"Perhaps the most disturbing part of the Trump administration's immigration operation in Minnesota is not just that agents of the state are killing peacefully protesting citizens on the streets. It's that they're doing it with the expectation of impunity, backed by top government officials who are brazenly lying about what happened. The response from President Trump, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and other officials has sent a clear message: When immigration agents kill peaceful protesters, the government will defend them unconditionally, no matter if clear video evidence contradicts its version of events."
"It will resist investigating shootings, and it will do everything it can to block probes by other authorities. Vice President Vance has even claimed that federal agents have "absolute immunity" for their actions. This approach all but guarantees more killings."
"The culture of impunity runs from the bottom to the top. It includes the federal agents who shot Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, multiple times in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, despite videos that appear to show that the agents had already removed his holstered gun, and despite knowing that many bystanders were filming. (If this is what Border Patrol feels comfortable doing on camera, one can only guess how they might act in private.) It also encompasses the administration officials who offered false accounts immediately, without bothering to wait for the facts."
Federal immigration agents in Minnesota have shot peacefully protesting citizens while operating with an expectation of impunity supported by top officials. The administration has publicly defended agents despite video evidence, resisted investigations, and sought to block outside probes. Vice President Vance asserted that federal agents have "absolute immunity," signaling unconditional protection for agents who use lethal force. Videos appear to show agents shooting ICU nurse Alex Pretti multiple times after removing his holstered gun and while bystanders filmed. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and FBI Director Kash Patel repeated claims that Pretti attacked agents despite the footage.
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