A federal judge Katherine M. Menendez on Saturday said she will not stop US President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota and the Twin Cities. She rejected a request for a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit filed earlier this month by state Attorney General Keith Ellison and the mayors of Minneapolis and St. According…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is auditing the employment records of at least two Minneapolis-area businesses. The audits are taking place against a backdrop of heightened conflict in Minnesota over increased federal immigration enforcement and the fatal shooting of two US citizens Renne Good and Alex Pretti this month, incidents that have ignited protests…
Tom Homan, US President Donald Trump’s border czar, said Thursday that he was working to restore law and order and noted that the president had recognized the need for improvements in immigration operations following chaos in Minneapolis after two protesters, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, were killed by federal agents this month. He promised that…
Federal immigration agents involved in the killing of 37‑year‑old US citizen Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday have been placed on administrative leave amid public outrage, MS NOW reported. His death came less than three weeks after Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was also killed on January 7 by an ICE agent…
Late-night television hosts in the United States have reacted with shock and anger to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse from Minneapolis who was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent on the weekend of 24–25 January. Jimmy Kimmel breaks down over Pretti shooting On their shows on January…
While US federal investigators maintain that Alex Pretty was armed during a fatal confrontation with Border Patrol in Minneapolis, contrasting video evidence, eyewitness reports, and family testimony have cast doubt on that narrative. Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse and an American citizen, was killed on Saturday during what authorities labeled a “targeted” immigration operation in…
A federal judge in Minnesota has issued a temporary restraining order against the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), barring federal officials from destroying or altering evidence related to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on January 24, 2026. The order was granted late Saturday at the request of the Minnesota Bureau of…
A witness to the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis man by a Border Patrol agent said in newly filed court documents that he did not see the man brandish a weapon and that federal agents failed to render first aid after the shooting, according to a sworn declaration reviewed by USA TODAY. The declaration was…
Minneapolis authorities are investigating reports of a possible shooting involving federal law enforcement in the city’s Whittier neighborhood early Saturday morning. The City of Minneapolis confirmed on X that it is aware of reports of a shooting involving federal agents near 26th Street West and Nicollet Avenue and is working to verify additional details. Officials…
Days after Renee Good’s killing, a federal officer shot a person in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle while trying to make an arrest Wednesday, federal officials said, as reported by Associated Press. The shooting took place about 4.5 miles (7.2 kilometers) north of where an immigration agent…
