Texas GOP leaders urge probe into Minneapolis federal shooting
TL;DR
Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Michael McCaul urged a formal investigation into federal immigration officers after a Border Patrol agent fatally shot ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, calling for transparency and calmer rhetoric amid ongoing immigration-enforcement tensions and a looming DHS funding showdown.
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- GOP Sen. Cruz, Rep. McCaul call for investigation after federal agents fatally shoot man in Minneapolis texastribune.org
- Alex Pretti's killing was recorded on body-camera videos, DHS says NBC News
- Confusion and questions: Where investigations stand in the killing of Alex Pretti CNN
- ICE Shootings Are Freaking Out the GOP. They’re Afraid to Tell Trump. Politico
- Timeline: How the Shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti Unfolded The New York Times
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