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Nick Miroff / The Atlantic:
Greg Bovino Loses His Job — 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, where he is expected to retire soon, according to a DHS official and two people with knowledge of the change.
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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 …
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
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 …
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Washington Post:
Trump softens tone on Minneapolis violence amid calls for accountability — The White House changed leadership in Minnesota and softened tone on dead protesters as polls show Americans turning against ICE. — President Donald Trump on Monday softened his tone on immigration enforcement …
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YouGov, Politico, Washington Examiner and Scripps News
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 …
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Talking Points Memo
Richard Fausset / New York Times:
Shootings Pose a Hard Question for the Right: Who's a Conservative, Really? — Republicans wrestle with Trump administration positions that seem to contradict their beliefs on gun rights, states' rights and limited use of federal power. — Representative Randy Fine, a hard-right Republican from Florida …
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NPR
Associated Press:
In their words: Trump officials portray Pretti as an armed man intent on harming officers — Trump administration officials swiftly sought to portray 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse, as an armed disruptor intent on doing harm to federal agents when he brought his own gun …
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PBS NewsHour, Bangor Daily News, Rolling Stone, Associated Press, al.com, Foreign Policy and Poynter
Associated Press:
Live Updates: Border Patrol Official Who Led Crackdown Is Expected to Leave Minnesota — Gregory Bovino, who became a target of fierce criticism, is set to depart as President Trump moves to deflect anger over a second fatal shooting. Mr. Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, will now direct ICE operations in the state.
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MS NOW, New York Times, Raw Story, Times Now, Reuters, Fortune, Axios, NOTUS, The Post Millennial and Joe.My.God.
Politico:
No off-ramp in sight for DHS-fueled shutdown
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Defense One, Talking Points Memo, Business Insider and The Hill
Axios:
The dam is breaking on Republicans questioning Trump's DHS
The dam is breaking on Republicans questioning Trump's DHS
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The Hill, Washington Examiner, Blaze Media, MS NOW and New York Magazine
Wall Street Journal:
The 48 Hours That Convinced Trump to Change Course in Minnesota
The 48 Hours That Convinced Trump to Change Course in Minnesota
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The Independent
Al Weaver / The Hill:
GOP senator hits Noem's ‘premature’ Minneapolis shooting response
GOP senator hits Noem's ‘premature’ Minneapolis shooting response
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Salt Lake Tribune, Politico, New York Post, NOTUS, NewsMax.com and Newsweek
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
ICE Shootings Are Freaking Out the GOP. They're Afraid to Tell Trump.
ICE Shootings Are Freaking Out the GOP. They're Afraid to Tell Trump.
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Bloomberg, New York Magazine and New York Times
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Pro-ICE Primal Scream Chorus Fragments and the Underbussing Begins
The Pro-ICE Primal Scream Chorus Fragments and the Underbussing Begins
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Raw Story, Houston Public Media and Mediaite
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Trump Couldn't Have Picked a More Incompetent Fool to Handle the Minnesota Situation
Trump Couldn't Have Picked a More Incompetent Fool to Handle the Minnesota Situation
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Associated Press:
Trump's about-face in Minnesota after Pretti's death is latest in pattern of sudden shifts
NBC News:
Trump reshuffles his Minnesota operation after backlash from second fatal shooting
Trump reshuffles his Minnesota operation after backlash from second fatal shooting
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The Free Press, Letters from an American, UPI, Washington Examiner and The Guardian
Mississippi Free Press:
Mississippi Governor Defends Federal Agents After Alex Pretti Killing, Calling Protesters ‘Lawless Hordes’
Mississippi Governor Defends Federal Agents After Alex Pretti Killing, Calling Protesters ‘Lawless Hordes’
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Bearing Arms, Washington Post, The Contrarian, The Dispatch, The Independent, Salon and MS NOW
NBC News:
Sen. Rand Paul calls on ICE chief and other immigration officials to testify before Congress
Sen. Rand Paul calls on ICE chief and other immigration officials to testify before Congress
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Politico, CBS News, Raw Story, Fox News, The Daily Caller, Los Angeles Times, Roll Call, The Hill, Newsweek and NewsMax.com
New York Times:
Republican Ends His Run for Minnesota Governor, Citing Immigration Crackdown
Republican Ends His Run for Minnesota Governor, Citing Immigration Crackdown
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Associated Press:
Bovino to leave Minneapolis as Trump reshuffles the leadership of his immigration crackdown
Bovino to leave Minneapolis as Trump reshuffles the leadership of his immigration crackdown
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Do Federal Officials Really Have “Absolute Immunity”?
