The Trump administration has been on defense over its immigration enforcement operations since the shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who was killed during an altercation with Border Patrol agents.
But, after a second video was released showing Pretti in an earlier incident with immigration enforcement officials, Republicans are divided over whether to follow the president’s lead and relitigate the incident politically.
The second video of Pretti, recorded by media company The News Movement on Jan. 13, shows the ICU nurse calling agents “f***ing trash” and kicking out the taillight of a vehicle used by the agents. After Pretti kicked out the taillight, the vehicle stopped, and a federal officer exited before grabbing Pretti and tackling him to the ground.
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After a skirmish, Pretti
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