Border patrol chief and other agents to leave Minneapolis
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Anger and disbelief are rippling through the small town of Froid after U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a well-known business owner, youth coach, and father of four on a federal immigration warrant.
People who study the Border Patrol say it continues to be less well prepared than big city police for handling crowds and situations involving protesters, some of whom are legally armed.
The crackdown in Minnesota and the deadly shootings of two U.S. citizens are raising questions about the tactics used by federal immigration agents. Amna Nawaz discussed that with former U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske.
Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino told CNN this morning that Alex Pretti, a man shot and killed by federal agents yesterday in Minneapolis, put himself in a dangerous situation while carrying a loaded gun.
Tom Homan is headed to Minnesota after the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in an encounter Saturday with federal agents deepened outrage over the Trump administration’s surge, part of its nationwide immigration enforcement agenda.
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Gregory Bovino relieved as Border Patrol commander-at-large
Border czar Tom Homan is heading to Minneapolis and will meet with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Tuesday.
Current and former officials describe growing frustration and disillusionment with the Trump administration’s approach, even as they support the goal of immigration enforcement.
In Madison, Oshkosh, Superior and elsewhere, protesters spoke out against federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis.
Minneapolis Mourns ICU Nurse Killed by a Border Patrol Agent as a Warmhearted Neighbor and Caregiver
Family members say the man who was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an intensive care nurse at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset