US EditionTop White House aide Stephen Miller acknowledges possible breach of protocol before Alex Pretti’s shooting
Stephen Miller admitted an investigation is underway into whether Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis followed proper protocol during the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti.
- On Jan 27, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said officials are evaluating why Customs and Border Protection may not have followed protocol before the Jan 24 killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
- The White House said its guidance required extra personnel in Minnesota to form a physical barrier during fugitive operations, while Miller blamed false DHS claims by Secretary Kristi Noem.
- Video and body-worn camera footage show Alex Pretti unarmed before being shot, and Customs and Border Protection informed Congress that two officers fired their weapons, the notification said Tuesday.
- The administration responded by withdrawing some ICE agents and sending border czar Tom Homan to replace Greg Bovino in Minnesota, while Karoline Leavitt did not defend Stephen Miller’s earlier remarks.
- Broader scrutiny includes DHS memos instructing agents to capture protesters’ details in Minnesota and an ICE attempt to enter the Ecuadorian Consulate in Minneapolis, prompting Ecuador's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to complain.
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Republicans Aren’t Rushing to Defend Stephen Miller
Alex Brandon/APThe Trump administration’s immigration agenda is under scrutiny, and so are the officials overseeing it. That now includes Stephen Miller.Miller, the architect behind President Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration enforcement efforts, had one of the most highly criticized responses to the killing of Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday. Miller initially called Pretti a “would-be assassin” …
The Trump administration seems to have stepped on the brakes in Minneapolis following criticism of the shooting death of nurse Alex Pretti at the hands of ICE border agents. This Wednesday the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has confirmed that Border Patrol agents who shot and killed Pretti in the state city of Minnesota have been suspended from their duties. White House chief immigration adviser Stephen Miller expressed his doubts on Tuesd…
Trump’s top immigration adviser is turning on his own team after Kristi Noem pointed the finger at him for the Minneapolis fiasco
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has responded to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after she tried to blame him for the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minnesota. This blame game shows how worried senior officials are about the growing public anger. According to The Daily Beast, hours after Noem’s comments came out, Miller released a statement trying to shift blame away from himself and onto the Customs and Border Patrol …
Miller Cracks Under Pressure, Appears to Blame ICE Agents for Pretti’s Killing
Stephen Miller, the White House’s infamous immigration hardliner, finally blinked. After days of mounting outrage over the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Miller admitted Tuesday that federal agents “may not have been following” the protocol — a rare public shift that reads less like accountability and more like desperate finger-pointing. The man who once labeled Pretti a “would-be assassin” is now signaling that the deadly shootin…
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NBC NewsInside the White House in the chaotic hours after Alex Pretti's shooting
After Donald Trump and his top aides rushed to portray Alex Pretti as a “gunman,” “domestic terrorist” and “would-be assassin” in the hours after he was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents on Saturday, the president shuttled back and forth between the Oval Office and his adjacent private dining room, where he watched news coverage of the incident and fielded calls from concerned aides, lawmakers and other allies, according to two senior admi…
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