"Two of my constituents, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, were killed. They should be alive today. In fact, in one month, in the city of Minneapolis, when you look at the three fatalities that were results of shooting, two of three were committed by federal agents."
"Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez fatally shot Pretti, a Department of Veterans Affairs nurse, just weeks after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer Jonathan Ross similarly killed Good. Their deaths fueled the congressional funding fight that has led to the ongoing shutdown."
During Senate Judiciary Committee testimony, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem faced questioning about Operation Metro Surge, a January initiative that deployed thousands of immigration agents to Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Two US citizens—Renee Good and Alex Pretti, both 37 years old—were fatally shot by federal agents weeks apart. Good was killed by ICE officer Jonathan Ross, while Pretti, a VA nurse, was shot by Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and CBP officer Raymundo Gutierrez. These deaths triggered a congressional funding dispute resulting in a partial DHS shutdown. Senator Amy Klobuchar highlighted that two of three fatal shootings in Minneapolis during this period were committed by federal agents. Noem refused to apologize and reportedly characterized the victims as domestic terrorists, further distressing their families.
#dhs-operation-metro-surge #immigration-enforcement-deaths #congressional-oversight #federal-agent-accountability #government-shutdown
Read at Truthout
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]