US EditionThe Memo: Minneapolis Trauma Shifts the Politics of Immigration
Alex Pretti was shot 10 times by federal agents after his legal firearm was confiscated while he tried to assist during an ICE operation, sparking protests nationwide.
- On Tuesday, nurses from across the nation marched in Oakland and held vigils at the San Francisco VA hospital and VA facility in Santa Rosa for Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse killed in Minneapolis.
- Cell phone footage captured by Stella Carlson shows Pretti's legal firearm was confiscated before he was killed, contradicting claims by Kristi Noem, Department of Homeland Security Secretary, and Stephen Miller, Homeland Security adviser.
- On the ground, one agent's weapon appears to discharge before two federal officers shot Pretti at least ten times; about eight officers surrounded him while a physician said agents blocked first aid and noted multiple wounds.
- Apple CEO Tim Cook told staff he is 'heartbroken' and urged de-escalation, writing `I believe America is strongest when we live up to our highest ideals... and when we embrace our shared humanity`, and CEOs of Minnesota-based companies including 3M demanded `immediate de-escalation of tensions`.
- The Trump administration has deployed nearly 3,000 federal agents in Minnesota, and White House officials say three federal probes are underway while Minnesota state agencies were reportedly barred from investigating.
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The Memo: Minneapolis trauma shifts the politics of immigration
Public outrage over the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis is scrambling the politics of immigration. The Trump administration’s initial reaction to the Pretti killing, in particular, sparked something akin to a national crisis, with massive uproar, hastily arranged protests and criticism coming even from some conservative quarters. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.)…
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East Bay TimesBouie: Minneapolis may be Trump’s Gettysburg
It was clear after the killing of Renee Good on Jan. 7 that “Operation Metro Surge” — the Trump administration’s pretextual immigration crackdown in Minnesota — was a failure. Far from cowing the people of Minneapolis, Good’s death at the hand of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer stiffened their resolve and led even more Minnesotans to join the fight against the president’s masked paramilitaries. A less fanatical White House might h…
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