MINNEAPOLIS – The city of Minneapolis remains on edge days after federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti over the weekend.
Pretti, 37, was an ICU nurse and was shot and killed in the city, sparking numerous protests and calls for the Trump administration to dial back its immigration enforcement presence in the city.
On Monday, it was revealed that Tom Homan, President Donald Trump’s “border czar,” would head to the Twin Cities to take direct control of the immigration enforcement effort, all while the White House seeks to distance Trump from the characterizing of events that led to Pretti’s death.
Shortly after Pretti was killed, Deputy White House chief of staff Stephen Miller labeled him “an assassin” who “tried to murder federal agents.” When asked about the comment during a briefing Monday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stressed that Trump hadn’t used such words.
Leavitt also said she “not heard the president characterize” Pretti as a domestic terrorist, a label Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem used a day earlier.
The White House’s seeming retreat comes as a growing number of Republicans call for a deeper investigation into Pretti’s killing, a sign that the Trump administration’s accounting of events may face bipartisan scrutiny.
All the while, the tension in the Twin Cities following the shooting has not eased.
Overnight Sunday and into Monday morning, protests continued along with moments of unrest, as anger, fear, and uncertainty continue to grip the city.
Protesters gathered outside a hotel where federal agents were believed to be staying, demanding answers following Pretti’s death.
“I’m hurt by what’s happening,” Leslie, a finance student who participated in the protests, told NBC Chicago.
At the same time, additional videos of the shooting have continued to emerge. The Department of Homeland Security says that it is in possession of body-camera footage from agents involved in the shooting, and that they are reviewing that video as part of an investigation with the FBI and other agencies.
Witness footage appears to show moments leading up to the fatal shot and raises questions about the federal government’s account.
In the videos, Pretti is seen recording with his phone and assisting a woman in the street when masked federal agents surround him.
He is first pepper sprayed, then taken to the ground. Seconds later, agents shot and killed him.
While the investigation continues, White House officials have continued to accuse Democrats, including Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, of exacerbating tensions and paving the way for violence in the city.
“Democrat leaders in Minnesota with sanctuary city policies have actively defied federal immigration law and the will of the people, and as a result of that defiance, two Minnesotans have tragically lost their lives on the streets of Governor Tim Walz’s state,” Leavitt said Monday.
Over the weekend, Attorney General Pam Bondi outlined what she said Minnesota must do to comply with federal authorities, including turning individuals with criminal records, requiring state and local agencies to cooperate with ICE and other agencies, and to turn over voter roll data to federal officials.
Minnesota law limits cooperation between local police and federal immigration enforcement, the subject of criticism from the Trump administration.
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