Overview
- A preliminary CBP briefing to Congress says a Border Patrol agent and a CBP officer shot Alex Pretti during the Minneapolis operation, and the account reported by media does not state that he reached for his licensed firearm while body‑camera reviews continue.
- Under pressure from protests and political backlash, the White House ordered some federal agents withdrawn from Minneapolis, removed Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino from the mission, and assigned Tom Homan to oversee operations.
- President Trump rejected aides’ claims that Pretti was an attacker, called the killing a very unfortunate incident, pledged an investigation he said he would oversee, criticized the presence of guns at protests, and publicly supported Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
- A separate shooting in Pima County, Arizona, left one person in critical condition; the sheriff confirmed Border Patrol involvement and said the FBI is assisting as details of the incident remain unclear.
- With a funding deadline approaching, Democrats are pushing to withhold money for DHS, ICE, and CBP unless policy changes are enacted, raising the risk of a partial government shutdown.