CBP Agents Removed After Death in Minneapolis
Posted on 01/30/26 at 17:34
- CBP agents temporarily removed
- Report contradicts initial version
- Protests after the death
Federal agents involved in the deadly shooting of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis have been temporarily removed from duty, the newspaper The New York Times reported on Wednesday.
The agents belong to the Border Patrol and participated in the operation in which 37-year-old Alex Pretti died last Saturday.
The measure is part of standard DHS protocol following a shooting with a fatal outcome.
Federal agents under scrutiny after Minneapolis shooting
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The information was reported Wednesday by the FOX network, citing sources within the DHS itself.
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It has not been reported how many agents were temporarily relieved of their duties.
In videos recorded by witnesses, the presence of up to eight masked agents can be seen during the operation.
What the official DHS report reveals
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⚖️ ICE agents involved in the death of nurse Alex Pretti in Minnesota were placed on administrative leave while investigations continue pic.twitter.com/TtIaIBbbVC
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On Tuesday, it was revealed that at least two agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) fired their weapons.
This is detailed in a DHS report submitted to Congress and cited by CNN and CBS, a key document in the Minneapolis CBP shooting investigation.
The document explains that agents were struggling with Pretti when one of them shouted, “He has a gun!”
Five seconds later, a Border Patrol agent fired his Glock 19.
Another CBP agent fired his Glock 47, both standard-issue service weapons.
The report does not clarify whether shots from both agents directly struck Pretti.
Nor does it specify how many bullets hit him.
However, it indicates that the nurse received close to a dozen point-blank gunshot wounds.
The shooting occurred Saturday morning during a migration enforcement operation in Minneapolis.
Pretti was attempting to defend a woman who had been pushed by an agent.
Videos, gunfire, and key contradictions
In footage captured by witnesses, Pretti can be seen on the ground at the moment the shots were fired.
The images show that the firearm was removed from the nurse’s waistband before he was shot.
According to the videos, Pretti never brandished the weapon nor attempted to draw it.
The DHS document states that after the shooting, an agent reported being in possession of Pretti’s firearm.
Initially, DHS claimed that Alex Pretti had approached agents with a 9 mm semi-automatic weapon.
That version was disseminated in an official statement the same Saturday.
However, the report submitted to Congress does not assert that Pretti attempted to draw the weapon.
The document confirms that Pretti had legal permission to carry it.
It also details that agents were previously approached by two women blowing whistles.
An agent ordered them to move away from the roadway.
It was then that agents encountered Pretti, who was recording the operation on his cellphone.
Protests after the Minneapolis shooting
The nurse’s death has sparked protests in several cities across the country.
The demonstrations pressured the administration of President Donald Trump to make changes to the operation.
As a result, Gregory Bovino was removed from the Minneapolis operation.
Bovino had been designated as the “general commander” of the Border Patrol in the city.
The official was sent back to his previous post in El Centro, California.
Internal investigations continue while the agents remain on administrative leave.
The DHS has not reported when official conclusions regarding the use of force will be released in the Minneapolis CBP shooting investigation.
