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The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents has further inflamed tensions in Minneapolis, a city at the center of America's immigration debate in recent months. Here's a look at how it started.
Federal immigration officials say DHS mishandled messaging after a deadly Border Patrol shooting, hurting morale and credibility and sparking internal backlash.
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Trump privately frustrated that he risks losing control of immigration message amid Minnesota chaos
The ongoing protests and images coming out of Minnesota have prompted concerns from some Trump administration officials over the optics of the immigration crackdown as Americans grow alarmed by the chaotic scenes unfolding in the state.
The child’s immigration status may be a critical factor, and it is unclear if the 5-year-old was legally in the United States. If he wasn’t, he may be subject to deportation with one or both parents. Charles, the ICE official, said Friday that the family entered the United States together, suggesting the he was not a U.S.-born citizen.
The 5-year-old immigrant boy taken into ICE custody alongside his father in Minnesota has an active immigration case and cannot be legally deported yet, records reviewed by CBS News indicate.
President Donald Trump and his top lieutenants are doubling down on their hardline immigration policies and rhetoric following the shooting of a US citizen by federal officers in Minneapolis — even as the incident has revealed cracks in the president’s coalition.
Whistleblower Aid called the new policy a "complete break from the law" and said it undercuts the "Fourth Amendment and the rights it protects."
The incident, which was caught on video, marks the second deadly shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis in less than a month.
State and the Twin Cities officials face subpoenas as the feds probe whether they obstructed immigration enforcement efforts that have drawn strong backlash. Follow for live updates
Can ICE agents enter homes without a judicial warrant? New memo alarms Houston immigration advocates
ICE agents have been instructed to use administrative warrants to enter people's homes by force, if necessary.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt disagrees with President Donald Trump's immigration policies after the deadly shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday.