Tom Homan to manage ICE in Minnesota after Alex Pretti killing
White House Border Czar Tom Homan speaks to FOX News on the North Lawn of the White House on February 6, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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President Donald Trump and the White House said Monday that Trump administration border czar Tom Homan will travel to Minnesota to direct U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s field operations there following the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis.
“Tom is tough but fair and will report directly to me,” Trump said. Real Social post.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a separate social media post that Homan will coordinate with authorities leading ongoing investigations into fraud schemes in Minnesota.
Trump’s post noted that Homan had not previously been in Minnesota, where thousands of federal agents have been deployed in recent weeks to carry out the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation agenda.
In less than a month, two U.S. citizens were killed in altercations with federal agents in Minneapolis.
Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was shot and killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross on Jan. 7 as she began driving her SUV after another agent instructed her to exit the car.
On Saturday, 37-year-old critical care nurse Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal officers in Minneapolis.
Both murders occurred in broad daylight in front of witnesses and were videotaped from various angles; This greatly increased the already intense scrutiny of immigration officers’ tactics and training.
Protesters hold a vigil for Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by federal immigration enforcement the day before on January 25, 2026, in Minneapolis, United States.
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