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ProPublica identifies Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and CBP officer Raymundo Gutierrez as the shooters in the Jan. 24 killing of Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti; both men, part of Operation Metro Surge and from South Texas, were placed on leave and are the subject of a DOJ Civil Rights Division investigation amid protests and calls for transparency over the agents’ identities and actions during the chaotic confrontation.
The US Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti by immigration officers, with the FBI leading the inquiry after DHS had signaled a narrower review; officials say they will review video and interview witnesses as protests continue outside federal facilities.
An Eighth Circuit panel granted an administrative stay, temporarily lifting a district court injunction that had restricted how ICE agents interact with protesters in Minnesota, including bans on pepper spray, while the Trump administration pursues the appeal.
The Pentagon has placed about 1,500 active-duty Army troops on standby for possible deployment to Minnesota as protests in Minneapolis intensify after a fatal ICE shooting; Minnesota’s National Guard is activated under state control with no deployment ordered, highlighting tensions over federal authority, civil liberties, and jurisdiction while authorities prepare for potential escalation.
The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, as the state National Guard is mobilized amid ongoing protests and federal immigration actions. Two battalions from the Alaska-based 11th Airborne Division are on prepare-to-deploy orders, though officials say deployment isn’t guaranteed and the National Guard is not yet on city streets. The move comes as demonstrations in Minneapolis continue around immigration enforcement, including the death of Renee Good, with related legal challenges and a federal court ruling restricting certain federal crowd-control measures and investigations into state leaders.
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy the military domestically to quell protests in Minneapolis over federal immigration enforcement, arguing Minnesota officials must stop protesters from attacking ICE agents; the move follows a shooting during an enforcement operation and comes as local officials urge cooperation with federal law enforcement, with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem weighing in and the White House briefing planned.