"America has never seen a moment in modern history like the federal occupation of Minneapolis. Thousands of masked federal officers with uncertain authority are rampaging through the region, assaulting protesters and innocent people, abusing constitutional safeguards, staking out daycares and schools, snatching people off the streets in unmarked vans based on the color of their skin or their accent, and recklessly, relentlessly provoking violent confrontations with civilians-all against the loud, repeated expressed wishes of local and state officials."
"Saturday morning, federal agents-apparently from the Border Patrol- shot and killed a 37-year-old nurse, Alex Pretti, amid a chaotic scuffle in front of a well-known Minneapolis donut store after agents began hassling and shoving him in the street. It was the second time this month that federal agents had resorted to deadly force within mere seconds after initiating an encounter with a Minneapolis civilian who never posed a threat to agents."
"Over and over, Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota governor Tim Walz have asked President Donald Trump to call back his operation. On Saturday, they again told the public that they had pleaded with the federal government to reconsider and withdraw the upwards of 3,000 immigration officers, who together nearly outnumber the region's 10 largest state and local police departments combined."
Thousands of masked federal officers with uncertain authority are operating in Minneapolis, engaging in assaults on protesters and civilians, abusing constitutional safeguards, staking out daycares and schools, and detaining people in unmarked vans based on race or accent. Federal agents have provoked repeated violent confrontations and used deadly force, including the fatal shooting of 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti after agents began hassling him. Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota governor Tim Walz repeatedly asked for the federal deployment to be withdrawn, noting roughly 3,000 immigration officers in the region. State and local governments have limited constitutional powers to confront or expel federal forces without risking a larger constitutional crisis or violent escalation.
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