Tom Bateman
Reporting from Minneapolis

A nurse that I meet at the scene of the shooting of Alex Pretti is in tears.

"It is awful what they are doing to us," Marissa tells me through the tears, adding that she finds the situation simply "devastating".

Over the last weeks, she says the compassion from neighbours has been overwhelming and she says "everyone is coming together to keep each other safe".

When I asked her what she wants from the US president and his administration, she says she "wants them to leave them alone" but also calls for a thorough investigation of the shooting.

Everyone she knows is terrified, "no matter if you are here legally or not".

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Donald Trump says he's had a "very good" call from Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, where he says the two appear to be on a "similar wavelength".

"I told Governor Walz that I would have Tom Homan call him, and that what we are looking for are any and all Criminals that they have in their possession," Trump writes on social media.

The president says Walz was receptive to this and "was happy that Tom Homan was going to Minnesota".

"We have had such tremendous SUCCESS in Washington, D.C., Memphis, Tennessee, and New Orleans, Louisiana, and virtually every other place that we have 'touched' and, even in Minnesota, Crime is way down, but both Governor Walz and I want to make it better!" Trump adds.

Previously, Walz has urged Trump to withdraw federal agents from the state, writing: "The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now."

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The man killed in Saturday's Minneapolis shooting was 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs hospital.

Alex Pretti's parents Michael and Susan called for "the truth" to be told about their son who was shot dead in a confrontation with federal immigration officers.

Here's a reminder of what they said in a statement on Sunday.

“We are heartbroken but also very angry.

"Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital.

"Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately he will not be with us to see his impact.

"I do not throw around the hero term lightly. However his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting.

"Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly Ice thugs.

"He has his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman Ice just pushed down all while being pepper sprayed.

"Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you."

Eva Artesona
Reporting from Minneapolis

Mohamed Lowal is an architect who has lived in Minneapolis for 50 years. He came to the scene where Alex Pretti was shot to pay his respects this morning.

He says it is "just devastating and a really sad time for our community".

He views the death of Alex Pretti as "murder", calling it "senseless".

The community, Lowal says, has no trust in ICE and the federal agents deployed here. He is trying to live his life and "stand back and process the information", but says all he can think about is Pretti's parents.

Lowal says he worries about his own adult children, who are 28 and 32. The situation in Minneapolis is "very fragile at the moment", he says.

There have been two fatal shootings by US federal law enforcement in Minneapolis this month.

Alex Pretti was shot dead on Saturday, just a five minute drive away from where Renee Nicole Good was also fatally shot by federal agents.

Good was shot in the Powderhorn Park neighbourhood in Minneapolis on 7 January.

Pretti was shot near Nicollet Avenue and 26th Street in South Minneapolis on Saturday, less than two miles to the north of where Good was shot.

Trump administration shifting its messaging on fatal shootingpublished at 16:11 GMT

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Anthony Zurcher
North America correspondent

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Over the past 24 hours, Donald Trump – and his top aides – have shifted their messaging in response to the shooting death of Alex Pretti by federal law enforcement agents.

The initial administration response included accusations that Pretti was a domestic terrorist who brandished a firearm and sought to "massacre law enforcement", in the words of a statement by the Department of Homeland Security.

Senior White House adviser Stephen Miller called Pretti a "would-be assassin".

Videos of the incident show Pretti was holding a phone as he filmed agents, and he was visibly not holding a gun. Some law enforcement authorities and Republicans in Washington DC expressed growing unease with how the administration was handling the situation.

Since Sunday night, there has been a marked change in tone from the White House.

Veteran’s Affairs Secretary Doug Collins offered condolences to the Pretti family. The president posted a message on his Truth Social website calling the death "tragic" and blaming it on "Democrat ensued chaos".

This message was echoed by Vice-President JD Vance and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who said Democrats had created a "powder keg" environment.

This morning, Trump posted that he was dispatching "border czar" Tom Homan to Minnesota to direct law-enforcement efforts there – a change of face, if not necessarily policy, as the president tries to come to grips with a public mood that is rapidly souring on his immigration policies.

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As we've just heard, Donald Trump is sending the man in charge of the country's borders to Minnesota - here's a quick reminder of what we know about Tom Homan:

• The 64-year-old began his career as a New York state police officer before serving as a border patrol agent
• He was appointed to head the deportation branch of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by former President Barack Obama in 2013
• In the second week of his first presidency, Trump appointed Homan as acting director of ICE, a role he continued in until resigning in 2018
• The US president nominated Homan to become the agency's permanent director, but the Senate never voted on the nomination
• Before returning to Trump's second administration, Homan became a regular commentator on Fox News
• Upon being appointed by Trump, Homan vowed to slash federal funding to states that do not cooperate with the president's plans for mass deportations of undocumented migrants
• More recently, after the killing of protestor Renee Good in Minneapolis, Homan told CBS News that he did not want to "pre-judge" the facts but stressed "the brave men and women of ICE are heroes" and said "like all Americans, our officers have a right to self defence"

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem retains "the full trust and confidence of the president" and will continue to lead the department.

