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

[waldojabba]

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Homan didn’t answer a reporter’s question about the specific number of federal immigration agents that are currently in Minneapolis.

“There’s been some rotations,” he said.

This comes after reports that, after Gregory Bovino left the state, a number of border patrol officers were directed to also leave.

Trump’s border chief vows ‘improvements’ for ICE operations but doesn’t mention fatal shootings of US citizens – live

Border czar Tom Homan in Minneapolis says ‘no agency is perfect’ and acknowledges improvements that need to be made to federal immigration enforcement

www.theguardian.com

“The hostile rhetoric and dangerous threats must stop,” Homan said. “I said in March that if the rhetoric didn’t stop, there would be bloodshed. I wish I wasn’t right. … “If you want certain laws reformed, take it up with Congress.”

Um hello Tom ..
Rhetoric is not killing people - your people are...
and I know we are endavoring to change a few things but in the meantime.... we just need your people to follow those laws.

It seems pretty clear to me that nobody in Minnesota is on the same page as Tom .
This is the guy you send ?
FIngers Crossed that Minnesotans can get some relief from the upside down world
JMO

 

[Jade]

IMO Would Mr. Pretti have had continued employment with his current employer if this video was brought to their attention? Employers are permitted to take action on off duty conduct when it calls into question someone’s fitness for duty, particularly in roles involving vulnerable patients. Kicking , spitting at a LE vehicle and engaging in a physical confrontation with agents demonstrates a serious lapse in judgement and impulse control. We would see this again, amped up, a week later. IMO

Video shows Alex Pretti in scuffle with federal agents 11 days before his death

A newly released video shows Alex Pretti confronting federal officers on a Minneapolis street 11 days before he was fatally shot in another encounter with CBP agents, a Pretti family representative confirmed to CBS News.

www.cbsnews.com

Mr. Pretti by all comments of those who know him was an educated thoughtful, deliberate, accomplished professional who was fully sane and knowledgeable of what he was dedicated to changing. Including any drawbacks or knock backs from others.

I’m not incredulous in the least that a principled man would have such convictions of their beliefs that they would risk a mere job for the health and security of the ICE targeted humanity.

Mr. Pretti was skilled and appreciated while serving the Veterans, with great kindness they say, and would have no problem finding comparative work if it were needed.

It seems Mr. Pretti was a Federal Employee serving our countries Veterans:

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I don’t know how the VA hospitals are up there but where I live in the South conditions are not as worthy as they should be for them. So it wouldn’t be much for him to leave that service and find his choice of position that would be better paying.

It adds for me an extra level of tragedy that the Veterans who knew him are so heartbroken by the Federal agent’s actions against one of theirs.

What they fought for, our freedoms, crashing down in such an ugly manner.

It should not be surprising, albeit depressing, there’s a need for a citizen and tax payer to be willing to stand up in the United States for their humanitarian beliefs.





all imo

 

[waldojabba]

Is he suggesting that up to 12,000 people per day were crossing into Minnesota from Canada? And they need all those agents in Minnesota to secure the border.

imo

Ludicrous right?

He was just dodging the question
If this is who you send for damage control
You've missed the boat or just don't give two ---

This guy is just going to dig the hole deeper
And it may just be that is their strategy

Dig in kids

JMO

 

[Rolypolyoly]

He is going to fix the problem with the public’s help.

He is thanking Trump. Fewer women are getting raped…

Nope, dont say it Roly

 

[tlcya]

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) relished in the fact that President Donald Trump deemed him a “loser” for calling for the resignation of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
[snip]
On Wednesday, CNN’s Manu Raju informed Tillis at the Capitol.

“The president called you a loser, I believe,” Raju told the senator, who had just accused Noem and Miller of “incompetence.”

“I am thrilled about that,” he replied. “That makes me qualified to be Homeland Security secretary and senior adviser to the president.”
Republican Senator ‘Thrilled’ Trump Called Him a ‘Loser’: ‘Makes Me Qualified To Be Homeland Security Secretary’

 

[tlcya]

I think a person who felt fear in that situation had no business in a LE job.

The shooters had a job where it is important to be able to control their emotions.

If I were in the operating room while someone was having an appendix removed, I might get squeamish and pass out. That's why I'm not a surgeon.

Those shooters had no business carrying badges and guns if seeing a man with a phone and a whistle helping a bullied woman up caused them to fear for their lives. How sincerely they felt afraid is not the issue. (Trust me, my squeamishness would also be very sincere!) The issue is pros don't let stuff like that scare them.

