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Protests against ICE continue in Minneapolis/Governor asks Trump to remove agents

2026-01-26 08:02:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Protests against ICE continue in Minneapolis/Governor asks Trump to remove

Protests continued in Minneapolis and other U.S. cities on Sunday over the fatal shooting by immigration agents of 37-year-old intensive care nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said America was at a "turning point" and reiterated calls for U.S. President Donald Trump to remove federal immigration agents from the city.

Meanwhile, Trump called on the governor to "turn over all criminal illegal aliens" incarcerated in state prisons for deportation.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara told the BBC that state officers were prevented from entering the scene by federal agents, despite having secured a search warrant.

He added that all levels of Minnesota law enforcement have been working with federal law enforcement “for several years” and that the evolving situation in Minnesota was hindering the agencies’ ability to continue such investigations. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal published Sunday, Trump signaled that he might be willing to eventually withdraw ICE agents from the Minneapolis area, but did not give a timeline.

He told the media: "At some point we're going to leave. We did, they did a phenomenal job." In the interview, the president added that his administration was "looking at everything" regarding Prett's death and said it would "come out with determination."

Lawmakers remain divided over the shooting of Prett, as well as his Second Amendment right to bear arms.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Pretti was shot because he was "brandishing" a gun. Local authorities say the gun was legally registered, he was not brandishing it and he was shot after the gun was taken from him./CNA, translated by BBC





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