MN - Alex Pretti dead after Minneapolis shooting involving immigration agents, US media report, January 24, 2026

[keek]

Scapegoats r us!

Believe nothing. IMO

 

[nao]

Moo...I am pretty confident there are paid agitators. But they often the work for the other side. To make the protesters look like the problem. And some folks will protest anything for free...they just like getting rowdy...moo

 

[Inthedetails]

Noem should be next. Gut and revamp the whole thing.

MOO.

How can she stay in her position given that she lied so blatantly and has been completely discredited. She has lost the confidence of the American people, across party lines.

It's crazy she hasn't stepped down or been removed yet. imo

jmopinion

 

[JennieM]

37m ago

Border patrol commander Gregory Bovino removed from his role - report​

Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role as border patrol “commander at large,” The Atlantic reports.

According to the magazine, Bovino will return to his previous job in El Centro, California, where he is expected to retire soon, citing a homeland security official and two people with knowledge of the removal.

Minneapolis mayor says some federal agents will begin to leave on Tuesday amid growing anger over Alex Pretti death – live

Jacob Frey adds that he will meet border czar Tom Homan; Donald Trump described their call as ‘very good’, claiming ‘lots of progress’ was made

www.theguardian.com

 

[mickey2942]

"Peaceful Protest", Yes. Bringing a gun to a "Peaceful Protest'. No.

 

[JennieM]

White House sidelines Bovino amid fallout from fatal shootings​

Anthony Zurcher
North America correspondent

In the immediate aftermath of Alex Pretti’s shooting by federal law enforcement agents, Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino was characteristically bombastic in his comments and actions.

He said it looked like Pretti wanted to “massacre law enforcement”. His agents quickly distributed a photograph of Pretti’s handgun, implying that alone was grounds for the use of deadly force. Local law enforcement accused Bovino’s Border Patrol agents of failing to secure evidence and refusing to cooperate with their investigation into the shooting.

[…]

As with the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis weeks earlier, the president may have sensed the initial message from his officials was out of step with the public – and contradicted by ample video evidence.

Now Bovino is out – reassigned to other duties, according to US media partner CBS News. His exit comes as the White House has shifted how it is responding to fallout from Pretti’s death, which has included criticism not just from the president’s political opponents but from within law enforcement and his own party.

Tom Homan, Trump’s “border czar” is now handling all facets of the Minnesota operation and reporting directly to the president. Homan, while still an advocate of Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement policies, has more experience navigating American politics and is more measured in his public statements.

The confrontation and conflict that has engulfed Minneapolis may not be over, but with Bovino sidelined, the administration may be looking for a way to turn down the heat.

Live updates: Border Patrol chief to leave Minneapolis as Trump deploys new official

Gregory Bovino will leave the city as Trump orders in 'border tsar' Tom Homan, as calls grow for an independent investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[JennieM]

1m ago
Republican senator John Curtis said he supports an independent investigation into the shooting of a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis, joining a slew of other GOP lawmakers pressing for a deeper probe into the tactics executed by federal immigration agents.

“We must have a transparent, independent investigation into the Minnesota shooting, and those responsible—no matter their title—must be held accountable,” said the Utah senator in a post on X. “Officials who rush to judgment before all the facts are known undermine public trust and the law-enforcement mission.”

He added: “I disagree with Secretary Noem’s premature DHS response, which came before all the facts were known and weakened confidence.”

Curtis says he plans to work with senators from both parties to push for oversight and transparency, supporting senator Rand Paul’s call “for leaders of these operations to testify, so trust can be restored and justice served.”

Minneapolis mayor says some federal agents will begin to leave on Tuesday amid growing anger over Alex Pretti death – live

Jacob Frey adds that he will meet border czar Tom Homan; Donald Trump described their call as ‘very good’, claiming ‘lots of progress’ was made

www.theguardian.com

 

[Yellowbelly]

Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role as Border Patrol “commander at large” and will return to his former job in El Centro, California, where he is expected to retire soon, according to a DHS official and two people with knowledge of the change.

Greg Bovino Loses His Job

The Border Patrol chief has been ousted from his role as “commander at large,” and will return to El Centro.

www.theatlantic.com

Saturday = hubris

Monday = nemesis

 

[BeginnerSleuther]

Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role as Border Patrol “commander at large” and will return to his former job in El Centro, California, where he is expected to retire soon, according to a DHS official and two people with knowledge of the change.

Greg Bovino Loses His Job

The Border Patrol chief has been ousted from his role as “commander at large,” and will return to El Centro.

www.theatlantic.com

I've never been happier to see Trump say "you're fired!"

MOO.

 

[Charlot123]

I think they’re being a bit ‘smarter’ about this one. Jonathan Ross’ identity was found out because Noem said the officer had been involved in a dragging incident in x month, and it turned out there was only one such incident at that time.

I think that it was more planned. Noem blabbered something but it was missed. The next day Vance repeated it. JMO, it was a planned leak, and for several reasons. One: the internet people started posting the names of other agents in Minnesota, and that probably concerned DHS. Also, Ross was granted federal immunity, then his name was “accidentally leaked” and now the litigation is moved to the civil court.

It was an isolated case then, but now it seems to be more of a system error.

I strongly suspect that Ross is way more trained if compared to these border patrol agents. The video of Pretti execution is appalling per se, but it also demonstrates profound lack of agents’ professionalism. A civilian is killed, and one of them claps his hands? It is border patrol. We, the citizens who like to travel, communicate with such people?

So: I am a civilian who has no clue how the security system works. But for me, it would seem reasonable if after a fast inner investigation DHD releases the names. They are not bound to protect a few bad apples, after all.

