"We are restarting our live coverage in the aftermath of the killing of Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis on Saturday, as pressure grows on the Trump administration to fully investigate the fatal shooting amid mounting bipartisan opposition to ICE's presence in Minnesota. A federal judge will hear arguments later today on whether she should halt the often brutal immigration crackdown in Minnesota that has led to the killings of two 37-year-old US citizens in under a month by government officers."
"They are asking that US District Judge Kathleen Menendez order federal law enforcement agencies to reduce the numbers of agents in Minnesota (about 3,000) to levels before ICE launched its so-called Operation Metro Surge in the Minneapolis area last month. The surge of federal agents that roughly outnumbers the Minneapolis police force five to one has caused terror in communities across the state, with reports of legal observers being hauled off without charge, schoolchildren teargassed and armed officers appearing at daycares, churches and mosques."
Alex Pretti was killed by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, prompting calls for a full investigation amid bipartisan opposition to ICE presence. A federal judge will hear arguments on whether to halt an intensified immigration crackdown linked to two recent killings of 37-year-old US citizens by government officers. The state of Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St Paul sued the Department of Homeland Security after the earlier death of Renee Good, seeking to cut roughly 3,000 federal agents back to pre-surge levels. Reports describe the surge as overwhelming local communities, with alleged arrests without charge and use of tear gas near schools and places of worship.
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