US border czar Tom Homan said Thursday (January 29) that federal immigration agents in Minneapolis will pivot to more targeted operations, stepping back from sweeping street enforcement that has sparked widespread outrage and protests. Speaking at a press conference, Homan said agents would focus on immigrants with criminal records and national security risks, marking a…
(Bloomberg) — Two US Border Patrol agents involved in the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti have been placed on administrative leave, Customs and Border Protection said, as scrutiny intensifies over the Trump administration’s immigration-enforcement operations in Minnesota. The move is “standard protocol” after an officer-involved shooting, a CBP spokesperson said without providing additional details about…
Federal agents investigating the January 7 shooting in Minneapolis say the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who fatally shot Renee Good suffered internal bleeding from his encounter with her vehicle, multiple US officials told ABC News. The extent of the injuries has not been fully disclosed. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem previously confirmed the…
US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Sunday (local time) that hundreds of additional federal agents would be deployed to Minneapolis, dismissing demands from the city’s Democratic leaders to withdraw following the fatal shooting of a female protester by an immigration officer, as reported by AFP. In a series of television appearances, Noem stood…
Demonstrations are planned across the United States this weekend following the fatal shooting of Renee Good, 37, by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis, as local officials criticized federal authorities for excluding them from the investigation. Protest organizers said they expected more than a thousand demonstrations over the weekend in response to…
US Vice President JD Vance, in a press conference at the White House on Thursday, defended a federal immigration officer’s fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman, accusing “a left-wing network,” Democrats, the media and even the victim, as demonstrations over her death spread to cities nationwide, as reported by Associated Press, The vice president, speaking…
