Overview
- On Fox & Friends, the First Lady urged demonstrators to “protest in peace” and said the president had a “great call” with Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey about de‑escalation.
- Protests intensified after ICU nurse Alex Pretti was shot by a Border Patrol agent on Jan. 24, the second fatal encounter this month after the Jan. 7 killing of Renée Good.
- Federal officials said shots were fired defensively and alleged Pretti had a handgun, while bystander videos and family statements dispute that account and show him holding a phone.
- President Trump has sidelined Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino and dispatched border czar Tom Homan to oversee ICE operations on the ground in Minnesota.
- Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have sued DHS, and a federal judge is considering whether to temporarily suspend parts of the immigration crackdown.