Recap of Minnesota events so far
It’s been a busy day so far, so here’s a recap of things you should know about the ongoing situation in Minnesota:
Trump border czar Tom Homan has arrived in Minneapolis to take control of immigration enforcement efforts following the backlash to the deaths of protesters Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti.Homan admitted that “no agency is perfect,” following the two fatal shootings by federal agents, but said he would not be “surrendering the president’s mission.” Governor Tim Walz said he has spoken to Homan face-to-face, describing him as “professional.”Donald Trump concluded his first cabinet meeting of the year after almost 90 minutes without mentioning the situation in Minnesota once or taking questions.Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was not called on to give remarks in the meeting, following backlash against her handling of the situation in Minneapolis.Federal assault charges against Anthony Kazmierczak, the man who attacked Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar earlier this week, have been revealed. He faces one count for having “forcibly assaulted, opposed, impeded, intimidated and officer and employee of the United States.”Read more
Mike Bedigan30 January 2026 04:42
Trump says Alex Pretti’s stock is ‘way down’ after the emergence of new footage
Alex Pretti was wrestled to the ground by federal agents (AP)
Donald Trump has branded Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse shot dead by border agents, as an “insurrectionist” whose “stock has gone way down.”
The president made the shocking allegations on Truth Social in a lengthy and furious post.
“Agitator and, perhaps, insurrectionist, Alex Pretti’s stock has gone way down with the just released video of him screaming and spitting in the face of a very calm and under control ICE Officer, and then crazily kicking in a new and very expensive government vehicle, so hard and violent, in fact, that the taillight broke off in pieces,” the president claimed. “It was quite a display of abuse and anger, for all to see, crazed and out of control.
“The ICE Officer was calm and cool, not an easy thing to be under those circumstances! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.”
Although Trump did not reference this in his post, Pretti was aggressively wrestled to the ground by a squad of border agents in the footage.
Owen Scott30 January 2026 08:15
In pictures: Minneapolis pays tribute to Renee Good and Alex Pretti with memorials
Minneapolis has paid tribute to Renee Good and Alex Pretti after they were fatally shot by federal immigration agents this month.
A picture of Renee Good is covered with flowers at a memorial on Thursday in Minneapolis (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Notes and flowers left by mourners are seen at the makeshift memorial for Alex Pretti, set up in the area where he was shot (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)
People visit a memorial to Renee Good (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Rachel Dobkin30 January 2026 08:00
Watch: Tom Homan says ‘no agency is perfect’ as he does damage control in MinneapolisTom Homan says ‘no agency is perfect’ as he does damage control in Minneapolis
Rachel Dobkin30 January 2026 07:30
ICYMI: New details revealed on liquid Ilhan Omar was sprayed with after she spoke out against ICE
Anthony Kazmierczak was swiftly detained and booked by Minnesota authorities on state-level third-degree assault after Tuesday’s incident.
Now, an unsealed federal criminal complaint alleges Kazmierczak “forcibly assaulted, opposed, impeded, intimidated an officer and employee of the United States” while she was engaged in official duties.
The FBI’s affidavit alleges Kazmierczak sprayed Omar with a syringe filled with apple cider vinegar, which “stained her clothes and may have reached her face and right eye.” The affidavit also included a picture of the syringe that Kamierczak was accused of wielding.
Alex Woodward30 January 2026 07:00
Gavin Newsom on Trump’s immigration crackdown: ‘None of this can be normalized’
California Governor Gavin Newsom has urged Americans not to normalize what’s happening amid President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
“It’s tragic what’s happening,” Newsom said at a Bloomberg event, adding that federal immigration officials are “terrorizing communities.”
“People are dying in the United States of America,” Newsom said. “None of this can be normalized.“
Newsom’s comments come after two U.S. citizens were fatally shot by federal agents in two separate incidents in Minneapolis this month.
Rachel Dobkin30 January 2026 06:30
Democrats say they’ve ‘seen enough’ from DHS, calls for Noem to be impeached
Democrats on the House Homeland Security committee have said that they’ve “seen enough” from the department they oversee and have called for Secretary Kristi Noem to be impeached.
Federal immigration agents in Minneapolis fatally shot Renee Good, a mother of three, and ICU nurse Alex Pretti in two separate incidents this month. The department has framed both shootings as self-defense.
Rachel Dobkin30 January 2026 06:00
Kristi Noem reacts to video of Alex Pretti days before shooting
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has reacted to a video of Alex Pretti getting into a confrontation with federal agents days before he was fatally shot by Border Patrol in another confrontation.
“Well, clearly there’s a history there of attacking our law enforcement officers and our CBP [Customs and Border Protection] and ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] officers and that’s an example of what our officers have had to face every single day in Minneapolis and in Minnesota,” Noem told Fox News’ Sean Hannity Thursday night.
In the video, Pretti is seen kicking a government vehicle’s taillight before agents tackled him to the ground.
Steve Schleicher, an attorney for Pretti’s family, preivously told The Independent: “Nothing that happened a full week before could possibly have justified Alex’s killing.”
Rachel Dobkin30 January 2026 05:30
Hochul suggests Noem is delusional for Fox News comments
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has suggested Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is delusional after she went on Fox News and said “radicals” were “attacking” her for doing her job.
“These radicals are attacking me, but I’m just doing my job. I’m following the law, enforcing the laws like President Trump promised that he would do,” Noem told host Sean Hannity Thursday night.
Hochul’s press office responded to a clip of Noem’s comments on social media with the definition of the word delusion.
The New York governor has called for Noem to resign, arguing she has “forfeited her right to lead” after two U.S. citizens were fatally shot by federal immigration agents in two separate incidents Min inneapolis this month.
Rachel Dobkin30 January 2026 05:00
Another anti-ICE protest in Minnesota will take place Friday
Another economic blackout will take place in Minnesota on Friday to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in the state.
But, according to The Minnesota Star Tribune, it won’t have as big a turnout as the strike last Friday, which saw hundreds of businesses temporarily close.
Rachel Dobkin30 January 2026 04:30