Overview
- Homeland Security officials confirmed the two Border Patrol agents who fired their weapons have been placed on administrative leave.
- A DHS summary to lawmakers says two officers opened fire during a struggle but stops short of stating Pretti displayed his legally carried firearm.
- Operations in Minnesota are being recalibrated under Tom Homan, with internal ICE guidance directing officers to avoid engaging “agitators” and to focus on targets with a criminal nexus.
- FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau is reviewing Signal group chats that tracked federal agents’ movements in Minnesota.
- Newly surfaced videos show Pretti clashing with agents 11 days before his death, as protests, evidence‑preservation orders, and bipartisan calls for independent investigations intensify.