The fatal shooting of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti during a federal immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis on January 24 has become a flashpoint in a broader national discussion about the use of force by federal agents and accountability in such operations.
Pretti — who worked at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System and had no significant criminal history — was killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent amid an ongoing federal immigration crackdown known as Operation Metro Surge. This marked the second fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by federal forces in Minneapolis this month, following the earlier death of Renée Good during another enforcement action. Continue reading…