Look at the videos from any angle. No pro should have been scared.

MOO

exactly, their fear needed to be reasonable. It is not reasonable IMO for agents to first create the conflict by physically shoving citizens and pepper spraying them, tackling them to the ground, restraining them, and then claim that same citizen was the aggressor and a danger to them because of a weapon that was never drawn or raised.

 

[Moll]

Pretti’s family confirmed it is him: https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/us/video/pretti-physical-clash-11-days-before-shooting-digvid

It’s neither here nor there to me - we know Alex didn’t do this the day he died, not that it would justify his death in any way.

But IMO there’s a chance that they targeted him the day he died and ended up killing him. Just like they knew who Miramar Martinez was and had her in their database before they shot her and bragged about the number of holes in her body.

It is in the BBC's coverage today, Ros Atkins at 12.40. But they are not giving it undue prominence, since, as you say, it does not justify or explain what happened to Alex Pretti.

Live: Tom Homan says Minnesota operation will be 'safer, by the book'

Tom Homan has been deployed after two people were shot dead by federal agents in the city in less than a month.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[JennieM]

ICE 'ends enhanced activities' in Maine, senator confirms​

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has "ended its enhanced activities in the state of Maine", according to US Senator Susan Collins.

A few days ago, the Republican senator wrote to US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem asking her to pause ICE operations in Maine and Minnesota after the death of protester Alex Pretti.

Now, writing on social media, she says an end to activities in Maine has been confirmed by Noem.

"There are currently no ongoing or planned large-scale ICE operations here," Collins says.

"I appreciate the Secretary's willingness to listen to and consider my recommendations and her personal attention to the situation in Maine."

Live: Tom Homan says Minnesota operation will be 'safer, by the book'

Tom Homan has been deployed after two people were shot dead by federal agents in the city in less than a month.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[JennieM]

Congressman says detained five-year-old 'did not look well'​

In addition to the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, ICE has been facing criticism for detaining five-year-old Liam Ramos and his father Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias.

The pair were detained in Minnesota last week, and are currently being held in a Texan detention centre.

Writing on X, Congressman Joaquin Castro says that "Liam did not look well" when he visited him yesterday.

Castro says that he has put in a request to visit the five-year-old again, adding that "my staff and I are very concerned about him".

The congressman was one of several lawmakers that visited the facility on Wednesday, speaking out against the father and son's detention, and urging the Trump administration to release them.

The Department of Homeland Security has said the pair entered the US illegally, while a lawyer for the family said they followed proper protocols to seek asylum.

Live: Tom Homan says Minnesota operation will be 'safer, by the book'

Tom Homan has been deployed after two people were shot dead by federal agents in the city in less than a month.

www.bbc.co.uk

3:18 PM / January 28, 2026

Texas Rep. Castro visits Liam Ramos and father at detention center​

Texas democratic Representative Joaquin Castro, posted on social media that he visited Liam Ramos and his father at the Dilley detention center.

Representative Joaquin Castro

Liam and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Ramos, were taken into custody in Minnesota by ICE agents earlier this month. A photo of Liam being detained sparked outrage across the nation.

CBS News exclusively reported the government could not immediately deport Liam and his father, because they have pending immigration court cases that have not been fully adjudicated. On Tuesday, a federal judge temporarily barred federal immigration officials from deporting Liam and his father.

By Chloe Rosen

Border czar Homan speaks in Minnesota: "I'm staying till the problem's gone"

Border czar Tom Homan gave his first news conference Thursday morning since arriving in Minnesota at the request of President Trump.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Marantz4250b]

This supports the information I read from experienced Law Enforcement Officers and Weapons trainers who all say that this group is untrained, undisciplined, and unfit to be carrying lethal weapons.

Devin Stone made that very point in the video he put out the other day. There is ZERO reason that ICE needs to be armed. Just because they work under Federal authority doesn't mean that they need firearms. He equated it with the government arming every postman in the country - pointless and dangerous.

Even the FBI wasn't allowed to be armed in their early days.

 

[tlcya]

Pretti’s family confirmed it is him: https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/us/video/pretti-physical-clash-11-days-before-shooting-digvid

It’s neither here nor there to me - we know Alex didn’t do this the day he died, not that it would justify his death in any way.

But IMO there’s a chance that they targeted him the day he died and ended up killing him. Just like they knew who Miramar Martinez was and had her in their database before they shot her and bragged about the number of holes in her body.

