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5:15 AM ET, January 27, 2026

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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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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.
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 …
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 …
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
Andrew Howard / Politico:
Gun rights groups blast Trump over Minnesota response … FBI Director Kash Patel said Sunday on Fox News that “You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want.  It's that simple.  You don't have a right to break the law.”
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 …
Axios:
The dam is breaking on Republicans questioning Trump's DHS  —  After lockstep unity on immigration for the first year of Trump 2.0, a growing number of Republican lawmakers are calling for investigations and testimony from top Trump officials after the deadly shooting of Alex Pretti.
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 …
Discussion: New York Sun and NPR
Politico:
No off-ramp in sight for DHS-fueled shutdown … Republicans are dangling alternatives that would avoid having to change the massive bill, including potential executive actions or an agreement to pass a separate piece of legislation. … The captured-on-video killing of Alex Pretti …
Politico:
Trump, Bondi statements fuel legal case against Minnesota surge
Radley Balko / The Watch:
Two cities under siege
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Noem agrees to testify before Senate Judiciary in March
Wall Street Journal:
The 48 Hours That Convinced Trump to Change Course in Minnesota
Discussion: The Independent
Associated Press:   Trump's about-face in Minnesota after Pretti's death is latest in pattern of sudden shifts
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
ICE Shootings Are Freaking Out the GOP. They're Afraid to Tell Trump.
New York Times:
Republican Ends His Run for Minnesota Governor, Citing Immigration Crackdown
NBC News:
Alex Pretti's fatal killing was recorded on body-worn camera video, DHS says
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Trump Couldn't Have Picked a More Incompetent Fool to Handle the Minnesota Situation
Associated Press:
Bovino to leave Minneapolis as Trump reshuffles the leadership of his immigration crackdown
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Pence calls images of Minnesota shooting ‘deeply troubling’
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
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Democrats Embrace a Shutdown Fight They Wanted to Avoid  —  After a second fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis, Democrats say public opinion is on their side and they are willing to risk a backlash to counter what they see as police-state tactics.
Discussion: The Hill and WBAL Baltimore News
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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
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
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.”
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, Mediaite and Twin Cities
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.
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 …
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.”
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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Jordain Carney / Politico:
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Discussion: NewsMax.com
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Matthias Gafni / San Francisco Chronicle:
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