US senators denounce immigration agents’ use of force in deadly Minneapolis shootings

By: Ariana Figueroa

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: February 12, 2026

Words: 1,131

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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WASHINGTON — The top leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee showed a play-by-play video leading up to the fatal shooting in Minneapolis of Alex Pretti by Customs and Border Protection officers, as they grilled the heads of two federal immigration agencies about the incident during an oversight hearing Thursday.

Chairman Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, said there needs to be accountability following the deaths of Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse and …

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