US DoJ opens federal civil rights investigation into killing of Alex Pretti

Par :Shrai Popat in Minneapolis · Lucy Campbell and Sara Braun in New York

30 janvier 2026 à 20:40

Deputy attorney general makes announcement over fatal shooting in Minneapolis as fierce protests there continue

The US deputy attorney general announced on Friday that the justice department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti last Saturday by immigration officers, as fierce protests continued on the streets there.

“We’re looking at everything that would shed light on that day,” Todd Blanche, deputy to attorney general Pam Bondi, said at a press conference on Friday morning in Washington DC.

Justice department charges man accused of attacking Ilhan Omar at town hall

The Guardian

Par :Shrai Popat in Minneapolis

29 janvier 2026 à 20:43

Anthony Kazmierczak faces federal assault charges after he appeared to spray the congresswoman with liquid from a syringe

The Department of Justice has filed federal charges against the man accused of attacking Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a town hall in Minneapolis on Tuesday. In newly filed court documents, a “close associate” told investigators that the alleged attacker previously said that someone “should kill” the Minnesota lawmaker.

Local police arrested and booked Anthony James Kazmierczak, 55, for third-degree assault after he appeared to spray Omar with an acidic-smelling liquid from a syringe as she addressed constituents from a lectern.

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar sprayed with unknown substance at Minneapolis town hall

The Guardian

Par :Shrai Popat in Minneapolis

28 janvier 2026 à 07:15

Man arrested and charged with assault after spraying strong-smelling liquid at Minnesota Democrat from syringe

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar was sprayed with an unidentified substance by a man with a syringe on Tuesday as she gave her first in-person town hall of the year in Minneapolis, during which she called for ICE to be abolished “for good” and DHS secretary Kristi Noem to resign.

Omar had only been speaking for a few minutes when a man in the audience got up and began to shout, while spraying her with the liquid. People at the meeting said the liquid had an acidic smell.

Minnesota raids continue as DHS report indicates two agents fired guns at Alex Pretti

The Guardian

Par :Maya Yang and Shrai Popat in Minneapolis

28 janvier 2026 à 00:37

Report emerges as Trump signals he may reduce the surge of ICE and other federal agents in the state

As federal immigration crackdowns in Minnesota continued on Tuesday, an initial report to Congress from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) obtained by various news outlets indicates that two officers fired their guns at Alex Pretti during his fatal shooting.

The report emerged as Donald Trump signals he may begin reducing the surge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agents in the state.

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