 

[Rolypolyoly]

I've never been happier to see Trump say "you're fired!"

MOO.

I'd be even happier if someone said it to him

 

[BeginnerSleuther]

How can she stay in her position given that she lied so blatantly and has been completely discredited. She has lost the confidence of the American people, across party lines.

It's crazy she hasn't stepped down or been removed yet. imo

jmopinion

She could run a Master Class in failing up, IMO.

 

[BeginnerSleuther]

"Peaceful Protest", Yes. Bringing a gun to a "Peaceful Protest'. No.

He had every right to carry a gun wherever he went, per the Constitution.

 

[BayouBelle_LA]

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There’s this -

Exclusive | Here’s who’s really behind the Minneapolis ICE resistance movement

Minnesota-based anti-Israel and radical leftists groups are leading the resistance against ICE.

nypost.com

 

[Charlot123]

There seems to be confusion over the behavior of people protesting, filming and yelling at ICE.

I would hope ICE is held to the same standard as LE. Real LE know that the constitution protects citizens' rights to free speech, bear arms and film watch talk etc.

Although I don't agree with the actions I am an American citizen and have the right to name call, swear, film and protest the actions or lack of actions from LE and certainly agents hired to come in my community acting unprofessional ways. Properly trained agents know to not retaliate to words and gestures. The one thing I can't do is touch them.

IMO if the shooters had video it would be playing non stop from the WH. If we never see AP phone video I will wonder just how much incriminating the video must be.

IMO it was very wreckless for the Trump administration (JD and Miller) to tell these agents they had immunity. It only emboldened them push back harder and kill this man.

This can stop but many Americans will have to stand up for our rights.

Nobody has the right to touch me, much less knock me down or kill me because I'm filming or running my mouth because I do not agree.

IMO these agents were poorly trained and seemed to have zero inclination of what to do if they didn't get their way.

The protesters, however, need to see that people among them are not inebriated or plain mental cases. I saw a video from Friday post-protest evening when a clearly drunk woman was yelling something at a group of protesters going home. Let us be fair: all protests have a certain percentage of people drunk, especially in cold weather. I have seen the trend a lot, and not only in the US. But they are the weak links, and this is how protests might turn violent. So: not my right to tell the Minnesotans how to do it, but maybe they should warn people to not show up drunk or obviously high?

So far, all in all, they have been amazingly organized and my heart goes out to them. Stay warm!

 

[Charlot123]

There’s this -

Exclusive | Here’s who’s really behind the Minneapolis ICE resistance movement

Minnesota-based anti-Israel and radical leftists groups are leading the resistance against ICE.

nypost.com

With all my respect, the article reads as if the groups behind the protests are radical leftists and anti-Israeli and that they are financed by George Soros…

Not to mention that Soros is 95, but George Soros (Gyorgy Schwartz) is a Hungarian-born Jew who survived the Nazi occupation.

Why the heck should he finance anti-Israeli groups?

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[Inthedetails]

White House allies are increasingly blaming one person for the chaotic fallout of the Trump administration’s crackdown in Minneapolis: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

The thrusts of the criticism are familiar, that Noem rushed to the cameras too quickly and sabotaged any independent probe into Saturday’s fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents. But this time, they’re occurring more publicly, as the White House takes steps to revisit its strategy in Minneapolis.....

Noem, meanwhile, has focused on using social media to project an image of exceedingly aggressive immigration enforcement.....

Noem has said little since Trump distanced himself from the shooting on Sunday night, but she praised Trump’s decision to send Homan to Minneapolis in a social media post on Monday.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/26/kristi-noem-scrutiny-minneapolis-shootings-00748618

 

[Herat]

37m ago

Border patrol commander Gregory Bovino removed from his role - report​

Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role as border patrol “commander at large,” The Atlantic reports.

According to the magazine, Bovino will return to his previous job in El Centro, California, where he is expected to retire soon, citing a homeland security official and two people with knowledge of the removal.

Minneapolis mayor says some federal agents will begin to leave on Tuesday amid growing anger over Alex Pretti death – live

Jacob Frey adds that he will meet border czar Tom Homan; Donald Trump described their call as ‘very good’, claiming ‘lots of progress’ was made

www.theguardian.com

El Centro ?

Back to walk the Mexican border fence.

 

[Ruminations]

"Peaceful Protest", Yes. Bringing a gun to a "Peaceful Protest'. No.

I'm sorry, but nobody had to know that this man had his fully permitted handgun.

He did not take it out.

He did not reach for it.

What he did do is try to assist someone pushed and peppersprayed.

He was jumped and tackled and manhandled when the border patrol agents found his gun. It was none of their business what was in his holster. But they found it. Took it. Then shot him when the gun was in their possession.

Nothing Alex Pretti did with that gun was illegal.

He was a very peaceful man by every report.

MOO

 

[JennieM]

35m ago
CNN is reporting that border patrol official Gregory Bovino’s access to his social media accounts was suspended.

The move comes after Bovino responded to posts about the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti over the weekend, accusing Pretti of assaulting immigration agents before he was shot dead. Bovino’s claim has not been supported by videos of the killing on Saturday.

An official for the Department of Homeland Security said earlier today that Bovino has not been removed from his duties after reports saying otherwise.

Minneapolis mayor says some federal agents will begin to leave on Tuesday amid growing anger over Alex Pretti death – live

Jacob Frey adds that he will meet border czar Tom Homan; Donald Trump described their call as ‘very good’, claiming ‘lots of progress’ was made

www.theguardian.com