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A rosary adorns a framed photo Alex Pretti that was left at a makeshift memorial in the area where Pretti was shot dead in Minneapolis

Exclusive: Two officers fired their guns during Pretti encounter, Homeland Security says in initial report

By Holmes Lybrand, Lauren Fox, Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Two officers fired their guns during the fatal encounter with Alex Pretti in Minneapolis over the weekend, according to an initial report to Congress from the Department of Homeland Security reviewed by CNN. The report – from Customs and Border Protection’s initial investigation into the shooting of

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The Virginia State Capitol in Richmond

Virginia Democrats’ redistricting push is dealt a setback by state court

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — A state court on Tuesday blocked Virginia Democrats’ redistricting effort, delivering a setback to the party’s plans to redraw congressional lines ahead of November’s midterm elections. Tazewell County Circuit Judge Jack Hurley Jr. ruled that Democrats in the General Assembly failed to follow the correct procedures when they launched

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Bondi’s injection of voter roll demands into Minneapolis ICE tensions draws claims of ‘ransom’

By Tierney Sneed, Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Attorney General Pam Bondi’s demand that Minnesota hand over sensitive voter registration records to the federal government amid tensions over ICE and immigration enforcement underscores the importance of the administration’s nationwide data grab that is facing resistance in multiple states and has stumbled in the courts. The

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‘Choose a side, or it’s going to choose you:’ Columbia nonprofit takes to the streets to keep kids from turning toward them

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Growing up in St. Louis in the ’90s for Lonnie Lockhart Bey wasn’t easy. He was met with challenges and hardships that led him down a path he hadn’t planned. That adversity eventually led to him becoming affiliated with a gang. Lockhart Bey says the word “affiliated” is key. “One of the

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a news briefing on January 26.

White House shows first signs of retreat as backlash grows over Minnesota killing

By Adam Cancryn, Kristen Holmes, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday showed his first signs of retreat since surging federal immigration agents in Minnesota late last year — replacing the leader of the crackdown on the ground and signaling new willingness to cooperate with the state’s Democratic elected officials. But the

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A photograph of the pistol recovered by immigration agents after a shooting in Minneapolis

Confusion and questions: Where investigations stand in the killing of Alex Pretti

CNN By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Two days after Department of Homeland Security officers shot and killed Alex Pretti, a confused investigation is unfurling. The Justice Department has not opened a civil rights investigation, a crisis coordination center was erected in Minneapolis to investigate protesters and senior administration officials won’t definitively say whether Pretti

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A photograph of the pistol recovered by immigration agents after a shooting in Minneapolis

Confusion and questions: Where investigations stand in the killing of Alex Pretti

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Two days after Department of Homeland Security officers shot and killed Alex Pretti, a confused investigation is unfurling. The Justice Department has not opened a civil rights investigation, a crisis coordination center was erected in Minneapolis to investigate protesters and senior administration officials won’t definitively say whether Pretti had

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Customs and Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino speaks during a news conference at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal on Sunday.

Controversial Border Patrol chief and some agents expected to leave Minneapolis on Tuesday, sources say

By Priscilla Alvarez, Kristen Holmes, Kaitlan Collins, Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino and some of his agents are expected to leave Minneapolis on Tuesday and return to their respective sectors, according to three sources familiar the discussions, sidelining a key player in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. The move

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White House "Border Czar" Tom Homan walks toward reporters before answering questions outside the White House on September 8 in Washington

Who is Tom Homan, the White House border czar Trump is deploying to Minnesota?

By Michael Williams, Priscilla Alvarez, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — The White House border czar who President Donald Trump is dispatching to Minneapolis following the fatal shooting of two US citizens is a longtime law enforcement official who has pushed for some of the Trump administration’s controversial immigration-related policies. Trump said Monday he was sending

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Chris Madel speaks during a press conference in Minneapolis on January 29

Chris Madel, a Republican running for Minnesota governor, ends his bid and criticizes ICE

By Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Chris Madel, a Minneapolis lawyer who represented the immigration agent who fatally shot Renee Good, said Monday that he was ending his Republican campaign for governor of Minnesota after a second protester was killed by federal authorities. “I cannot support the national Republicans’ stated retribution on the citizens of

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