"He surely saw at least some of the videos that have been circulating showing confrontations between ICE agents and Minnesotans: an immigration agent kneeing a man while he was already pinned down, another pushing a protester into the street in front of a bus. He surely knew that being white and speaking English without an accent would not protect him, because Good was white and spoke English without an accent."
"Trump officials told their own story about Pretti, which is a variation on the one they told about Good. "A would-be assassin tried to murder federal law enforcement and the official Democrat account sides with the terrorists," Stephen Miller tweeted. PresidentTrump's statement twice mentioned the "gunman's gun." Pretti had a license to carry a concealed weapon. In the many videos of the encounter, the immigration agents surrounding him appear to remove his holstered gun, before shooting him in the back."
Alex Pretti joined protests against ICE in Minneapolis despite recent local shootings and circulating videos of confrontations between agents and residents. He was aware that Renee Good had been shot and killed weeks earlier and that race and accent offered no guaranteed protection. His parents described him as kindhearted and called out ICE and the administration's claims as lies. Trump officials characterized Pretti as a would-be assassin and emphasized his gun. Pretti held a concealed-carry license. Video footage appears to show agents removing his holstered gun before shooting him in the back.
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