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      Ilhan Omar sprayed with unknown substance during town hall in Minneapolis – as it happened

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      This live blog is now closed.Minnesota raids continue as DHS report indicates two agents fired guns at PrettiTrump news at a glance: Top Democrats give Trump ultimatum to fire Kristi NoemMelania Trump has called for “unity” in the wake of the fatal federal law enforcement shootings of US citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis and widespread peaceful protests this month.Asked about the tensions in Minneapolis on Fox News this morning, the first lady said:We need to unify. I’m calling for unity. I know my husband, the president, had a great call yesterday with the governor and the mayor, and they’re working together to make it peaceful and without riots. Continue reading… More

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      Security tackles man who sprayed unidentified liquid on Ilhan Omar at town hall – video

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      A man approached Ilhan Omar, a US representative, during a town hall meeting in Minneapolis, sprayed an unidentified liquid in her direction and shouted at her before being tackled by security. The disruption occurred days after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents, an incident that has fueled protests and heightened tensions in the city. Continue reading… More

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      Minnesota raids continue as DHS report indicates two agents fired guns at Alex Pretti

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      Report emerges as Trump signals he may reduce the surge of ICE and other federal agents in the stateAs federal immigration crackdowns in Minnesota continued on Tuesday, an initial report to Congress from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) obtained by various news outlets indicates that two officers fired their guns at Alex Pretti during his fatal shooting.The report emerged as Donald Trump signals he may begin reducing the surge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agents in the state. Continue reading… More

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      Minneapolis mayor says some federal agents will begin to leave amid growing anger over Alex Pretti death – as it happened

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      This live blog is now closed.Trump news at a glance: White House poised to scale back surge in Minnesota as outrage mounts over killingsAs more and more Republicans call for an investigation of Alex Pretti’s killing, it’s worth remembering that Donald Trump’s call for heavy-handed immigration enforcement appeared to have already rankled a portion of his base.A Politico poll that surveyed some 2000 adults between 16 and 19 January found that 49% of Americans believed Trump’s campaign was “too aggressive”. Continue reading… More

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      Trump’s ICE crackdown faces reckoning as outrage mounts over Alex Pretti shooting

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      Federal agents set to scale back presence in Minneapolis as president and allies strike more conciliatory toneDonald Trump’s efforts to deploy militarized immigration agents in US cities may finally be reaching a reckoning as he faces widespread opposition across the US, dissenting lawmakers in his own party, and impending court rulings after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal officers in Minneapolis.While there was no sign the aggressive tactics used by immigration enforcement are coming to an end, the mayor of Minneapolis said the administration would begin to scale back the number of federal agents in Minneapolis starting on Tuesday, as the president and his team soften their harsh rhetoric regarding Pretti’s killing. Continue reading… More

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      Trump news at a glance: White House poised to scale back surge in Minnesota as outrage mounts over killings

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      President and team soften harsh rhetoric after fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents – key US politics stories from Monday 26 January at a glanceThe US news cycle remained fixed on Donald Trump’s ICE crackdown in Minnesota on Monday as outrage and calls for accountability mount following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents.While there is no sign the aggressive tactics used by immigration enforcement are coming to an end, Jacob Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis said the administration will begin to scale back the number of federal agents in Minneapolis starting on Tuesday, as the president and his team soften their harsh rhetoric about the incident. Continue reading… More

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      Minneapolis court considers whether Trump’s deployment of ICE agents violates constitution

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      Lawyers argue that surge ordered by Trump administration amounts to an illegal occupation of the stateA federal court in Minneapolis heard arguments on Monday on whether the Trump administration’s deployment of 3,000 immigration agents to Minnesota has crossed the line from law enforcement into unconstitutional occupation.Hours later, Kate Menendez, the Biden-appointed US district judge overseeing the case, ordered the federal government to respond to the assertion that the Trump administration’s so-called “Operation Metro Surge” enforcement campaign was intended to “punish plaintiffs for adopting sanctuary laws and policies”. Continue reading… More

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      ‘Our spirit can’t be broken’: Minneapolis city council member on resisting Trump’s immigration crackdown

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      Aisha Chughtai, who represents the district where Alex Pretti was fatally shot, vows to fight through ‘despair’ caused by federal immigration enforcementMinneapolis residents, angry and anxious, resolve to fight on as they mourn Alex PrettiAfter weeks of federal raids and aggression, Minneapolis city council member Aisha Chughtai said what her community needs most now “is for ICE to leave Minnesota”.Chughtai represents the district where 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal agents on Saturday, the second killing of a Minneapolis resident by a federal agent on the city’s southside this year. Continue reading… More