Minneapolis readies for more protests after Alex Pretti killing as Trump dispatches troubleshooter Tom Homan

Published January 26, 2026 9:10am ET



Minnesotans are rallying for another day of protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement‘s continued operation in the state, after a second protester was killed by federal law enforcement personnel over the weekend.

Residents have been demonstrating despite the frigid temperatures after Alex Pretti was killed by a Border Patrol agent. Pretti was killed during a physical altercation after he had been recording federal operations on his cellphone and had intervened, which resulted in a melee. Now, President Donald Trump is sending “border czar” Tom Homan to Minnesota on Monday night to report directly back to the president on the situation there.

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