ICE Watch

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New details are emerging about the armed man killed by Border Patrol on Saturday.

As it turns out, this may not have been the first time Alex Pretti got into a physical altercation with immigration agents.

Reportedly, just one week before his death, Pretti (allegedly) broke his rib in a violent confrontation with ICE agents.

This clip from CNN has more details:

BREAKING: ICE Attacker Alex Pretti Had A Physical Altercation With ICE And Broke His Rib Just A Week Before He Was Shot and Killed.

He was tackled for impeding operations, and a week later he showed up with a loaded weapon to attack federal law enforcement.

He had a history of interfering with ICE and the left wants you to believe he meant no harm. This is who they are rioting for.

The operation motivating and fueling these people needs to be completely exposed and brought down.

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Melinda Rose Cook, a healthcare worker at VCU Health, has uploaded several videos that have since been deleted and urged healthcare workers to harm ICE agents who are also patients.

In one video, she urged nurses to inject patients with Succinylcholine, which is a drug used for brief paralysis. In another clip, she suggested people should expose agents to poison ivy, and in another clip, she suggested people should date them, and put laxatives in their drink to “get them sick.”

Now, I am no legal expert, but I don’t think nurses poisoning their patients willfully is what you would call legal. However, I can confirm this is evil, to say the very least.

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According to Jasmine Crockett, she would never want to “upset Latinos.” She said this because she implies the majority of people who have broken federal immigration laws are of a certain race and ethnicity. Or, in other words, she correlates illegal immigration with the Hispanic community, which proves just how racist she truly is. Nonetheless, that was not even the worst thing she said.

Crockett, who claimed to “know history,” in the same breath, said ICE is akin to when “slave patrols were going out and dragging and disappearing people based on color.”

There are so many things wrong with what she said.

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FBI Director Kash Patel announced an investigation into encrypted Signal group chats used by Minnesota residents to share information about federal immigration enforcement — agent locations, vehicle license plates, activity near schools. Patel expressed concern that such activities could “put law enforcement in harm’s way,” and said investigators would determine if residents violated federal statutes, reports NBC News. — Read the rest

The post Kash Patel finds free speech inconvenient, opens investigation into chat groups warning about ICE appeared first on Boing Boing.

from boingboing.net

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President Donald Trump is not a man of nuance, and so as a result, many fall into the trap of concluding he can’t see the big picture. The most common mistaken assumption about him is that people think he’s reactionary, when the opposite is true. You don’t get the peace agreements he’s gotten, the concessions he’s won on his tariff strategy, or so many other things he’s accomplished if you wing it.

Consider all of this and how uncharacteristically quiet the president has been on the anti-ICE movement in Minneapolis in recent weeks. While he hasn’t avoided the topic, he hasn’t allowed it to dominate his narrative and the media coverage of the White House.

More importantly, while there has been a good deal of noise coming out of Minneapolis, and even more confusion by design coming from the Minnesota governor, Democrat politicians, and the left, in the wake of the Michael Pretti shooting, the very measured response coming from the White House may have been overlooked.

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President Donald Trump appears to be backing down in Minneapolis — not because the situation has improved, but because Democrat officials who are still openly declaring their opposition to immigration enforcement have apparently pressured him into retreat.

After months of open defiance of federal immigration law, weeks of unrest, and a second fatal shooting involving federal agents, the Trump administration demanded on Sunday that Walz, Frey, and other Democrat leaders “cooperate … to enforce our Nation’s Laws.” In part, he specifically called on state and local prisons to turn over illegal aliens in custody and called on local police to “assist Federal Law Enforcement in apprehending and detaining Illegal Aliens who are wanted for Crimes.” But two days later, the president is reportedly planning to withdraw some forces in Minneapolis.

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An independent journalist claims to have infiltrated encrypted Signal chat groups used by anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement activists, uncovering what appears to be a coordinated effort to obstruct federal immigration enforcement and harass law enforcement officers.

