Border Patrol Agents on Leave After Fatal Minnesota Shooting (1)

Jan. 28, 2026, 7:56 PM UTC

Two US Border Patrol agents involved in the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti have been placed on administrative leave, Customs and Border Protection said, as scrutiny intensifies over the Trump administration’s immigration-enforcement operations in Minnesota.

The move is “standard protocol” after an officer-involved shooting, a CBP spokesperson said without providing additional details about the status of the investigation.

The development came as the White House escalated its warnings to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over his refusal to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that New York and other Democratic-led cities were “heading in the wrong direction,” ...

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