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Nick Miroff / The Atlantic:
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted  —  The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.  —  Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role as Border Patrol “commander at large” and will return to his former job in El Centro, California …
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Wall Street Journal:
Gregory Bovino to Leave Minnesota Imminently, Administration Officials Say  —  Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino will imminently leave Minnesota along with some of his agents, according to administration officials familiar with the matter.  —  Bovino had emerged as the public face …
Politico:
'It's starting to turn against us': White House reckons with Minnesota fallout … Normally loyal Republicans criticized the president, a partial-government shutdown over Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactics seems possible, and polling shows that the president is losing ground on immigration …
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Republicans offer early support for Trump's Minnesota pivot  —  Some Republicans on Capitol Hill expressed relief after President Donald Trump announced Monday he would send border czar Tom Homan to handle immigration enforcement in Minnesota after Department of Homeland Security agents shot and killed a second U.S. citizen there.
Washington Post:
The unjust killing of Alex Pretti marks a turning point in Trump's second term  —  Congress can step in to stop the president from overreaching on immigration.  —  The unjust killing of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse in Minneapolis, marks a turning point in President Donald Trump's second term.
CNN:
Controversial Border Patrol chief and some agents expected to leave Minneapolis on Tuesday, sources say  —  Source: Bovino to exit Minneapolis as Trump's orbit frustrated in fallout over fatal shooting of Alex Pretti  —  Outrage rocks Minneapolis after another U.S. citizen killed
Associated Press:
In their words: Trump officials portray Pretti as an armed man intent on harming officers
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Trump Couldn't Have Picked a More Incompetent Fool to Handle the Minnesota Situation
NBC News:
Alex Pretti's fatal killing was recorded on body-worn camera video, DHS says
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
So what if Alex Pretti had a gun?
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Leavitt distances Trump from Noem, Miller rhetoric on Pretti killing
Rhian Lubin / The Independent:
Morale is plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports  —  While immigration officers support the Trump administration's goal of deporting undocumented migrants, many of them have grown ‘disillusioned’ with leadership's tactics, according to reports
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New York Times:
A Crisis of Confidence for ICE and Border Patrol as Clashes Escalate  —  Current and former officials describe growing frustration and disillusionment with the Trump administration's approach, even as they support the goal of immigration enforcement.  —  Oscar Hagelsieb spent nearly 25 years …
Radley Balko / The Watch:
Two cities under siege  —  Conservatives are fond of invoking the American Founding, the framers of the Constitution, and the principles that drove the fight for independence.  Those invocations have always been selective and opportunistic, but they've grown downright farcical …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Alex Pareene / Defector:
I Have A Great Idea For Retraining ICE Agents  —  The several thousand federal agents currently running rampant in the Twin Cities have so far achieved little in the way of legitimate law enforcement objectives, but they have been rather more successful at spreading mayhem and death.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
New York Times:
‘We Are Creating the Conditions for a Catastrophe’: Three Columnists on Minneapolis
Discussion: Steady
Kat Tenbarge / Wired:
Redditors Are Mounting a Resistance Against ICE  —  A user from r/Minneapolis was among the first to share footage of federal agents shooting Alex Pretti.  Following his death, subreddits about football, cats, and embroidery have all rallied against ICE.  —  On Saturday morning …
Discussion: Associated Press
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Makena Kelly / Wired:
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
Discussion: Fortune
Mia Sato / The Verge:   Even the big dick subreddit is mad about ICE
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
A Failure In Plain Sight  —  Who, if anyone, will acknowledge the obvious, and do something about it?  —  ∙ Paid  —  Here's the roll call for the Friday House vote to fund the Department of Homeland Security.  —  Look closely and you'll notice something telling.
Discussion: Vox and Raw Story
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Finya Swai / Politico:
Suozzi: ‘I failed’ when voting to pass DHS funding bill
Politico:
Trump, Bondi statements fuel legal case against Minnesota surge … Menendez declined to rule on the matter immediately and seemed to agonize over how to draw a line between legitimate federal law enforcement and an unconstitutional incursion on Minnesota's sovereignty.
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Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Pam Bondi's Letter to Minnesota Could Unravel Entire ICE Crackdown
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Where the Minnesota crisis stands in the courts
Ben Terris / New York Magazine:
‘The Superhuman President’ … When I arrived at the Oval Office in December to talk to Donald Trump about his health, the president was standing next to a couple of men clutching pieces of paper labeled TALKING POINTS.  —  “These are two doctors,” Trump told me before I could ask a question.