And offering more details on Tom Homan's visit to Minneapolis later today, Leavitt says in an X post that the "border tsar" will be "managing ICE Operations on the ground" in Minnesota to "continue arresting the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens".

She adds: "In addition, Tom will coordinate with those leading investigations into the massive, widespread fraud that has resulted in billions of taxpayer dollars being stolen from law-abiding citizens in Minnesota."

Leavitt says Homan is in a unique position to "drop everything and focus solely on Minnesota" and she blames "problems" there on "the lack of cooperation from state and local officials".

Jack Gallop
Reporting from Minneapolis

We're at the US District Court in downtown Minneapolis, where a federal judge is hearing arguments on whether Operation Metro Surge, the immigration operation in Minneapolis, should be temporarily halted.

Minnesota's Democratic Attorney General Keith Ellison says he will personally attend, and will argue the federal government is violating the Constitution and laws of the United States by deploying thousands of ICE agents to the state.

The state of Minnesota, and the cities of Minneapolis and St Paul, are asking US District Judge Kathleen Menendez to reduce the number of officers and agents, while allowing them to enforce immigration laws within certain limits.

Attorneys for the US Department of Justice have rejected these arguments. They've asked the judge to reject the request, saying, "Minnesota wants a veto over federal law enforcement."

The judge could issue a ruling at any time.

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Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has publicly backed the decision to send President Trump's "border czar" to Minnesota, following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents.

Trump announced earlier today on Truth Social that he would send Tom Homan to Minnesota.

Quoting his post, Noem wrote on X: "This is good news for peace, security, and accountability in Minneapolis."

She says while working for the Trump administration, Homan has helped with "wide-scale fraud investigations, which have robbed Americans" and that he will "help us to remove even more public safety threats and violent criminal illegal aliens off the of streets of Minneapolis".

Ana Faguy
Reporting from Minneapolis

People in Minneapolis are waking up and headed to work again for the first time since Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal agents.

The sombre mood remains on the streets this Monday.

While ordering a coffee this morning, I asked for a cup of water and the barista asked if I wanted ICE, when I said no he replied: "Good, that's how we like it in Minnesota, no ice".

That's been the response from locals and businesses since we've been here. You don't have to bring up the federal immigration officials' presence, it's on everyone's minds.

We're expecting to see more of that today.

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President Donald Trump is facing growing pressure from lawmakers in his own party to launch a full investigation into the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis. Here's what you need to know:

• BBC Verify analysed multiple videos showing the moments just before the shooting. They show Pretti filming ICE agents with his mobile phone. He is not visibly holding a gun in his hands. He is tackled to the ground, and an agent can be seen removing something from Pretti's waist, and he turns away holding what appears to be a pistol. Less than a second after this, an agent shoots Pretti
• State and federal authorities have given conflicting accounts of the shooting - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Pretti attended the protest "with weapons" in order to "stop a law enforcement operation"
• Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said this was "nonsense" and urged federal leadership to stop "smearing" Pretti
• Trump said his administration is "reviewing everything" and indicated that he could eventually withdraw Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from the city - but did not give a time frame for this
• He announced on Truth Social that he is sending his "border tsar" Tom Homan to Minnesota, who he says will report directly to him
• Meanwhile, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara told the BBC that state officers were blocked by federal law enforcement from attending the scene of the shooting
• Pretti's death comes less than three weeks after Renee Good was shot dead by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. A federal judge in Minnesota is set to hear arguments about whether the presence of ICE agents in the state amounts to an unconstitutional "federal invasion"

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US President Donald Trump has announced he is sending his administration's "border tsar" - Tom Homan - to Minnesota following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents.

Homan is "tough but fair" and will report directly to Trump, the president writes on Truth Social.

"He has not been involved in that area, but knows and likes many of the people there," Trump adds.

He continues that a "major investigation" is ongoing in relation to "massive 20 billion dollar" welfare fraud that he says has taken place in Minnesota.

He claims this fraud is "partially responsible" for the "violent organised protests" on the streets.

Multiple vigils were held in Minneapolis over the weekend following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti.

Lifelong resident Pege Miller, 69, was among those who gathered on Sunday afternoon to pay her respects and protest against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE).

"I'm tired of protesting," she told the BBC.

"We can't comprehend how this is happening. Why are we letting this happen?"

Demonstrators of all ages were chanting "no more Minnesota nice - Minneapolis on strike" and "ICE out now" before they began moving through the city streets.

"This is not the America I fought for," said one man the BBC spoke to, who asked not to be named.

Protests have spread to other US cities, including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Two former Democratic US presidents have spoken out about the Trump administration’s handling of federal agents, accusing the White House of perpetuating a culture of impunity.

Former President Barack Obama, and former First Lady Michelle Obama, issued a joint statement on Sunday where they described Pretti’s killing as “a heartbreaking tragedy” that should be seen as a "wake-up call" to every American.

