politics
January 25, 2026
Obama says Alex Pretti killing a ‘tragedy’ as calls mount for full investigation
Former president says killing should be ‘wake-up call’ and that federal agents are not operating in a lawful way
TL;DR
- Alex Pretti, 37, was fatally shot by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis.
- Calls for a full investigation have come from across the political spectrum.
- Video analysis suggests officers removed Pretti's legally permitted handgun before shooting him.
- Former President Barack Obama criticized federal agents' tactics and called the killing a tragedy.
- Republican Senator Bill Cassidy stated that the "credibility" of ICE and DHS is at stake.
- Democratic lawmakers, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Chuck Schumer, urged federal immigration authorities to leave Minnesota and threatened to vote against DHS funding.
- Pretti's parents stated they are "heartbroken but also very angry" at the administration's alleged lies.
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's claim that Pretti brandished a gun is contradicted by video evidence.
- The Minnesota attorney general sued DHS to prevent evidence destruction, demanding a transparent investigation.
- Trump accused Minnesota's governor and mayor of "inciting Insurrection."
- Vice President JD Vance claimed events were "engineered chaos" by "far-left agitators."
- The Minnesota Department of Corrections contradicted claims about the criminal history of an individual federal officials were targeting.
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