Overview
- Judge Katherine Menendez is hearing Minnesota’s bid to scale back Operation Metro Surge, with the state and the Twin Cities seeking to reduce federal deployments and impose limits on tactics.
- President Trump said his team is reviewing the shooting, signaled agents will leave Minnesota "at some point," dispatched border czar Tom Homan to manage operations, and spoke with Governor Tim Walz.
- Verified footage shows Alex Pretti holding a phone, being subdued, and disarmed before shots were fired, contradicting DHS claims that he approached agents with a handgun.
- Minnesota officials say state investigators were initially blocked from the scene and secured a restraining order to preserve evidence; Minneapolis’ police chief said the videos "speak for themselves."
- More than 60 Minnesota CEOs urged de-escalation, while Republican figures including Sens. Thom Tillis, Susan Collins, Bill Cassidy and Gov. Kevin Stitt called for a full, transparent probe as DHS funding faces new congressional resistance.