“Many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault,” the Obamas say, as they add that ICE recruits and other federal agents are acting "with impunity".

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Former President Bill Clinton also describes the scenes in Minneapolis in recent weeks as "horrible" as "people, including children, have been seized from their homes, workplaces and the street by masked federal agents".

Now is the time to speak out, Clinton says, adding: “Over the course of a lifetime, we face only a few moments where the decisions we make and the actions we take will shape our history for years to come.

“This is one of them. If we give our freedoms away after 250 years, we might never get them back.”

Do ICE agents wear body cameras?published at 12:43 GMT

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By Lucy Gilder

After the second fatal shooting of a US citizen in Minneapolis by federal agents, we’ve been looking at the training and accountability of officers taking part in immigration enforcement.

Body-worn cameras (BWCs) record images and sound which can later be used as evidence in cases involving officers.

In March 2024, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, external, external(ICE), external said that 1,600 cameras would be deployed, external under the first phase of a pilot programme launched during Joe Biden’s presidency.

There is no regularly published data on how many ICE officers currently carry BWCs, or how frequently they’re used.

But there is some evidence suggesting the Trump administration might be trying to roll back their deployment.

On the day he returned to the White House in January 2025, Trump signed an executive order rescinding a, external 2021, external Biden-era law, external that instructed federal law enforcement agencies to ensure “Appropriate Use of Body-Worn Cameras”.

And in its budget proposal, external for the 2025-26 financial year, ICE requested 19 job cuts to its BWC programme.

The proposal does not provide a reason for this reduction.

As we've been reporting, nurse Alex Pretti was killed by Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis on Saturday.

His death comes less than three weeks after Renee Good was also shot dead in the Minnesota city by an agent with Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE).

Both agencies are part of the Department of Homeland Security, but there are also some key differences between the two:

What is ICE?

• A federal agency which enforces immigration laws and conducts investigations into undocumented immigration
• It also plays a role in removing undocumented immigrants from the US
• Typically, ICE operates inside the US, with some staffing abroad. It was formed as part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, a response to the terror attacks on 11 September 2001

What is Border Patrol?

• The US Customs and Border Protection agency, which is also part of DHS, is tasked with patrolling the US borders and enforcing immigration laws at and between ports of entry
• It also sometimes takes part in immigration raids with ICE

• However, these roles have become increasingly blurred as the Trump administration pulled agents from a range of federal law enforcement agencies to participate in immigration enforcement

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A federal judge in Minnesota is set to hear arguments about whether ICE agents' presence in the state amounts to an unconstitutional "federal invasion".

The US state sued the Trump administration in federal court in the days following the death of Renee Good in an attempt to block a surge of federal immigration agents into the state.

The lawsuit, which the Trump administration has branded "baseless", asks a federal court to declare the deployment illegal.

Trump's team has argued that the operation is fully legal, and that it is up to the federal government to decide when and how to enforce federal laws.

Minnesota's Attorney General Keith Ellison says the deployment has violated the state's "sovereign authority to protect the health and well-being" of its residents.

Attention on the decision has intensified following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti on Saturday - the second US citizen to be shot dead by federal agents this month.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara says he requested that state law enforcement attend the scene of the shooting of Alex Pretti "immediately" after hearing the news of his killing.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, who O'Hara requested attend, is the "state level investigative agency that investigates all police-related shootings in this state", he says.

They did respond, but O'Hara says they were refused access to the scene by federal law enforcement, even after securing a state search warrant to investigate the scene.

Jack Grey
Live reporter

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Since Trump began his second term as US president, he has significantly expanded the budget and mission of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), following through on a central promise in his election campaign.

Here's a timeline of some key events of ICE's presence in Minneapolis:

3 December - US President Donald Trump says Somali immigrants should "go back to where they came from" ahead of an enforcement operation in Minnesota's large Somali community.

5 December - ICE announces it has arrested some of the "worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens" in Minneapolis under what it calls "Operation Metro Surge".

22 December - An ICE agent fires two shots at the car of an "undocumented immigrant from Cuba" who struck an agent with their car while attempting to flee, according to the Department of Homeland Security. No one was seriously injured.

6 January - The Trump administration prepares to deploy as many as 2,000 federal agents and officers to the Minneapolis area for a sweeping crackdown.

7 January - Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, is shot dead by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis, sparking widespread protests. Federal officials said Good had tried to run over immigration agents with her car but the city mayor said the agent who shot her had acted recklessly.

14 January - Venezuelan national Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis is non-fatally shot in Minneapolis during an arrest by federal agents, who say he resisted and began to "violently assault" the agents.

24 January - US citizen Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse, is shot dead by a federal agent in Minneapolis, leading to conflicting reports between state and federal authorities about the reasons why.

25 January - Trump does not answer if he believes the officer that shot Pretti did the right thing, and says his administration is “reviewing everything". He adds that he doesn't like when someone goes to a protest with a "fully loaded gun" - but local authorities say the firearm was legally registered and Pretti was shot after it was removed.