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U.S. President Donald Trump is facing one of the most serious tests to date of his aggressive immigration crackdown over the actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis following the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti by an ICE agent on Saturday.

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U.S. President Donald Trump is facing one of the most serious tests to date of his aggressive immigration crackdown over the actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis following the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti by an ICE agent on Saturday.

The death marked the second killing of a U.S. citizen by an ICE agent in that city since the Trump administration surged agents there in early December. On Jan. 7, an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Good.

Good’s death provoked outrage not just in Minneapolis but in cities across the country, with demonstrators taking to the streets to protest against the Trump administration’s broader immigration enforcement campaign, including reports of sexual abuse in ICE detention centers and intimidation around schools and health care facilities that many say has deterred people from sending children to class or seeking medical care.

That public outrage has intensified following Pretti’s death, with ICE tactics such as the use of chemical irritants on nonviolent protesters drawing criticism from former immigration officials as protesters risk their lives to document agent conduct.

The political backlash is growing as well, with key Senate Democrats now pledging to oppose legislation necessary to avoid another federal government shutdown if a bill providing funding for the Department of Homeland Security (which includes ICE) is part of the package. More Republicans, including some who have largely demurred from publicly criticizing Trump, have also begun to express concern over ICE’s actions, including calling for an investigation........

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