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Local Cops Hedge on Investigating Federal Agents
When ICE Agents Shoot,
Local Cops Often Step Back
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Feb 15, 2026 1:40 PM CST

When ICE Agents Shoot, Local Cops Often Step Back

Legal experts say local police have obligation to investigate shootings by feds, but it rarely happens

(Newser) - Police in one Chicago suburb were securing the scene when they decided that the one thing they wouldn't do is scrutinize the federal agent who'd just killed a man. Bodycam footage from Franklin Park, Illinois, shows then-police chief Mike Witz telling his officers last September that they wouldn'...

Alex Pretti's Parents Have a Question: Why?

Michael and Susan Pretti say their son was killed for no good reason in first major interview

(Newser) - In a Denver-area living room, a cardboard box stuffed with hundreds of letters now doubles as a counterpoint to how the Trump administration has portrayed Alex Pretti. In a detailed piece for the New York Times , Jack Healy talks with Michael and Susan Pretti less than three weeks after their...

Things Got Heated at ICE Hearing in Congress

'If you don't want to be called a fascist regime or secret police, then stop acting like one,' says Rep. Dan Goldman

(Newser) - Three men responsible for carrying out President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration testified before a House committee on Tuesday, and things sometimes got heated with Democratic lawmakers. The three were Todd Lyons, acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Rodney Scott, head of Customs and Border Protection; and Joseph...

Homan: 700 Immigration Agents to Leave Minnesota

Drawdown follows deadly operation and nationwide protests over immigration crackdown

(Newser) - Federal immigration agents are starting to leave Minnesota. Border adviser Tom Homan said Wednesday that roughly 700 federal agents will be pulled out of the state, part of a broader effort to wind down "Operation Metro Surge" in Minneapolis, which has brought more than 3,000 agents into a...

Noem Sends Body Cameras to Minneapolis DHS Agents

Move follows fatal Minneapolis ICE shootings and growing accountability demands

(Newser) - Body cameras are about to become standard gear for federal immigration officers working the streets of Minneapolis, NBC News reports. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Monday that every DHS officer in the field there will now be equipped with body-worn cameras, a move she framed on X...

DOJ Opens Civil Rights Probe Into Pretti Shooting

Deputy AG Blanche calls it a routine move

(Newser) - Federal officials are now taking a closer look at a Minneapolis shooting that had initially been left in the hands of the agency whose officers opened fire. The Justice Department on Friday said it has launched a civil rights investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents last...

Progressive Outlet Nominates Minneapolis for Nobel

The Nation says the city's response to ICE is worthy of the peace honor

(Newser) - President Trump has made no secret he'd like to win the Nobel Peace Prize. This year, however, another contender stands in direct opposition to his policies. The left-leaning magazine the Nation has nominated the city of Minneapolis for the honor. In a piece published Wednesday, the editors argue that...

Senate Democrats, Trump Agree to Fund DHS for 2 Weeks

Deal would head off partial government shutdown

(Newser) - With a partial shutdown hours away, President Trump and Senate Democrats say they have a deal to keep most of the federal government open while isolating a fight over immigration enforcement. Under the agreement, a broad spending package would be approved funding most domestic and defense agencies through September. Department...

Homan: 'Drawdown' Will Happen in Minneapolis

'I'm not here because the federal government has carried out this mission perfectly,' he says

(Newser) - "I'm not here because the federal government has carried out this mission perfectly," White House border czar Tom Homan said at a news conference in Minneapolis on Thursday. Homan, who arrived in the city after Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino was reassigned, said there is a plan...

New Video Shows Another Alex Pretti Incident With Feds

Footage shows altercation on Jan. 13, 11 days before the ICU nurse was gunned down by CBP

(Newser) - Alex Pretti was forcefully taken to the ground by federal immigration agents after kicking out the taillight of their vehicle during a Minneapolis protest 11 days before he was shot and killed by Border Patrol and Customs and Border Protection officers, videos that emerged on Wednesday show. The Jan. 13...

