"Trump administration faces intensifying pressure over its immigration crackdown after federal agents shoot dead a second US citizen. Minnesota's Democratic governor, Tim Walz, has demanded that US President Donald Trump pull untrained federal immigration agents out of the state after Border Patrol agents shot and killed a demonstrator in Minneapolis, the second such death in the city amid the ongoing crackdown."
"Trump's administration claimed that Pretti had intended to harm the agents, as it did after Good's death, pointing to a pistol it said was discovered on him. However, videos shared widely on social media and verified by US media showed Pretti never drawing a weapon, with agents firing about 10 shots at him seconds after he was sprayed in the face with a chemical irritant and thrown to the ground."
A second US citizen was shot dead by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, intensifying scrutiny of the administration's immigration crackdown. Minnesota governor Tim Walz demanded that federal immigration agents be pulled out of the state and questioned presidential plans for their removal. Officials defended the killing and claimed the victim intended to harm agents, citing a pistol allegedly found on him. Independent videos verified by media showed the victim never drawing a weapon and being sprayed, thrown down, and shot about ten times. The shootings have fueled large local protests and calls for independent investigations.
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