BBM, this is what concerns me. IMO Agents either shot a man who was no threat in a situation they for unknown reasons escalated due to poor training or knowledge of a lack of accountability OR they recognized him from the prior incident because he was in a database of "agitators" and he was executed purposefully.

Both possibilities are equally terrifying IMO for different reasons.

 

[tlcya]

Homan pledges to stay in Minneapolis until 'problem gone'​

Homan begins his update by saying he's been given talking points which he will read out, as he doesn't like reading speeches but doesn't want to miss anything.

He says he was called by the president on Monday and was asked to deploy. He's been on the ground for fewer than three full days.

Homan tells journalists he will stay until the "problem is gone" and they've already made a "lot of progress".

Focus is on removing 'threats from the community', says Trump's border tsar​

Homan says his task is to "regain law and order" in the city and work to "remove threats from the community".

He says President Trump has promised the American people, including Minnesota residents, that he would make their communities safe.

Homan adds that he is focused on identifying and removing immigrants that "pose a public safety threat and a national security threat".

He has met with Governor Tim Walz and local businesses and law enforcement, he says, and will continue a dialogue with each of them.

Focus is on removing 'threats from the community', says Trump's border tsar​

Homan says his task is to "regain law and order" in the city and work to "remove threats from the community".

He says President Trump has promised the American people, including Minnesota residents, that he would make their communities safe.

Homan adds that he is focused on identifying and removing immigrants that "pose a public safety threat and a national security threat".

He has met with Governor Tim Walz and local businesses and law enforcement, he says, and will continue a dialogue with each of them.

Tom Homan: Watch Trump's border tsar speak in Minneapolis as he takes over immigration crackdown

Tom Homan has been deployed after two people were shot dead by federal agents in the city in less than a month.

www.bbc.co.uk

JMO IF Homan is interested in securing public safety and removing threats from the community, he can start by removing the masked band of agents who apparently have woefully inadequate training and even less accountability who are on the federal payroll and currently occupying the state of MN. JS

 

[Marantz4250b]

Trump no longer supports the Second Amendment. moo

https://twitter.com/x/status/2016254013587734611

I agree with your opinion.

IMO, he will not see the year out and will probably not see the mid terms.

MOO, obvs.

 

[Marantz4250b]

When you are shooting to kill, what aid? IMO

Armed officers should have training in what to do when they shoot someone.

Shooting someone is not done with the primary intention of killing them. It is to immediately halt a potentially deadly attack. It likely will but death is not the immediate intention.

 

[Cryptic]

OR they recognized him from the prior incident because he was in a database of "agitators" and he was executed purposefully.

Is the prior "incident" you are referring to the one starring the ohhh so sublime and peaceful nurse armed with a pistol spitting at officers and breaking the tail light on one of their vehicles?

Armed with a pistol and kicking out tali lights may well have put him on a watch list. Thinking that if I did something similar with local police, I would be on a watch list. Then factor in that he was wearing similar clothes on both incidents.

Not buying the purposeful execution theory. Then again, I don't buy the Ashli Babbitt of the January 06 riot at the capital to be is a martyr either.

Free speech and second amendment rights aside, it looks the peaceful nurse might have been seeking a confrontation..... and he found what he was looking for- go figure.

I still currently doubt the over need to shoot him.... but my sympathy for him if fading fast.

 

[Inthedetails]

Armed officers should have training in what to do when they shoot someone.

Shooting someone is not done with the primary intention of killing them. It is to immediately halt a potentially deadly attack. It likely will but death is not the immediate intention.

Do we have a timeline of when 911 was called and by whom? I'm getting the ICE killings mixed up and have forgotten that detail.

jmo

 

[Snoopster]

Homan pledges to stay in Minneapolis until 'problem gone'​

Homan begins his update by saying he's been given talking points which he will read out, as he doesn't like reading speeches but doesn't want to miss anything.

He says he was called by the president on Monday and was asked to deploy. He's been on the ground for fewer than three full days.

Homan tells journalists he will stay until the "problem is gone" and they've already made a "lot of progress".

Focus is on removing 'threats from the community', says Trump's border tsar​

Homan says his task is to "regain law and order" in the city and work to "remove threats from the community".

He says President Trump has promised the American people, including Minnesota residents, that he would make their communities safe.

Homan adds that he is focused on identifying and removing immigrants that "pose a public safety threat and a national security threat".

He has met with Governor Tim Walz and local businesses and law enforcement, he says, and will continue a dialogue with each of them.

