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

[BeginnerSleuther]

Scapegoats r us!

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

MOO.

 

[iamshadow21]

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

They may have well just said that he's decided to leave to 'spend more time with his family'. It is fooling nobody that this isn't a gesture to punish him, personally, and pacify the increasingly broad, bipartisan vocal criticism of this whole mess.

But this is much, much bigger than one man, and I hope that isn't forgotten. This isn't a consequence of resounding impact, it is a distraction.

MOO

 

[BeginnerSleuther]

Kristi Noem called to testify at US Senate in March​

A spokesperson for Chuck Grassley, Republican senator from Iowa, says Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in March.

"Noem is expected to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 3rd for one round of questioning, with each senator allotted 10 minutes for questions," the spokesperson told CBS News, the BBC's US partner.

Live updates: Border Patrol commander 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

If she was running a company in which there were this many errors and loss of trust, she would have been terminated. Can't believe they're giving her until March to get her story together on this disaster.

MOO.

 

[Maat99]

IMO ICE Operations need to switch tactics. These trained agitator activists are amping up and becoming more dangerously organized. They need to minimize apprehensions in crowds where bystanders think they’re the main character and wanting their viral moment. Pick ground, tighten parameters, control distance, move fast, keep it clean, keep it boring, take people into custody where there’s limited audience and chaos. These apprehensions are turning into street spectacles. You are no longer running an operation you’re managing bad actors( many violent - one biting the finger tip off an agent), and plenty of them. Lean heavier on technology (facial recognition, lic plate readers, social media monitoring, skip tracing) get in, get out. Slow is smooth, fast is smooth.

For the love of God, give the DHS Security a strict script to stick too. The instant inflammatory remarks don’t help. Your agents are beyond over it.

You know who didn’t get shot by federal agents this past weekend? Me.

IMO

Here are right wing demonstrators protesting Covid restrictions in Michigan. And some conservative armed protesters in Georgia. I can find many other examples with a quick google search. You know who didn’t get shot by federal agents? These guys. I wonder why?

Whitmer 'very disappointed' after Michigan panel delays move to ban guns from Capitol

The state is looking at the issue after armed protesters against the governor's stay-home order entered the building.

www.nbcnews.com

https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2020-09-22/the-problem-with-militias-and-the-constitution

 

[Ruminations]

I see this being said a lot, that these are trained agitators or paid agitators. Do you have an MSM link that supports this? And not just someone in the Trump administration or in media stating that’s what they are. Do you know the names of the persons or companies that fund their training? Who puts on the training? How does one sign up? Where is the training held? What does the training consist of? How long is the training? Are there any prerequisites that have to be fulfilled before participating in the training? Was Alex Pretti a trained agitator?

Please, I want to know,

It's an urban legend.

MOO

 

[BeginnerSleuther]

So it will be interesting to see if Minnesota and Minneapolis follow suit and give ground as well. Let us hope so.

I consider Minneapolis to be the victim so hope they don't give anything.

MOO.

 

[seasideForest]

italian journalists were threatened by ICE too. another case of ICE getting violent when someone wants to document what is happening.

ICE-agenten bedreigen RAI-journalisten in Minneapolis: "We gaan je raam inslaan" | VRT NWS: nieuws

Altijd op de hoogte van het laatste nieuws uit binnen- en buitenland dankzij de betrouwbare en diepgaande berichtgeving van VRT NWS.

www.vrt.be

I was wondering when reports of journalists being threatened were going to appear. Especially foreign journalists. Here we are.

I believe that threatening foreign journalists is an additional step, a ramp-up shall we say, because it could begin to annoy foreign governments or foreign "interferers". Easier to keep threatening or even harassing behaviour on own people. JMO

Edited for clarity.

 

[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

 

[Ruminations]

I asked the AI. It confirms that this exists. And gave the name of a website (crowds on demand)

Absurd.

So, who demands the crowds and pays them?

 

[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.