Cam Higby, an on-the-ground reporter known for undercover infiltrations, shared on X screen recordings and member lists from the alleged chats. His posts revealed hundreds of participants apparently actively plotting interference with U.S. ICE operations.

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Former U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman encouraged his followers and supporters to “burn this s*** down” after an anti-ICE agitator was shot and killed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents while attempting to draw a firearm.

Bowman — who was ousted by a Democratic Party primary challenger in 2024 — was speaking in reference to the shooting of Alex Pretti, 37. Footage from the scene shows Pretti inserting himself into a federal immigration operation and attempting to prevent CBP agents from arresting a fellow agitator.

At that point, a struggle ensued between Pretti and agents. Pretti, who was licensed to carry a 9mm firearm, then reached towards his waistband before shots rang out.

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U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez pressed attorneys for Minnesota and the Justice Department on Monday about the state’s claims that federal government violated the Tenth Amendment by surging Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to Minneapolis.

Lindsey Middlecamp, a special counsel at the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, reportedly described ICE’s deployment as an “unlawful occupation” at the outset of the hearing.

She argued that the the administration of President Donald Trump is using the ICE deployment to pressure the state on policy.

“They are not letting the courts work this stuff out,” Middlecamp said, according to Politico’s Kyle Cheney. “What they’re trying to get in court … they’re trying to get that same thing by putting 3,000 heavily armed agents on the streets of Minnesota.”

As evidence of alleged coercion, the state’s attorneys presented a Jan. 24 letter from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, urging Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, to consider three major policy changes.

Bondi urged him to share Minnesota’s records on Medicaid and Food and Nutrition Service programs with the federal government; to repeal “sanctuary” policies restricting state and local law enforcement from assisting federal officers; and to allow the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division to access voter rolls to confirm Minnesota’s voter registration practices comply with federal laws.

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Some have claimed that ICE is undertrained. Today’s show breaks down what’s going on with ICE.

According to Tim Walz, Donald Trump needs to “pull these untraided officers out of Minnesota before they kill another person.”

“This is, of course, a talking point parroted by everyone on the left right now and by their useful idiots on the liberation/black pill right,” Crowder said.

Both officers involved in the two recent shootings in Minnesota are extensively trained officers.

According to the New York Times:

Mr. Ross joined the Indiana National Guard in 2002, a year after graduating from high school in Peoria, Ill. In November 2004, he deployed to Iraq, and was there for a year, during a time when the insurgency was growing increasingly violent. He served as a gunner in convoys for his logistics unit, but nothing in his record suggests he saw combat.

Mr. Ross was also part of a cohort inside ICE known as the Special Response Team that is trained to handle more dangerous situations. In 2025, S.R.T. members were sent across the nation to cities where Mr. Trump’s immigration crackdown had spurred mass protests, including Los Angeles, Chicago and elsewhere.

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It was a wild weekend with the Border Patrol shooting in Minneapolis on Saturday.

We don’t know all the facts in the case yet. But the Democrats were off to the races, declaring it “murder.” They’ve helped to incite the anti-ICE and anti-DHS agitators. Immediately, there was violence in the wake of the shooting, with an ICE agent having his finger bitten off by a rioter and protesters attacking a hotel they thought ICE agents were staying at.

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Minnesota officials are considering filing state criminal charges against federal immigration officers involved in two deadly shootings in Minneapolis.

Federal agents typically enjoy a degree of immunity under federal law, which could complicate efforts to prosecute the officers.

The first shooting involved 37-year-old Renee Good, who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent earlier this month during an immigration raid. The authorities claim she tried to run the agent over with her vehicle. However, some dispute this claim, citing video evidence appearing to show Good trying to drive away from the scene before the agent opened fire.

The second involves a 37-year-old ICU nurse named Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot during an immigration enforcement operation near a protest in south Minneapolis. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claimed Pretti approached officers with a firearm.

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The bill ultimately passed the chamber 220 to 207. Five other Democrats joined Gillen and Suozzi in passing the bill, while Rep Thomas Massie was the only GOP member to vote against it.

