"The White House's socalled border czar struck a noticeably softer tone than his predecessor, Gregory Bovino, and told reporters in a flat, measured voice that federal authorities who have deployed 3,000 agents across the Midwestern state are working on a drawdown. The announcement is unlikely to stop Minneapolis and other cities nationwide from taking to the streets on Friday to protest Trump's campaign of terror against migrants."
"The problem escalated dramatically after the fatal shooting last Saturday of a Minneapolis nurse, Alex Pretti, by Border Patrol agents. He was the second U.S. citizen killed during the Minneapolis uprising, following the death of poet Renee Good on January 7 at the hands of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent. Footage of both incidents has fueled resistance in Minneapolis and in neighboring St. Paul, a metro area of 3.7 million people."
Federal immigration operation in Minneapolis deployed about 3,000 agents and provoked deadly confrontations, including the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti and the earlier death of poet Renee Good. Graphic footage of both incidents intensified protests in Minneapolis and St. Paul and caused some supporters to recoil from enforcement tactics. The White House sent border czar Tom Homan, who signaled a measured approach and said federal authorities are drawing down. The events exposed divisions inside the Republican administration between officials worried about political fallout and hardline immigration allies still backing aggressive enforcement.
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