NY Times: “Judge Orders ICE Chief Todd Lyons to Appear in Court Over Potential Contempt; in a brief ruling, the Minnesota judge wrote that the unusual order was necessary because ‘the extent of ICE’s violation of court orders is likewise extraordinary.’”
NBC News: “Since the killing of Alex Pretti, Trump has changed his leadership in the state, reset relations with Democratic officials and distanced himself from his advisers’ more extreme comments.” Guardian provides the reason for the U-turn: “White House backtracks initial claims about Alex Pretti after intense backlash“. Crooks and Liars: “Tim Walz Says Trump ‘Agreed’ Minnesota Will ‘Conduct An Independent Investigation’“.
Jason K. Howard at Salon has the analysis: “Bovino is out of Minneapolis — but Trump isn’t backing down“. HuffPo: “The Immigration Agents Who Killed Alex Pretti Are Still At Work”
Alternet: “‘He was told no’: DHS bars Trump border commissioner Rodney Scott from traveling to Minneapolis“. Scott has reportedly been at odds with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. Place your bets! “Kristi Noem sees odds of being fired spike on Polymarket in wake of Alex Pretti shooting“.
“It was a mess“: Axios has the inside scoop on Trump’s Minnesota backdown.
The Atlantic: “What the Administration Is Signaling to Federal Agents After Minnesota”
NY Times: “A Shocked Nation Watches Minneapolis Killings: ‘Something Needs to Change’” Rachel Bitecofer at The Cycle explains the failure in the regime’s messaging: “A Video is Worth a Thousand Lies – and they would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for those meddling cell phones“NY Times: “Investigators Review Body Camera Video Related to Killing of Alex Pretti”
Even ICE officers are expressing disgust at the killing of Alex Pretti. Ken Klippenstein has the details.
PBS: “Border Patrol ‘untrained and unskilled’ for policing in urban areas, ex-CBP head says”
WaPo runs the numbers: “In 16 shooting incidents since July, no DHS officers have faced charges”
NY Times goes to the video: “A frame-by-frame assessment of actions by Alex Pretti and the two officers who fired 10 times shows how lethal force came to be used against a target who didn’t pose a threat.”
Guardian: “Senate Democrats urged to demand ‘real reforms’ over ICE funding bill”
BBC: “US to send ICE agents to Winter Olympics, prompting Italian anger”
Thom Hartman at Raw Story: “This chilling Trump message led to murder.”
Media Matters: “The killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents has led some right-leaning streamers and political podcast figures to break ranks”. WaPo: “Outrage over ICE has spilled into typically apolitical online spaces“. HuffPo: “Marjorie Taylor Greene Demands MAGA Admit Injustice Of Latest Minnesota Shooting” Salon: “MAGA angers the NRA over Minneapolis shooting”
DEVELOPING…