Two Democrat House reps from Long Island, New York have broken with their party in backing a spending bill that includes billions funding to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), as a major immigration crackdown has been underway in Minnesota.

Reps Laura Gillen and Tom Suozzi sided with House Republicans on Thursday in passing a $64.4 billion funding package for the Department of Homeland Security. Included in the package is $10 billion for ICE. The bill ultimately passed the chamber 220 to 207. Five other Democrats joined Gillen and Suozzi in passing the bill, while Rep Thomas Massie was the only GOP member to vote against it.

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President Donald Trump says that he has spoken with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) via phone and indicated that the Democrat was cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement efforts after publicly opposing them.

The president posted about the phone call with the governor in a social media statement on Truth Social after rioting escalated in Minneapolis in response to another lethal shooting over the weekend.

‘Even in Minnesota, Crime is way down, but both Governor Walz and I want to make it better!’

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The situation in Minnesota is out of control, and finally, happy hands lunatic Tim Walz has chosen reason, deciding to cooperate with Trump officials in the wake of the recent shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis last Saturday. It sparked another round of outrage from the Left, who claim, without evidence, that he was executed. Meanwhile, some conservatives claimed wrongly that he was about to commit mass slaughter before he was shot—Pretti was legally carrying a firearm at the protest. It’s created a total mess on messaging, and now Trump is stepping in to clean up the mess, appointing Tom Homan, who I assume is going to be the point person, not just of the overall operation in the state, but with Walz personally in resolving this matter (via Fox 21/Associated Press):

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“We look at all this stuff. As soon as Higby put that post out I opened an investigation on it.”

FBI Director Kash Patel has opened up an investigation into anti-ICE Signal chat networks in Minnesota after a report on the chats was published by independent journalist Cam Higby.

“We look at all this stuff. As soon as Higby put that post out I opened an investigation on it,” Patel said of the chats while speaking to Benny Johnson.

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Armed attackers stormed a soccer field in central Mexico on Sunday, killing 11 people and wounding six others in a shooting authorities called part of a broader crime wave gripping the region.

The gunmen pulled up in at least three vehicles around 5:30 p.m. local time at a field in the Loma de Flores neighborhood of Salamanca, Guanajuato state, according to Mexican outlet Milenio. Investigators collected over 100 shell casings from high-caliber firearms at the scene.

Ten victims died at the scene and one later died at a hospital, Salamanca Mayor César Prieto Gallardo said. A woman and a minor child were among the six injured, with six still under medical observation, according to Mexican outlet Infobae, citing the Guanajuato Attorney General’s Office.

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The FBI has arrested a woman who is accused of threatening to murder an ICE agent and his family.

Brenna Doyle allegedly stole personal identification from a federal vehicle in Minneapolis, which she then used to find and call this officer.

She left three voicemails threatening to kill him, his wife, and his child.

Here are the details:

BREAKING: The FBI has ARRESTED a woman who reportedly used personal information stolen from a federal vehicle in Minneapolis to threaten to KILL an officer, his wife and child

GOOD! They MUST BE locked up, keep all federal agents safe!

“FBI Agents in Spokane, Washington at the request of FBI Minneapolis arrested a woman after she left 3 disturbing voicemails threatening to kill an FBI agent, his wife, and child because of the agent’s employment in MN.”

“IF you threaten to harm law enforcement officers or their families, the FBI will find you and hold you accountable.” FBI Minneapolis said. @FBIDirectorKash

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Former CNN host Don Lemon has claimed that President Donald Trump’s administration would be willing to “go around a judge” and “retrofit” laws in order to prosecute him for his role in raiding a Minneapolis church with an anti-ICE activist mob.

It comes as the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) seeks to charge Lemon over his role in illegally disrupting the church service.

Lemon made the comments while speaking with fellow former CNN host Alisyn Camerota, now a special events anchor for Scripps News.

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Chances for a partial shutdown of the U.S. government by the end of this week grew Sunday due to outrage over federal immigration agents fatally shooting Alex Pretti in Minnesota, the second such incident this month.

