(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…
A person was hospitalized in critical condition after being shot on Tuesday (January 27) in an incident involving US Border Patrol in southern Arizona, authorities said, according to NBC News. The shooting took place at about 7:30 am near milepost 15 on West Arivaca Road in Pima County, according to a statement from the Santa…
A Republican candidate for Minnesota governor dropped out of the race on Monday (January 26), sharply criticizing President Donald Trump’s immigration operation in the state. Chris Madel, a lawyer representing the immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good earlier this month, announced his withdrawal in a video posted on social media platform X, citing constitutional…
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…
Homeland Security officials confirmed that a suspect was fatally shot by US Border Patrol officers during a targeted operation in Minneapolis on Saturday morning (January 24). The operation, conducted around 9:05 am CT, focused on apprehending an individual wanted for violent assault, it stated. According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the suspect approached…
