Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) said Thursday there is a “very strong case” to charge the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer who shot Alex Pretti multiple times Saturday with voluntary manslaughter. “I see a case that requires a state investigation and requires a state determination as to whether prosecution is warranted,” Shapiro said at … Read more
Megyn Kelly kicked off the latest episode of her podcast by declaring that she didn’t “feel sorry” for her Alex Prettywho was fatally shot by Border Patrol agents over the weekend, even used that clip on social media to promote the show. Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse who worked for the VA, was fatally shot … Read more
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Ca.) declared Sunday that he is “not giving ICE or the Border Patrol another dime because of how these agencies are operating” as deadly Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids led by the Trump administration have sparked a political and public backlash. Appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Schiff made the statement after … Read more
Aaron Schwatz/AP Images of the CIAs A number of congressional Republicans are demanding answers after the shooting of a 37-year-old man Alex Pretty by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis on Saturday, even as they reflexively support the Trump administration The Trump administration came out reeling after the news broke that Pretti had succumbed to … Read more
A federal agent opened fire during an operation Wednesday morning in Willowbrook, prompting a large response from local and federal authorities. A spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said the US Border Patrol or the Department of Homeland Security was involved in the shooting near the intersection of 126th Street and Mona Boulevard. … Read more
By Brad Brooks MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Hundreds of anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis chased away a small group of far-right activists who had vowed to march in a heavily immigrant neighborhood on Saturday, raising tensions in a city still reeling from the killing of Renee Good by a federal immigration agent 10 days ago. … Read more
The federal agent who shot and killed a driver in Minneapolis is an Iraq War veteran who served nearly two decades in the Border Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to records obtained Thursday by The Associated Press. Jonathan Ross, who shot and killed Renee Good on Wednesday, has served as a deportation … Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A coalition of protesters, journalists and faith leaders filed Tuesday to dismiss their lawsuit challenging the aggressive tactics of federal immigration officials in the Chicago area, arguing that the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” is largely over. While the plaintiffs characterized their move as a victory, the case was headed for a … Read more
CHICAGO (AP) – The massive presence of the Border Patrol on a recent Saturday morning in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood did not faze Ofelia Herrera even though she and her husband are in the United States illegally. She waited for the agents to move a few blocks away, then opened their stand serving Mexican-style corn … Read more