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Trump Sends Border Czar Tom Homan to Minnesota as Videos Challenge ICE Account in Alex Pretti Killing

Federal investigators are reviewing the case, with Minnesota officials seeking authority for an independent state probe.

Overview

  • President Trump spoke with Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, as the White House framed the shooting as a tragedy and pressed for broader local cooperation on immigration enforcement.
  • Walz said Trump agreed to consider reducing the number of federal agents in Minnesota and to discuss ensuring the state can conduct its own investigation into the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renée Good.
  • KRDO/CNN reporting says Border Patrol leader Gregory Bovino and some agents are expected to depart Minneapolis as Homan becomes the on‑the‑ground point of contact, highlighting internal disputes over tactics and messaging.
  • Social media videos show Pretti on the ground and apparently disarmed, contradicting DHS statements that agents fired defensive shots after he posed a threat with a loaded weapon.
  • A federal judge ordered FBI, DOJ and DHS to preserve all evidence, protests continue in Minneapolis, and human‑rights groups including Amnesty International are demanding accountability and congressional oversight of ICE.