The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse who was killed by federal agents in Minneapolis last weekend, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Friday. Pretti was shot Saturday following a heated confrontation between immigration …
Read More »Two Federal Officers Fired Weapons in Fatal Shooting of Alex Pretti, DHS Review finds
Two federal officers fired their weapons during the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis last month, according to a preliminary Department of Homeland Security review that was sent to congressional committees this week. The internal report, produced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Professional Responsibility, says a …
Read More »Man Arrested after Attempting to Attack Rep. Ilhan Omar at Minneapolis Town Hall
A man was arrested Tuesday night after confronting Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., at a Minneapolis town hall and attempting to spray her with a liquid substance, authorities said. The suspect, identified in the Hennepin County Jail roster as Anthony James Kazmierczak, 55, was taken into custody on suspicion of third-degree …
Read More »Fallout from Alex Pretti Killing: Trump Administration Facing Widespread Criticism
The federal killing of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis this month, captured from multiple angles by witnesses recording on their cell phones, kicked off a dizzying day here and in Washington. Democratic politicians and ordinary Americans reacted with a mix of outrage and incredulousness, backfooting the Trump administration as the …
Read More »Federal Immigration Agent Fatally Shoots Minneapolis Man, Escalating State-Federal Clash
A federal immigration agent shot and killed a 37-year-old Minneapolis man during a protest Saturday, marking the second fatal shooting involving immigration officers in the state this month and intensifying tensions between Minnesota officials and the Trump administration over aggressive federal enforcement tactics. The man, identified by family as Alex …
Read More »Tens of Thousands Gather in Downtown Minneapolis for ‘ICE Out’ Day
Tens of thousands of Minnesotans marched in downtown Minneapolis Friday in a negative 30 degree windchill to protest the federal government’s continuing surge of immigration enforcement — demanding civil rights and a withdrawal of the 3,000 officers sent here by the administration of President Donald Trump. The demonstration took place …
Read More »Federal Judge Limits Use of Force by Immigration Agents at Minneapolis Protests
A federal judge on Friday sharply limited the tactics federal law enforcement officers may use while policing protests in Minneapolis sparked by the Trump administration’s surge of immigration enforcement resources to the city. In an 83-page order, U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez barred federal agents from using pepper spray or …
Read More »Second Person in a Week Shot by Federal Immigration Agent in Minneapolis
A federal immigration agent shot a man Wednesday evening after a scuffle in north Minneapolis, drawing a crowd of protesters blowing whistles and engaging in minor skirmishes with law enforcement who deployed chemical irritants. The shooting comes one week after the killing of Renee Good by federal immigration officer Jonathan …
Read More »Career Prosecutors Resign after DOJ Declines Civil Rights Probe into Fatal Minneapolis Shooting
Several career prosecutors in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced their resignations this week after learning there would be no federal civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by a federal immigration agent, according to six people briefed on the matter. At least six prosecutors …
Read More »ICE Officer Fatally Shoots Driver Through Car Window in Minneapolis
An ICE officer fatally shot a woman driving an SUV through her car window in south Minneapolis on Wednesday morning. The deadly confrontation immediately ratcheted up the intensity of what was already a brutal crackdown on Minnesota and its immigrants by the Trump administration — and in a community with …
Read More »Trump Administration Launches Immigration Raids in New Orleans, Minneapolis
The Trump administration on Wednesday launched immigration enforcement operations in New Orleans and Minneapolis, expanding a crackdown that has been accompanied by increasingly inflammatory rhetoric from the president and heightened fear in immigrant communities. The Department of Homeland Security said the New Orleans operation was aimed at “criminal aliens roaming …
Read More »Parents of Minnesota Church Shooting Victims Urge VP Vance to Back Gun Legislation
The parents of children wounded and killed in last week’s shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church pressed Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday to move beyond condolences and support bipartisan legislation to curb gun violence. During a day of somber visits to Annunciation Catholic Church, where the attack occurred, and …
Read More »Two Children Dead in Minneapolis Church Shooting
Two children, ages 8 and 10, are dead Wednesday following a shooting at Annunciation Church in south Minneapolis, where students at the Catholic school there gathered for Mass to celebrate the beginning of the school year. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara identified the shooter as 23-year-old Robin Westman, who committed …
Read More »Justice Department Finds Civil Rights Violations by the Minneapolis Police Department and the City of Minneapolis
The Justice Department on Friday announced that the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) and the City of Minneapolis (City) engage in a pattern or practice of conduct in violation of the U.S. Constitution and federal law. Specifically, the Justice Department finds that the MPD: Uses excessive force, including unjustified deadly force …
Read More »Key races to watch in November 2 elections
In Virginia, polling shows Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin in a tight race that’s focused on abortion and schools. Also worth watching: November elections in Atlanta, Boston, Minneapolis, New Jersey and more. Terri Rupar Originally published by The 19th The year after a presidential contest is not a big one …
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