{"id":3736,"date":"2026-01-27T01:13:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T01:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=3736"},"modified":"2026-01-27T01:13:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T01:13:25","slug":"ice-shooting-of-alex-pretti-in-minneapolis-tests-limits-of-trumps-immigration-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=3736","title":{"rendered":"ICE Shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis Tests Limits of Trump&#8217;s Immigration Crackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>Welcome back to World Brief, where we\u2019re looking at the backlash to U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s immigration crackdown in <strong>Minnesota<\/strong>, a potential <strong>U.S.-Ukraine<\/strong> security agreement, and an election in <strong>Myanmar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-unit-signup--shortcode-fallback\">\n<h2 class=\"dek-heading\">\n                <\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/category\/world-brief\/\">Sign up<\/a>  to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<form data-shortcode-newsletter=\"world_brief\" class=\"newsletter-unit-signup newsletter-unit-signup--shortcode email-capture--step-1 newsletter-unit-signup--shortcode-world_brief\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-world_brief newsletter-shortcode-world_brief\">\n<div class=\"show-on-email-capture--signed-up hide-from-newsletter-subscriber newsletter-unit-signup--shortcode--container\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-unit newsletter-row\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-world_brief\">\n<h2 class=\"dek-heading\">Sign up to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday.<\/h2>\n<p>\n                        <button class=\"button\">Sign Up<\/button>\n                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"grid--flex newsletter-world_brief newsletter-signup-container\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"World Brief sign up form\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"buttons\">\n<div class=\"hide-from-newsletter-subscriber privacy-policy-container\">\n<div class=\"privacy-policy-acknowledge\">\n<p><small>By submitting your email, you agree to the <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/termsofuse\/\" target=\"_blank\">Terms of Use<\/a> and to receive email correspondence from us. 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On Jan. 7, an ICE agent fatally shot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/01\/08\/us\/renee-nicole-good-minneapolis-ice-shooting-hnk\">Renee Good<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Good\u2019s death provoked outrage not just in Minneapolis but in cities across the country, with demonstrators taking to the streets to protest against the Trump administration\u2019s broader immigration enforcement campaign, including reports of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/news\/immigrants-rights\/detained-immigrants-detail-physical-abuse-and-inhumane-conditions-at-largest-immigration-detention-center-in-the-u-s\">sexual abuse<\/a> in ICE detention centers and intimidation around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/they-are-circling-our-schools-superintendent-says-after-5-year-old-detained-by-ice\">schools<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/truthout.org\/articles\/minneapolis-health-care-workers-are-organizing-to-defend-their-patients-from-ice\/\">health care<\/a> facilities that many say has deterred people from sending children to class or seeking medical care.<\/p>\n<p>That public outrage has intensified following Pretti\u2019s death, with ICE tactics such as the use of chemical irritants on nonviolent protesters drawing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/26\/us\/politics\/ice-border-patrol-trust.html\">criticism<\/a> from former immigration officials as protesters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/technology\/2026\/01\/minneapolis-protests-footage\/685753\/\">risk their lives<\/a> to document agent conduct.<\/p>\n<p>The political backlash is growing as well, with key Senate Democrats now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/24\/us\/democrats-congress-reaction.html\">pledging<\/a> to oppose legislation necessary to avoid another federal government shutdown if a bill providing funding for the Department of Homeland Security (which includes ICE) is part of the package. More Republicans, including some who have largely demurred from publicly criticizing Trump, have also begun to express concern over ICE\u2019s actions, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/01\/25\/g-s1-107288\/senate-investigation-alex-pretti-killing\">calling<\/a> for an investigation into Pretti\u2019s killing. The U.S. Justice Department has not opened investigations into the killings of Good or Pretti, though Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/trump-says-administration-is-reviewing-everything-about-minneapolis-shooting-a501f48e?mod=WSJ_home_mediumtopper_pos_1\">said<\/a> on Sunday that his administration is \u201creviewing everything\u201d regarding the latter incident.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration also faces trouble on the legal front. A federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/01\/26\/minnesota-immigration-cases-ice-00746275?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter\">judge<\/a> in Minnesota heard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2026\/01\/26\/us\/minneapolis-shooting-ice\">arguments<\/a> on Monday on whether ICE\u2019s presence in the state should be temporarily halted, but she has not yet delivered her decision.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/01\/24\/poll-republicans-ice-immigration-deportations-00744668\">mass deportation campaign<\/a> has become a major domestic political issue in this midterm election year, and this latest killing promises to escalate the issue\u2019s importance even further.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe horror of watching a U.S. citizen die at the hands of federal or state officials transcends ordinary politics. Such a ruthless deployment of power not only evokes deep and widespread human emotion but also collides directly with fundamental U.S. values rooted in the Constitution,\u201d columnist Julian E. Zelizer <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2026\/01\/26\/kent-state-violence-minneapolis\/\">wrote<\/a> in <em>Foreign Policy<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Trump seems to recognize that the situation in Minneapolis has become politically problematic for him. On Monday, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/2015782103309263282\">announced<\/a> that he is sending White House border czar Tom Homan to Minneapolis to manage ICE operations there\u2014a move some have interpreted as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/01\/26\/trump-border-czar-minneapolis-00746125\">shift in strategy<\/a> in response to criticism.