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What we know so far about the latest killing by federal officers in Minneapolis

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Federal agents stand guard at the scene of a shooting involving immigration agents in Minneapolis

By Ray Sanchez, Emily Smith, CNN

(CNN) — Federal immigration officers shot and killed a man in Minneapolis Saturday, drawing crowds of angry protesters to the shooting scene in a city already reeling from two other shootings by federal law enforcement this month.

The shooting occurred on a frigid morning as federal agents, seen in video footage, wrestled a man to the ground before a burst of gunfire. It marks the second death this month linked to the Trump administration’s supercharged immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities, including the high-profile January 7 shooting of US citizen Renee Good. A week after Good was killed, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a Venezuelan man in the leg in Minneapolis.

The man killed Saturday, Alex Pretti, was described by city officials as a 37-year-old lawful gun owner and US citizen. Conflicting accounts from local, state and federal officials about what led to his death have strengthened calls for the Trump administration to halt its immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.

Here’s what we know and don’t know about the second death at the hands of federal officers in Minneapolis this month.

What led up to the shooting

The shooting took place at around 9 a.m. local time on a part of Nicollet Avenue known as Eat Street, a vibrant, multi-block stretch that is a symbol of the city’s multicultural community.

The block is lined with restaurants, including Peninsula Malaysian Cuisine, Christos Greek Restaurant, the German-themed Black Forest Inn and Lanza Restaurant, which serves East African food.

The Department of Homeland Security said in a post on X that agents were conducting a targeted operation against an undocumented immigrant “wanted for violent assault” when an “individual approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun.”

A person allegedly being chased by federal officers ran into a nearby doughnut shop, according to Nilson Barahona, who was in the shop at the time. People inside locked the door after him.

The officers tried to enter the shop but couldn’t, then called for backup, Barahona recounted. Community members in the shop sought help with the situation, he said.

The shooting

Observers gathered outside the shop, blowing whistles and recording.

According to video and witness accounts, Pretti — wearing a black baseball hat, sunglasses and a brown jacket — is seen holding what appears to be his phone, presumably recording the federal agents as he moves toward them.

One video shows a man, believed to be Pretti, standing and facing at least one federal agent. His right hand appears to be raised, holding a phone, seemingly recording the interaction. It’s unclear whether they are speaking to each other.

An agent pushes another bystander to the ground and Pretty then moves toward the agent. The agent grabs Pretti and sprays him with a chemical irritant, described as pepper spray by another impacted witness.

Pretti appears to try help one of the other bystanders to her feet, according to the witness.

Agents then try to se

¿Cómo se convirtió Gregory Bovino en el rostro de la campaña antiinmigratoria de Trump?

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Por Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN

Hace un año, pocos estadounidenses conocían el nombre de Gregory Bovino. Ahora es el rostro de la campaña antiinmigratoria de la administración Trump.

Y todo, desde las tácticas del comandante general de la Patrulla Fronteriza en el campo hasta sus elecciones de vestuario, se ha convertido en un foco de atención en una tormenta sin fin a la vista.

En las calles de varias ciudades estadounidenses, Bovino, con su corte de pelo al ras y el uniforme verde oliva de la Patrulla Fronteriza, ha sido visto dirigiendo patrullas, lanzando gases lacrimógenos y discutiendo verbalmente con sus detractores. A menudo destaca entre los grupos de agentes federales por ser una de las pocas personas que no lleva mascarilla.

En las redes sociales, es conocido por compartir fotos y videos cinematográficos que ensalzan la determinación de los agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza para llevar a cabo su misión.

Y ahora, en las cadenas estadounidenses, su presencia en el podio también es cada vez más habitual. A medida que las autoridades intensifican su represión en Minneapolis, Bovino ha sido uno de los funcionarios que ha ofrecido ruedas de prensa diarias para reportar los acontecimientos del día.

En entrevistas, testimonios judiciales y publicaciones en las redes sociales, Bovino ha defendido repetidamente las acciones de los agentes federales y ha prometido no dar marcha atrás.

Horas después de que un agente de la Patrulla Fronteriza disparara y matara a un hombre en Minneapolis, el sábado, Bovino dijo que el hombre tenía un arma y que el agente temió por su vida y disparó “tiros defensivos”.

“Un individuo quería causar el máximo daño y masacrar a las fuerzas del orden”, dijo Bovino, añadiendo que los agentes federales se enfrentan a amenazas cada vez mayores.