A growing chorus of Democratic senators warned that they will not vote for a massive $1.2 trillion package to fund federal government operations if it includes appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees immigration enforcement efforts.

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Protests continue in the US after a second American citizen was killed by immigration agents in Minneapolis. ICE, created in 2002, has been heavily utilized under President Trump’s administration, with a focus on mass deportations and aggressive tactics. The agency’s rapid expansion and controversial operations, including deporting US citizens and documented immigrants, have raised concerns about oversight and the quality of training for new recruits.
from www.france24.com

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In the pathetic pursuit to teach a thing or two about a thing or two to the Trump Administration, liberals in Minnesota have decided the most effective way to handle this is by harassing minimum wage workers who have nothing to do with Trump or his administration. And when you do things like that, you not only prove how naive you are, but that you have no respect for the people around you.

The protestor in the video believed that it made her compassionate by filling up several carts just for the employees to restock the items. That’s not doing anything for their cause, which is extremely lacking, but it makes the jobs harder for workers who already have to deal with Karens like her.

After approaching the checkout line, she decided to lecture the staff by claiming, “We walk away from fascism. We walk towards a free America. We fight for a future that belongs to all of us. Everybody in, nobody out.” She then urged shoppers and workers to walk out on their job, which makes it even more pathetic.

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The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that federal agents were in the area executing a lawful operation to apprehend an illegal alien wanted for violent assault when they encountered armed rioter Alex Pretti.

DHS stated that Pretti was armed with a loaded nine-millimeter semi-automatic handgun and two magazines, posing an immediate and lethal threat to federal officers and the public. The agency later released a photograph of the weapon recovered at the scene.

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During an appearance on ABC News, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent addressed the fatal shooting in Minneapolis yesterday.

Things got heated between Bessent and journalist Jonathan Karl over the fact that the man killed by Border Patrol, Alex Pretti, brought a gun (and two extra magazines) to the protest.

Karl argued that there is “no evidence” Pretti tried to use the gun on officers.

This prompted Bessent to respond by noting that, even if that were true, Pretti still brought a gun to a so-called ‘peaceful protest.’

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Democrats are getting people killed.

Governor Tim Walz was recently filmed on the gate of his Minnesota mansion inciting protesters to violence and to oppose federal ICE operations amid escalating violent unrest in Minneapolis after multiple shootings involving federal agents. In that same climate of defiance, an armed man — Alex Pretti — was shot and killed during a confrontation with federal agents, which has further inflamed tensions.

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A federal agent had his finger bitten off by a far-left agitator amid the latest flare-up of unrest in Minneapolis.

Hundreds of protesters and agitators flooded the streets of south Minneapolis on Saturday after Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old anti-ICE activist, was shot and killed after allegedly pulling a gun on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed that the incident occurred during an immigration enforcement operation targeting an illegal alien wanted for violent assault. Footage from the scene shows Pretti intervening as agents attempted to make an arrest, at which point a struggle ensued.

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Intentionally or not, the PBS News Hour exhibited a liberal double standard in descriptions in a story by Liz Landers from Minneapolis, where residents are apparently being persecuted under ICE.

A long 13-minute Thursday segment, which was capped with two guests, one from the Trump administration and one from the Obama administration, twice underlined that anti-ICE protester Renee Good was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, but the November murder of another federal law officer in Washington, D.C. was downgraded to a mere “shooting.”

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An armed man the Department of Homeland Security says was determined to interfere with Border Patrol officers in Minneapolis was killed in a struggle Saturday morning.

The incident, the second shooting involving federal efforts to round up illegal immigrants in Minneapolis, sparked riots.

“At 9:05 AM CT, as DHS law enforcement officers were conducting a targeted operation in Minneapolis against an illegal alien wanted for violent assault, an individual approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun,” DHS said in a post on X.

“The suspect also had 2 magazines and no ID — this looks like a situation where an individual wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement,” the post said.