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Bovino to leave Minneapolis as White House retracts initial allegations about Alex Pretti
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Gregory Bovinocommander Border Patrolis expected to leave Minneapolis today after his murder over the weekend Alex is beautifulHe is the second civilian fatally shot on the streets by federal immigration officers this month.
Bovino, an aggressive supporter Donald Trump‘s deportation agenda has become the public face of the administration’s crackdown on immigrants Minnesota – and a lightning rod for criticism Democrats and civil liberties activists.
An unnamed source told Reuters that Bovino had been stripped of his specially created title of “commander general” of the Border Patrol. Department of Homeland Security retracted reports of demotion. “Chief Gregory Bovino has not been relieved of his duties,” a DHS spokesman said. Tricia McLaughlin Pointing to earlier comments by the White House press secretary, he said: Karoline Leavitt, He praises Bovino as “an essential part of the president’s team and a great American.”
Leavitt spent Monday’s press briefing pushing back on initial allegations senior administration officials made about Pretti. Stephen Miller, deputy chief of staff, called the victim “a domestic terrorist attempting to assassinate law enforcement officers” and Kristi NoemSecretary of Homeland Security, accused him of committing a crime “The definition of domestic terrorism” – These definitions were turned on their head by video footage showing Pretti being shot repeatedly in the back after being pinned to the ground and disarmed by a group of US Border Patrol agents he was filming.
Trump said he had a “very good conversation” with him on Monday Tim WalzThe governor of Minnesota, whom he previously blamed for Pretti’s death. Walz said he had a “productive” meeting in X with Trump, who agreed to withdraw federal agents from the state and committed to talking to DHS about allowing such attacks. Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension conduct an independent investigation into shootings by federal agents; will include the case of the murder earlier this month Renee Nicole Good37 years old, mother of 3 children.
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George Chidi, Rachel Leingang and Lauren Gambino, The Guardian Donald Trump The deployment of militarized immigration agents in U.S. cities may finally be leading to a reckoning in the wake of the deadly shooting. Alex is beautiful by federal officials Minneapolis.
Jacob FreyThe mayor of Minneapolis said the administration will begin reducing the number of federal agents in Minneapolis starting Tuesday, a day after a federal judge heard arguments on whether to halt a surge of federal officers in the city.
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White House avoids Minneapolis tirade amid signs Trump will back down
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What Karoline LeavittThe White House press secretary did not say what he did Monday was more important.
When Leavitt came forward to the briefing room podium to address the fatal shooting. Alex is beautiful by federal agents MinneapolisHe avoided the kind of victim-blaming tirades that have become a staple of Donald Trump’s administration.
Instead, the spokesman called Pretti’s death a “tragedy”, said the US president wanted to let the investigation take its course and, strikingly, refused to endorse adviser Stephen Miller’s “future assassin” slur against Pretti.
Bovino to leave Minneapolis as White House retracts initial allegations about Alex Pretti
Hello, welcome to our live broadcast.
Gregory Bovinocommander Border Patrolis expected to leave Minneapolis today after his murder over the weekend Alex is beautifulHe is the second civilian fatally shot on the streets by federal immigration officers this month.
Bovino, an aggressive supporter Donald Trump‘s deportation agenda has become the public face of the administration’s crackdown on immigrants Minnesota – and a lightning rod for criticism Democrats and civil liberties activists.
An unnamed source told Reuters that Bovino had been stripped of his specially created title of “commander general” of the Border Patrol. Department of Homeland Security retracted reports of demotion. “Chief Gregory Bovino has not been relieved of his duties,” a DHS spokesman said. Tricia McLaughlin Pointing to earlier comments by the White House press secretary, he said: Karoline Leavitt, He praises Bovino as “an essential part of the president’s team and a great American.”
Leavitt spent Monday’s press briefing pushing back on initial allegations senior administration officials made about Pretti. Stephen Miller, deputy chief of staff, called the victim “a domestic terrorist attempting to assassinate law enforcement officers” and Kristi NoemSecretary of Homeland Security, accused him of committing a crime “The definition of domestic terrorism” – These definitions were turned on their head by video footage showing Pretti being shot repeatedly in the back after being pinned to the ground and disarmed by a group of US Border Patrol agents he was filming.
Trump said he had a “very good conversation” with him on Monday Tim WalzThe governor of Minnesota, whom he previously blamed for Pretti’s death. Walz said he had a “productive” meeting in X with Trump, who agreed to withdraw federal agents from the state and committed to talking to DHS about allowing such attacks. Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension conduct an independent investigation into shootings by federal agents; will include the case of the murder earlier this month Renee Nicole Good37 years old, mother of 3 children.
More to come.
