President Donald Trump’s decision Monday to dispatch border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota was welcomed by a growing number of Republicans on Capitol Hill who say the federal government must work to lower tensions following the fatal shooting of another civilian during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis.
Trump’s move came after Border Patrol agents fatally shot 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse, during an altercation Saturday as he recorded a federal immigration operation. Pretti was taken to the ground by agents and shot, according to accounts of the incident, prompting protests and renewed scrutiny of federal enforcement tactics in the state.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) praised the administration’s decision to deploy Homan to Minnesota, calling it a constructive step at a volatile
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