Overview
- Customs and Border Protection confirmed two Border Patrol agents involved in Alex Pretti’s killing were placed on administrative leave under standard protocol.
- A preliminary DHS report to Congress says two officers fired during a physical struggle with Pretti, undercutting earlier claims that he was brandishing a weapon.
- Newly published Jan. 13 video shows Pretti yelling at officers, spitting and kicking a federal vehicle with a pistol visible in his waistband, which investigators are reviewing as the family says it does not justify the Jan. 24 shooting.
- After replacing field commander Greg Bovino, Tom Homan outlined a shift to targeted arrests tied to a criminal nexus and floated a drawdown contingent on local cooperation, as ICE circulated guidance to avoid engaging “agitators” and to better document arrest commands.
- Nationwide protests and a planned ‘blackout’ gained traction as courts ordered refugee releases and lawmakers advanced a funding deal that keeps DHS on a two‑week stopgap while negotiating new guardrails, with bipartisan calls intensifying for Secretary Kristi Noem to step down.