He and other senior officials have long argued they would not be targeting immigrants in communities in Democratic-led cities if local officials allowed federal immigration officers access to their jails. On Saturday, the day federal immigration agents shot Pretti, Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz saying he could “bring an end to the chaos” in his state by, among other things, repealing sanctuary city policies and allowing federal agents into local jails. Pretti was the second U.S. citizen fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis in recent weeks. More than 3,000 federal immigration agents have been working in Minnesota under the Trump administration’s aggressive enforcement, Operation Metro Surge.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 29, 2026 21:09 UTC