"Calls for an investigation have come from all sides of the political divide after video analysis showed officers had removed from Pretti a handgun he was reportedly permitted to carry and which he was not handling before fatally shooting him. Republican US senator Bill Cassidy said the credibility of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) were at stake. There must be a full joint federal and state investigation, Cassidy wrote in a post on X."
"Minnesota US senator Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat, told NBC's Meet the Press that Trump administration had described the shooting, which is shown in several eyewitness videos circulating widely on social media, in ways that simply aren't true. I just keep thinking, your eyes don't lie, Klobuchar said. Law enforcement is based on trust, and we have had a total breakdown of trust. She called for a transparent investigation into the shooting and called for the Trump administration's immigration enforcement agents to leave the state."
"They are making us less safe, not more safe, Klobuchar said, after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot Renee Nicole Good to death on 7 January and border patrol officers fatally shot Pretti on Saturday. Other Democrat lawmakers, including US House member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer, both of New York, also issued calls for federal immigration authorities to leave Minnesota. They urged Senate Democrats to vote against funding the US Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE and border patrol, during budget negotiations."
Federal immigration officers fatally shot 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis after videos showed officers had removed from him a handgun he was reportedly permitted to carry and which he was not handling. Political leaders from both parties demanded a full joint federal and state investigation and warned that ICE and DHS credibility were at stake. Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar demanded transparency and urged immigration enforcement agents to leave the state. Democratic lawmakers pressed Senate Democrats to oppose DHS funding. The calls emphasized the need for accountability, transparency, and restoration of public trust following recent fatal encounters.
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