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, President Trump replaced Minnesota immigration oversight, reducing federal agents and aiming to ease tensions with local Democrats.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump shifted to a more conciliatory approach with Minnesota Democrats following Saturday's fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse.
- Amid viral attention, officials' rhetoric intensified as senior aides labeled Pretti a "domestic terrorist," while witnesses and video evidence contradicted Greg Bovino and Kristi Noem's accounts.
- The White House sent Tom Homan to Minneapolis to manage ICE operations and mediate, while Greg Bovino is set to leave Tuesday with some Border Patrol agents amid oversight changes.
- Several Republicans criticized the operation publicly, Chris Madel quit the GOP Monday, and lawmakers called for investigations into Minneapolis incidents.
- The reversal mirrors past abrupt decisions, as observers link it to President Donald Trump's recent tariff reversal last week, while officials say lasting peace amid ongoing investigations and the Insurrection Act remains uncertain.
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University of Minnesota edits public statement about Alex Pretti after backlash
University of Minnesota leaders have tweaked their public statement about the death of Alex Pretti after online observers on both sides criticized their written response on the death of the protester at the hands of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. Pretti is a 2011 graduate of the University of Minnesota, which released a 315-word statement Jan. 24 that appeared to seek to… Source
Bozeman Daily Chronicle
ABC FOX MontanaMontanans protest ICE, Trump’s immigration policies
Members of Montana’s all-GOP federal delegation have called for an investigation into Alex Pretti’s death.
Analysis by Aaron Blake, CNN The Trump administration has pointed out a new focus on its controversial immigration offensive in Minneapolis, including the rise of border tsar Tom Homan and the marginalization of Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino. And officials have indicated that a great reason for this is that senior members of the Department of Homeland Security ruined the response to Alex Pretti's death on Saturday. The problem, according to CN…
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