Minnesota ICU Nurse Films ICE, Gets Shot Despite Permit and No Threats

KEY POINTS

•On January 20th, federal agents fatally shot Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old Minneapolis ICU nurse who was legally carrying a firearm.
•The AFL-CIO condemned the incident, criticizing Trump administration policies and demanding transparent investigations and ICE withdrawal.
•Minnesota business giants joined calls for de-escalation amid protests following multiple ICE-related shootings this month.

On a wild Minneapolis Saturday, 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at a Veterans Affairs hospital and member of AFGE Local 3669, was fatally shot by a federal agent during Operation Metro Surge. The DHS claims he 'approached' agents wielding a 9 mm semiautomatic handgun, despite Pretti legally carrying it and filming the agents without threatening them. The AFL-CIO, representing 15 million workers, called the shooting 'senseless,' blaming Trump administration's 'chaos,' while CEOs from Target, Cargill, Allianz, and UnitedHealth begged for calm and immediate de-escalation. Protests swept Minnesota after a second ICE shooting earlier in January, ramping up local fury against an operation that sent 2,000 agents hunting immigration violators but ended with dead citizens. Minnesota union leaders accuse Trump of weaponizing federal forces as retribution, insisting accountability is overdue, while DHS doubles down on their 'law enforcement' mantra amid video evidence that suggests otherwise.