US EditionSunday Shows Preview: New Minneapolis Shooting Inflames Tensions; Congress Faces Funding Deadline
The second fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis this month fuels protests and political clashes amid the Trump administration's intensified immigration enforcement efforts.
- On Saturday, federal agents shot and killed 37-year-old Pretti in Minneapolis, the second ICE-linked death this month amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
- The Trump administration's deportation push met organised resistance from local activists as Anti-ICE activists in the Twin Cities had been organised before the weekend, with Minnesota Ice Watch amplifying calls to "shoot ICE" online.
- Minneapolis' streets briefly devolved into a war zone after news of the death, as viral video footage circulated but the full picture of Alex Pretti's final moments remains murky.
- Conservatives urged invoking the Insurrection Act after the shooting, which would allow President Donald Trump to send troops into Minnesota, while Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General, vowed a court challenge.
- Analysts warn the situation could worsen and spread beyond Minneapolis as the Trump administration's actions generate more viral confrontations, while national observers note partisan allegiances may scramble, including shifts from Gun Owners of America.
92 Articles
92 Articles
Trump knows who to blame for 2 American citizen deaths in Minnesota: ‘Democrat ensued chaos’
The fatal shooting of a Minneapolis protester by a federal immigration officer touched off a fierce national debate and prompted some fellow Republicans to question President Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration crackdown, but the president on Sunday night continued to blame Democratic officials. After remaining relatively quiet on Sunday, the Republican president in two lengthy social media posts said that Democrats had encouraged people to obs…
Tensions continued to rise in Minneapolis after Alex Pretti's death on Saturday, January 24, shot dead by federal anti-immigration police officers. He is the second victim of the ICE in less than a month in Minnesota City. In this context, several infox driven by pro-Iranian accounts circulate on social networks, including false graffiti echoing violent protests in Iran.
Second Minneapolis death intensifies pressure on Trump
The Trump administration faced intensifying pressure Sunday over its mass immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, after federal agents shot dead a second US citizen and graphic cell phone footage again contradicted officials' immediate description of the incident. Federal agents on Saturday morning shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, while scuffling with him on an icy roadway in the Midwestern city, less than three weeks after an…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 48% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