U.S. Department of the Treasury:
Treasury Cancels Contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton  —  WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced the cancelation of all contracts with consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton.  The Treasury Department currently has 31 separate contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton …
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Anna Lazarus Caplan / People:
Minnesota Vikings Radio Broadcaster Taking Leave of Absence After Mocking ICE Protestors  —  On Monday, Paul Allen apologized for what he called a “cheap one-liner” in which he called protestors “paid” and wondered aloud if they would get “hazard pay” to be out in inclement weather
Discussion: Breitbart, Twin Cities and Mediaite
Wall Street Journal:
The Lawyer for the Agent Who Shot Renee Good Thinks ICE Has Gone Too Far  —  GOP candidate Chris Madel is dropping out of the Minnesota's governor's race, saying national Republicans ‘have made it nearly impossible’  —  ST. MICHAEL, Minn.—Chris Madel was distraught as he left …
Jon Seidel / Chicago Sun Times:
Woman shot by Border Patrol in Chicago asks judge to let her release evidence  —  Marimar Martinez is blocked from releasing evidence in her case by what's known as a “protective order.”  Though standard, her attorney says it's “become an albatross” around her neck and “keeps the entire country in the dark.”
The Guardian:
Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup  — Ex-Fifa boss shows support for boycott calls - Security concerns over tournament have risen  —  Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter on Monday suggested he supports fans boycotting World Cup matches in the United States this year due to security concerns.
Paul Krugman:
Was This a Murder Too Far?  —  The execution of Alex Pretti has made even some MAGA loyalists waver  —  In just a little over two weeks federal agents in Minneapolis have killed two innocent people in broad daylight.  Contrary to the Trump administration's lies, these were unjustified murders, pure and simple.
Politico:
Rand Paul summons Trump immigration officials to testify after Minneapolis shooting  —  Sen. Rand Paul, chair of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, called on three top immigration enforcement officials to testify before his panel in the wake of Saturday's killing of a Minneapolis man by federal agents.
Al Weaver / The Hill:
GOP senator hits Noem's ‘premature’ Minneapolis shooting response  —  Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) on Monday criticized Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem's reaction to the killing of Alex Pretti by a federal agent as “premature” and argued that she “weakened confidence” …
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Trump's immigration approval drops to record low, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  —  American approval of U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policy fell to its lowest level since his return to the White House in a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, with a majority of Americans saying his crackdown on immigration has gone too far.
Discussion: The Independent
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The corporate enablers of the ICE crackdown  —  How Amazon, AT&T, and Citizens Bank are profiting from the administration's mass deportation campaign.  —  On Saturday morning, federal officers shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, in Minneapolis.
New York Times:
Local Prosecution Is the Answer to Federal Lawlessness  —  In the wake of another fatal shooting by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, many people are wondering what can be done.  The answer has been right in front of us all along.  —  Despite the incredulity with which some legal observers meet …
Discussion: New Yorker and One First
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Lindsey Halligan is no longer employed by the Justice Department after departure from Virginia U.S. attorney's office  —  Halligan, who had no prosecutorial experience, stepped down from her post in the Eastern District of Virginia after a judge found she was “masquerading” as U.S. attorney.
Discussion: The Guardian
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Rahm Emanuel Will Speak to You Now  —  If forced to place a bet on who'll win the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, I'd wager no more than a nickel on Rahm Emanuel.  OK, maybe a dime.  At a moment that romanticizes outsiders, he's as inside as they come — a former member of Congress …
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Trump says Justice Department is investigating Ilhan Omar  —  President Donald Trump on Monday said the Justice Department is investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.).  Trump made the announcement on Truth Social, writing: “the DOJ and Congress are looking at ‘Congresswoman’ Illhan Omar …
 
 
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Kim Hjelmgaard / USA Today:
‘Red line.’ Greenland shuts down Trump on sovereignty for US bases
Matthias Gafni / San Francisco Chronicle:
Exclusive: Hegseth boosts Minneapolis immigration siege, approving use of military base
Discussion: RedState
Alex Oliveira / New York Post:
Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, some agents pull out of Minneapolis in wake of Alex Pretti shooting
National Nurses United:
Week of action in honor of Alex Pretti, RN and all others killed by ice
Discussion: Orlando Weekly and Truthout
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump says tariffs on South Korean autos, pharma, to rise to 25% over trade deal approval delay
Emily Guskin / Reuters:
Americans largely at odds with Trump administration on immigration, ICE tactics: Polls
Discussion: Time, The Hill and The 19th
New York Times:
They ‘Had Done Everything Right.’ ICE Detained Them Anyway.
Discussion: 77 WABC
 Earlier Items: 
Media Matters for America:
Megyn Kelly: Minnesota protesters are “terrorists” who must “behave well and submit immediately”
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Our Gettysburg Moment  —  1. Gettysburg  —  Neither the Union nor the Confederate army planned to engage at Gettysburg.
Discussion: Katie McGrady
Max Rego / The Hill:
Blanche says nobody thinks Alex Pretti's actions meet ‘legal definition of domestic terrorism’
Ta-Nehisi Coates / Vanity Fair:
“The Homeland” Is War on America: The Blood-and-Soil Nationalism That Killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti
Asawin Suebsaeng / Zeteo:
First Draft: Murder Inc.
Discussion: Raw Story and People
Jesse Coburn / ProPublica:
Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judges, inundated with immigration cases, don't mince words on ICE tactics