"The Trump administration is reshuffling the leadership of its immigration enforcement operation and scaling back the federal presence after a second fatal shooting by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers. President Donald Trump said he was placing his border tsar, Tom Homan, in charge of the mission, with Mr Homan reporting directly to the White House, after Mr Bovino drew condemnation for claiming the man who was killed, Alex Pretti, had been planning to "massacre" law enforcement officers, a characterisation that authorities had not substantiated."
"Saturday's fatal shooting of Mr Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse, by Border Patrol agents ignited political backlash and raised fresh questions about how the operation was being run. Mr Bovino's leadership of highly visible federal crackdowns, including operations that sparked mass demonstrations in Los Angeles, Chicago, Charlotte and Minneapolis, has drawn fierce criticism from local officials, civil rights advocates and congressional Democrats. A person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press that Mr Bovino is among the federal agents leaving Minneapolis."
Federal immigration enforcement leadership in Minneapolis is being reshuffled and the federal presence scaled back after a second fatal ICE-related shooting. President Donald Trump placed Tom Homan in charge of the mission with Homan reporting directly to the White House. The move follows criticism of Mr Bovino after he claimed the killed man, Alex Pretti, had planned to "massacre" officers, an unsubstantiated characterization. Pretti, an intensive-care nurse, was fatally shot by Border Patrol agents, triggering political backlash and questions about the operation. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey urged ending the enforcement surge; Governor Tim Walz and the president spoke and showed a softer tone.
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