After a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot 37‑year‑old medical assistant Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Republican senators Bill Cassidy and Thom Tillis called for a full investigation. Some Republicans urged that federal immigration enforcement agents withdraw from the Twin Cities, while others argued that the presence of ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers should remain to curb illegal immigration. Governor Phil Scott of Vermont demanded the President halt immigration‑law enforcement in Minneapolis. Kentucky Congressman James Comer suggested moving federal agents to other cities where local officials might be more supportive. The incident follows the earlier fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent, making Pretti the second American killed by federal agents this month. The federal government maintains that Pretti was armed and posed a threat to officers, a claim contradicted by video footage showing him holding a phone. The debate has intensified calls for a congressional inquiry and for reconsidering the Trump‑era immigration enforcement strategy in Minneapolis and other cities.

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