Springsteen Wrote a Song the Day Pretti Was Killed

'Streets of Minneapolis' blasts 'King Trump's private army from the DHS'

(Newser) - Bruce Springsteen didn't wait long to turn a Minneapolis killing into a protest song. Just days after Alex Pretti was killed by federal agents, Springsteen has released " Streets of Minneapolis ," a track that explicitly targets "Trump's federal thugs" and calls for ICE to leave the...

2 Federal Officers Involved in Pretti Shooting Are on Leave

Stephen Miller admitted agents 'may not have been following' protocol

(Newser) - The two federal officers who pulled their triggers in the Minneapolis shooting that killed Alex Pretti on Saturday are currently on paid administrative leave, NBC News reports. ABC News' sources describe this as standard operating procedure in the aftermath of an officer-involved shooting. The network quotes a Customs and Border...

Report: In Prior Run-In, ICE Left Pretti With Broken Bone

Source says he was made known to federal agents a week before his shooting death

(Newser) - Alex Pretti, the ICU nurse fatally shot by ICE agents in Minneapolis over the weekend, had broken bones from a prior run-in with the agency, CNN reports. He was reportedly tackled by agents while protesting their activities a week before his death, landing with a broken rib. It's unclear...

Democrats Say Noem Can Go 'the Easy Way or the Hard Way'

Trump defends Homeland Security chief amid bipartisan backlash

(Newser) - President Trump insisted Tuesday that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's job is safe, but even some Republican lawmakers say it's time for her to go.
  • Noem is under bipartisan fire over the killing of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse at a VA hospital, shot by a Border
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Trump: I'll Be 'Watching Over' Investigation of Pretti Killing

'I want a very honorable and honest investigation'

(Newser) - President Trump said Tuesday a "big investigation" was underway into the killing of protester and ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis. "I want to see the investigation. I'm going to be watching over it, and I want a very honorable and honest investigation. I...

Melania Trump: 'I'm Calling for Unity'

First lady urges peaceful protests after fatal immigration shootings

(Newser) - Melania Trump made a brief but rare foray into politics by weighing in on Minneapolis' unrest, reports USA Today :
  • "We need to unify," she said on Fox News Tuesday in response to a question about the violence. "I'm calling for unity. I know my husband, the
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GOP Races to Avert Shutdown Over ICE Furor

Democrats say they'll block spending deal over DHS bill as Friday deadline nears, tension grows

(Newser) - Republicans are racing against the clock to keep parts of the federal government open as a political firestorm over immigration enforcement in Minneapolis threatens to derail a key spending deal. Funding for the Pentagon, Department of Homeland Security, and other agencies runs out on Saturday, and Senate Democrats say they'...

Trump Meets With Noem for 2 Hours in Oval Office

It's part of the fast pivot on Minneapolis after the shooting of Alex Pretti

(Newser) - Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem met with President Trump in the Oval Office for two hours Monday evening, reports the New York Times . It's seen as the latest sign of Trump's quick pivot on Minneapolis after a bipartisan backlash over the shooting of protester Alex Pretti . Noem's...

Guard Members Hand Out Coffee, Donuts to Protesters

Minnesota National Guard member calls it a 'demonstration of safety and security'

(Newser) - The Minnesota National Guard showed up at an anti-ICE protest in Minneapolis on Sunday with coffee and donuts—and a message about optics. Video from the scene shows troops in bright yellow reflective vests handing out refreshments from the back of a vehicle, Fox News reports. A Guard member told...

Trump Shifts Tone on Walz After 'Very Good Call'

President also sends border czar Tom Homan to oversee ICE operations in Minnesota

(Newser) - It appears that President Trump is looking to lower the temperature on tensions in Minnesota . In a Truth Social post on Monday, Trump said he had a "very good call" with Gov. Tim Walz, adding that, "we, actually, seemed to be on a similar wavelength." As the...

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