ICE protests

Outrage over Minnesota killings of citizens by federal agents grows; NRA, politicians on left and right weigh in

By Miriam Raftery

Screenshot from bystander’s video:  Border Patrol agent takes aim at Alex Pretti, a VA nurse who was shot nine times at point-blank range, after agents took the holstered gun he was lawfully carrying.

January 28, 2026 (San Diego) – The fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis by ICE and Border Patrol agents have sparked outrage nationwide, after numerous bystander videos sharply contradict Trump officials’ claims about the shootings.


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