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'Unify.' Melania Trump calls for peace in Minneapolis in rare statement

Melania Trump urged peaceful protests and national unity after federal agents fatally shot two protesters in Minneapolis amid the largest immigration enforcement operation ever.

  • On Jan. 27, First Lady Melania Trump issued a rare political statement calling for unity and urged to `Make it peaceful and without riots` on Fox & Friends.
  • After ICE descended on Minneapolis in December, protests intensified following the Jan. 7 and Jan. 24 shootings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, amid a Department of Homeland Security operation involving 3,000 agents.
  • Verified video evidence appears to contradict the official account, as Department of Homeland Security and Border Patrol said agents fired defensive shots while Alex Pretti held only a phone and was pinned without pulling a weapon.
  • Top Minnesota officials said some federal agents will leave Jan. 27, and White House border czar Tom Homan was dispatched to oversee enforcement, while Gov. Tim Walz called for impartial investigations after a productive call with Trump.
  • Legal battles and public outrage have followed, with more than 3,000 detained undocumented immigrants and judges ordering ICE director to explain due process violations.
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Melania Trump called for unity and peaceful protests following the death of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis

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US First Lady Melania Trump urged citizens to "join and protest peacefully" to lower tensions in Minneapolis.

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Melania Trump calls for unity after Minneapolis shootings in rare interview

First lady Melania Trump on Tuesday called on Americans to unify in the wake of the fatal shootings of two US citizens by federal law enforcement and widespread protests in Minneapolis this month.

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New York Post broke the news in New York, United States on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
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