation
Republicans urge joint federal-state probe into Border Patrol shooting amid concerns over federal immigration tactics and accountability after 37-year-old Alex Pretti's death.
- On Saturday, a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse and U.S. citizen, during a street confrontation in Minneapolis.
- House Homeland Security Committee chairman sought testimony from ICE, CBP and USCIS as GOP lawmakers, including Sen. Thom Tillis, urged closer scrutiny after state and county officials sued to preserve evidence, with a federal judge ordering no destruction of materials.
- DHS said agents fired `defensive shots` after Pretti approached and resisted, while video shows him stepping in after an officer shoved a woman and does not clearly show a weapon.
- Some Republicans urged a full joint federal‑state probe of the shooting, Rep. Andrew Garbarino demanded DHS leaders’ testimony, and a federal court hearing is set for Monday as the Minnesota National Guard aids police.
- The shooting heightens political risk for the GOP ahead of a challenging midterm year as Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer warned Democrats would not back DHS funding, raising a January 30 shutdown risk.
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First of all, Donald Trump's government said that he was a "terrorist," but now several Republicans are demanding clarification in the Alex Pretti case, which was shot during an operation by the U.S. immigration agency. The U.S. president also expresses himself unfamiliarly distant.
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More Republicans join call for investigation into fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A growing number of Republicans are pressing for a deeper investigation into federal immigration tactics in Minnesota after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man in Minneapolis, a sign that the Trump administration’s accounting of events may face bipartisan scrutiny.
Several Republicans are once again turning against Donald Trump. After the shootings, they are now sounding the alarm that the ICE operation is going too far. Senators, governors and members of the House of Representatives are raising their voices.
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