Do Federal Officials Really Have “Absolute Immunity”?
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New York Times
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Pence calls images of Minnesota shooting ‘deeply troubling’
Pence calls images of Minnesota shooting ‘deeply troubling’
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NewsMax.com, The Hill, Los Angeles Times and 77 WABC
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Leavitt distances Trump from Noem, Miller rhetoric on Pretti killing
Leavitt distances Trump from Noem, Miller rhetoric on Pretti killing
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Raw Story, MeidasTouch News, Deadline, Florida Politics, The Independent, New Republic, NewsMax.com, Mediaite, Staten Island Advance, Crooks and Liars, CBS News and Newsweek
Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Pam Bondi's Letter to Minnesota Could Unravel Entire ICE Crackdown — Attorney General Pam Bondi's blackmail letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz after the killing of protester Alex Pretti may force the Trump administration to end its violent immigration crackdown in the state.
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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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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Why Is the Trump Administration Demanding Minnesota's Voter Rolls?
Why Is the Trump Administration Demanding Minnesota's Voter Rolls?
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Associated Press, Mother Jones, Oregonian, Democracy Docket, Raw Story, MS NOW, NPR and Vox
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, The Independent, The Daily Signal and New Republic
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schumer: Democrats will speed up non-DHS funding bills ahead of shutdown deadline — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) announced Monday that Senate Democrats are prepared to speed up passage of five government funding bills — but not funding for the Department of Homeland Security …
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Politico, Roll Call, Deseret News, NewsMax.com, Reason and CBS News
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Democrats Embrace a Shutdown Fight They Wanted to Avoid
Democrats Embrace a Shutdown Fight They Wanted to Avoid
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WBAL Baltimore News and The Hill
David Ingram / NBC News:
FBI investigating Minnesota Signal chats tracking ICE, Patel says — The statement from FBI Director Kash Patel comes after right-wing media figures said they joined the chats and claimed participants were obstructing law enforcement. — Listen to this article with a free account
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Breitbart, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Townhall, Washington Times, Blaze Media, 77 WABC and The Post Millennial
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.”
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.
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Newsweek and The Independent
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
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Breitbart, Mediaite and Twin Cities
Makena Kelly / Wired:
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti — “In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack. — After federal agents shot and killed Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti on Saturday …
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Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
House Democrats to investigate Kristi Noem with eye on impeachment push — Unlike a typical congressional impeachment inquiry, Democrats plan to conduct their investigation without Republicans. — House Democrats are set to open an investigation into Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem …
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Politico, Axios, Advocate, Newsweek, NOTUS, Fox News, Blue Virginia and Florida Politics
Tyler Katzenberger / Politico:
Newsom to probe claims of Trump-critical censorship at TikTok … In a separate X post Monday, the governor's press account said Newsom was launching the review after his office “received reports — and independently confirmed instances — of suppressed content critical of President Trump.”
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France 24, Deadline, KING-TV, Advocate, Joe.My.God., AppleInsider, The Japan Times and Daily Mail, more at Mediagazer »
Amy Curtis / Townhall:
Was a Washington Man Just Stabbed Because of His Christian Faith? — A Washington man and his dog are recovering after they were stabbed by a yet-unnamed assailant yesterday morning outside of a Parkland convenience store. According to KOMO News, the victim, a man in his 50s, called 911 to report he'd been stabbed outside of a store.
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