Focus is on removing 'threats from the community', says Trump's border tsar​

Homan says his task is to "regain law and order" in the city and work to "remove threats from the community".

He says President Trump has promised the American people, including Minnesota residents, that he would make their communities safe.

Homan adds that he is focused on identifying and removing immigrants that "pose a public safety threat and a national security threat".

He has met with Governor Tim Walz and local businesses and law enforcement, he says, and will continue a dialogue with each of them.

Tom Homan: Watch Trump's border tsar speak in Minneapolis as he takes over immigration crackdown

Tom Homan has been deployed after two people were shot dead by federal agents in the city in less than a month.

www.bbc.co.uk

quote from presser brought here for focus: Homan says his task is to "regain law and order" in the city and work to "remove threats from the community".


Shouldn't they be focused on threats TO the community? ICE/CBP have been acting as if everyone who looks a certain way is a probable threat when they are only possible threats. Often presumed guilty of some unnamed crime. IMO. More targeted and proportional action against proven serious criminals would be welcomed by all, but the net cast is way too wide, catching up many innocent people and many who don't pose a serious threat to the community. Again IMO.

And the quote by Homan about 12,000 illegal immigrants a day coming across the Canadian border into Minnesota is absolutely ludicrous. I think we can all agree with that. Why does the federal government tell so many obvious whoppers? It can only be to justify actions that aren't justifiable. Just like Trump's proven lie about the significant fentanyl risk coming from Canada. That lie was used to kick off the US tariff war. So my personal take on Homan's presser is that he is perpetuating lies by the federal government in order to foment fear.

[Source re fentanyl flow into US: How does fentanyl get into the US? ]

 

[tlcya]

Is the prior "incident" you are referring to the one featuring the ohhh so peaceful nurse armed with a pistol spitting at officers and breaking the tail light on one of their vehicles?

It looks like he very well could of been on a watch list. Then factor in that he was wearing similar clothes on both incidents.

I still currently doubt the over all legitimacy of the shooting.... but my sympathy for the peaceful nurse if fading fast.

fair enough. I don't agree with AP's behavior in the prior incident. damage to property and spitting are not peaceful behaviors. And yet whoever was dealing with him in that incident de escalated the situation and left him still alive.

As Websleuths we've had to come to an acceptance of the fact that there are very few perfect victims in this world. And yet, victims they remain under TOS.

I think society does victims a great disservice when it attempts to martyr them. It detracts from their actual humanity which is never perfect.

I steadfastly continue to believe this shooting was completely unjustified even as I wish AP had not engaged in the behaviors he appears to have in the incident that happened 11 days before he was IMO murdered.

 

[Ontario Mom]

Is the prior "incident" you are referring to the one featuring the ohhh so sublime and peaceful nurse armed with a pistol spitting at officers and breaking the tail light on one of their vehicles?

It looks like he very well could of been on a watch list. Then factor in that he was wearing similar clothes on both incidents. Not buying the purposeful execution theory. Then again, I don't buy the Ashli Babbitt is a martyr theory either.

Free speech and second amendment rights aside, it looks the peaceful nurse might have been seeking a confrontation..... and he found what he was looking for- go figure.

I still currently doubt the over all legitimacy of the need to shoot him.... but my sympathy for him if fading fast.

My sympathy level for him hasn't changed at all, and I still wish it wouldn't have come to this.
That being said, after seeing the video of the prior incident & his violent conduct, it bothers me even more that he came back with a loaded weapon. I do believe 100% that was a terrible mistake on his part.

jmo

 

[Cryptic]

My sympathy level for him hasn't changed at all, and I still wish it wouldn't have come to this.
That being said, after seeing the video of the prior incident & his violent conduct, it bothers me even more that he came back with a loaded weapon. I do believe 100% that was a terrible mistake on his part.

Well said, one can still be a victim while willingly contributing to a situation that led to being victimized.

fair enough. I don't agree with AP's behavior in the prior incident. damage to property and spitting are not peaceful behaviors. And yet whoever was dealing with him in that incident de escalated the situation and left him still alive.

As Websleuths we've had to come to an acceptance of the fact that there are very few perfect victims in this world. And yet, victims they remain under TOS.

He chose to legally arm himself , then chose to confront and provoke officers- not a good course of action with any police or law enforcement agency.

In the video, he is the only one damaging vehicles. To me, this increases the possibility that he chose to escalate things and was not acting spontaneously.

The above aside, I do agree with your point that not all victims are perfect and that a victim is a victim.