US EditionTrump’s about-face in Minnesota after Pretti’s death is latest in pattern of sudden shifts
Following the fatal shooting of protester Alex Pretti, Trump replaced Minnesota immigration leadership, reducing agents and seeking cooperation with local officials amid growing bipartisan backlash.
- On Monday , President Donald Trump reassigned oversight of Minnesota immigration operations, dispatching Tom Homan to manage ICE and CBP and Greg Bovino is expected to depart.
- Video and eyewitness accounts contradicted officials' initial narrative, escalating scrutiny after Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse and U.S. citizen, was fatally shot Saturday in Minneapolis.
- Officials described a leadership shakeup and operational reset Monday after the weekend shooting, while more than 3,000 federal agents in Minneapolis outnumber the police nearly five-to-one and ICE shifted public messaging to highlight community assistance.
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Trump's about-face in Minnesota after Pretti's death latest in pattern of sudden shifts
About-face comes after the January 24 shooting death of Alex Pretti by federal agents raised doubts, including from some Republicans, over how the Trump administration has gone about aggressively deporting migrants and confronting protesters opposed to the policy.
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Trump's about-face in Minnesota after Pretti's death is latest in pattern of sudden shifts
President Donald Trump is taking a more conciliatory approach with Democratic leaders in Minnesota. This change follows the second fatal shooting of a protester by federal agents this month.
Trump’s about-face in Minnesota after Pretti’s death is latest in pattern of sudden shifts
President Donald Trump shifted toward a more conciliatory approach with Democratic leaders in Minnesota on Monday, a sudden change in tack following an outcry over the second fatal shooting of a protester by federal agents this month during the administration’s nationwide crackdown on undocumented immigrants.The about-face comes after Saturday’s shooting death of Alex Pretti by federal agents raised doubts — including from some Republicans — ove…
Trump shifts course — somewhat — in Minnesota after shooting
The NewsPresident Donald Trump is doing something in Minnesota that he’s generally avoided in his second term: shifting course on a contentious issue in the face of criticism.As US citizen Alex Pretti’s killing by federal agents rattles Republicans and emboldens Democrats to object to the Department of Homeland Security’s budget, Trump is shaking up immigration enforcement in the state and talking more about working with local officials.Trump ha…
Trump Tries to Quell Growing Backlash to Minneapolis Shooting
President Donald Trump attempted to quell growing bipartisan backlash to his immigration crackdown on Monday following a second fatal shooting by a federal agent in Minneapolis in just over two weeks. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The President announced on Truth Social that he was dispatching his border czar, Tom Homan, to Minneapolis, where he will manage Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in the city. Border Patrol comman…
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