“El hecho es que la ley no se aplica por sí sola”, dijo Bovino. “Se necesitan hombres y mujeres que estén dispuestos a arriesgar sus vidas para hacerla cumplir. Los hombres y mujeres de la CBP y el ICE son profesionales altamente capacitados que aman este país y hacen este trabajo porque quieren dejar a sus hijos y nietos un país seguro y protegido”.

Pero cuando Bovino describe las operaciones de sus agentes, a menudo adopta un tono más agresivo.

En múltiples publicaciones en redes sociales y entrevistas, Bovino ha utilizado repetidamente una frase para describir sus tácticas.

“Las llama ‘girar y quemar’”, afirma la colaboradora de CNN Lulu García-Navarro. “Son muy rápidos. Son muy agresivos. Rompen ventanas, entran y detienen a la gente. Y la razón por la que dice que utiliza estas tácticas es para no poner en peligro a los agentes y no permitir que se desarrollen las protestas”.

Los partidarios de la agresiva campaña de deportaciones masivas del Gobierno ven a Bovino como un héroe. Pero el enfoque enérgico y sin complejos que ha impulsado su reciente ascenso a la fama también ha suscitado feroces críticas por parte de los líderes locales y los manifestantes de las ciudades a las que se dirige su equipo.

Funcionarios de varias ciudades han descrito a Bovino como el líder de una agencia policial que emplea tácticas aterradoramente autoritarias y que el presidente utiliza como arma contra las comunidades lideradas por los demócratas y las personas —ciudadanos y no ciudadanos por igual— que viven en ellas.

“Quieren el caos sobre el terreno”, declaró el gobernador de Illinois, J. B. Pritzker, a CNN en octubre, acusando a Bovino y a otros funcionarios federales de avivar deliberadamente las tensiones. “Quieren crear una zona de guerra para poder enviar aún más tropas”.

Las tácticas de mano dura, que incluyen redadas de control de inmigración en aparcamientos y la rotura de ventanas de coches, han alimentado la alarma, incluso entre algunos miembros

Trump says he’s skipping the Super Bowl: ‘It’s just too far away’

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By Kit Maher, CNN

(CNN) — From UFC matches to the US Open, President Donald Trump has had box seats at some of the most high-profile sporting events in the country during his second term. But the president won’t be attending football’s biggest night: the Super Bowl.

“It’s just too far away. I would. I’ve gotten great hands for the Super Bowl, they like me,” Trump said in an interview with the New York Post on Friday. “I would go if, you know, it was a little bit shorter.”

Super Bowl LX will be held February 8 at Levi’s Stadium in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Four teams are competing Sunday to earn their place in the game. The Seattle Seahawks face the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship, and the New England Patriots face the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship.

While Trump blamed his potential absence on the long flight, it’s no secret he is not thrilled about this year’s halftime performers, Bad Bunny and Green Day, both of whom backed Kamala Harris in 2024. (The president has frequently traveled long distances in his second term, including to the Middle East, Asia and Europe.)

“I’m anti-them. I think it’s a terrible choice. All it does is sow hatred. Terrible,” Trump told the Post.

After the artists were announced in October, Trump told NewsMax he’s “never heard of” Bad Bunny, who has nearly 84 million monthly listeners on Spotify, calling the choice “ridiculous.”

Bad Bunny, a Puerto Rican singer and rapper, didn’t initially include US stops in his 2025-2026 tour because of fear that US Immigration Customs and Enforcement would target concertgoers.

“There was the issue that … ICE could be outside (my concert venue). And it’s something that we were talking about and very concerned about,” Bad Bunny said in an interview with i-D magazine last year.

Green Day’s lead singer, Billie Joe Armstrong, has also called out Trump’s administration as a “fascist government,” telling his audience at a concert, “It’s up to us to fight back.”

Trump has traveled along the East Coast during his second term to attend numerous sporting events, including UFC 314 in Miami, the Ryder Cup golf tournament in New York, the Army-Navy football game in Maryland, a New York Yankees game, and NCAA wrestling championships in Philadelphia.

Trump received a mixed reaction at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City for the US Open men’s finals, and similarly at Yankees Stadium, with some cheering and others booing.

Another factor for Trump skipping the Super Bowl may be that he does not have any properties in the Bay Area. When traveling the country, Trump rarely stays at hotels that aren’t affiliated with his own properties.

CNN has reached out to the White House to see whether Trump has plans for a traditional presidential Super Bowl interview, given his criticisms of former President Joe Biden opting out of one in 2024.

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