<\/p>\n<p>Also on Monday, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/115962378381121858\">posted<\/a> on Truth Social that he had received a \u201cvery good call\u201d from Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz\u2014a Democrat whom Trump and other administration officials have repeatedly lambasted in recent weeks\u2014and that he and Walz \u201cseemed to be on a similar wavelength.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told Governor Walz that I would have Tom Homan call him, and that what we are looking for are any and all Criminals that they have in their possession. The Governor, very respectfully, understood that, and I will be speaking to him in the near future,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>Today\u2019s Most Read<\/h3>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>The World This Week<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, Jan. 27:<\/strong> Nasry Asfura is inaugurated as president of Honduras.<\/p>\n<p>Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosts the European Union-India Summit.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement goes into effect.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, Jan. 28:<\/strong> A verdict is expected in the criminal case against former South Korean first lady Kim Keon-hee.<\/p>\n<p>The two-day International Economic Forum of Latin America and the Caribbean kicks off in Panama.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, Jan. 29:<\/strong> British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to arrive in China for a two-day visit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, Jan. 30:<\/strong> The U.S. Congress\u2019s latest short-term continuing resolution expires.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, Jan. 31:<\/strong> Starmer is expected to arrive in Japan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, Feb. 1:<\/strong> Further trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States are set to begin in the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n<p>Presidential and legislative general elections take place in Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>What We\u2019re Following<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Ukraine peace talks.<\/strong> Following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jan\/26\/ukraine-war-briefing-us-security-agreement-volodymyr-zelenskyy\">two days<\/a> of negotiations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jan\/23\/us-ukraine-russia-abu-dhabi-talks-putin-witkoff-kushner\">among<\/a> Ukraine, Russia, and the United States, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that a U.S. security agreement for Kyiv was ready to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jan\/26\/ukraine-war-briefing-us-security-agreement-volodymyr-zelenskyy\">signed<\/a>. After a signing date and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jan\/26\/ukraine-war-briefing-us-security-agreement-volodymyr-zelenskyy\">location<\/a> are set, Zelensky <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/us-ukraine-war-talks-security-zelenskyy-438412639e3a73cab0abf9d109519720\">said<\/a>, the agreement would need to be ratified by the U.S. Congress and the Ukrainian parliament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor us, security guarantees are first and foremost guarantees of security from the United States,\u201d Zelensky <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jan\/26\/ukraine-war-briefing-us-security-agreement-volodymyr-zelenskyy\">told reporters<\/a> in Vilnius. \u201cThe document is 100% ready, and we are waiting for our partners to confirm the date and place when we will sign it.\u201d In a post on X, Zelensky added that the trilateral meetings were \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2015062372386250962\">constructive<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky\u2019s remarks on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/24\/world\/europe\/ukraine-us-russia-peace-talks.html\">first face-to-face talks<\/a> among the three parties suggested some slight optimism in a long and arduous effort to end Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which is now nearing its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/global-conflict-tracker\/conflict\/conflict-ukraine\">fourth year<\/a>. Still, numerous sticking points remain, and Russian airstrikes have continued to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/ukraine\/ukraine-foreign-minister-putin-cynically-attacked-abu-dhabi-talks-rcna255716\">bombard Ukraine<\/a> in recent days. Further talks are expected to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/us-ukraine-war-talks-security-zelenskyy-438412639e3a73cab0abf9d109519720\">continue<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/01\/25\/europe\/latest-on-ukraine-russia-trilateral-talks-latam-intl\">Feb. 1<\/a>, according to U.S. officials.<em>\u2014Christina Lu <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Election results.<\/strong> Myanmar\u2019s junta-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/myanmar-election-military-party-6c0e5330696d421e4c58d7a363d75175?_gl=1*1qapxek*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAvtzLBhCPARIsALwhxdpYXQVFZoL31TPzv-wMvRr6-IJNYSa4WoSA497ylI4axHue33mEcb4aAuQLEALw_wcB&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAC5L6PCcXiXpPIOYqLkLuCoDKjE_f\">claimed<\/a> on Monday that it had secured victory in the country\u2019s first <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/12\/26\/myanmar-election-military-junta-civil-war-china-asean\/\">election<\/a> since the military seized power in 2021. That outcome was all but assured, given <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/myanmar-military-elections-law-charges-opposition-ee991c57011f5bb2455675cf70554245?_gl=1*14oouxm*_up*MQ..&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAvtzLBhCPARIsALwhxdpYXQVFZoL31TPzv-wMvRr6-IJNYSa4WoSA497ylI4axHue33mEcb4aAuQLEALw_wcB&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAC5L6PCcXiXpPIOYqLkLuCoDKjE_f\">reports<\/a> of increasingly <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2026\/01\/13\/myanmar-starlink-scam-centers-elon-musk-civilians-military-elections\/\">restricted internet access<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2026\/01\/13\/myanmar-starlink-scam-centers-elon-musk-civilians-military-elections\/\">voter suppression<\/a>, the exclusion of opposition parties amid Myanmar\u2019s ongoing civil war, and the fact that 25 percent of parliamentary seats were reserved for the military.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2026\/01\/09\/myanmar-junta-beijing-china-elections\/\">Critics<\/a> say the election, which was held in three phases beginning Dec. 28, 2025, and ending Jan. 25, 2026, was held to legitimize the USDP\u2019s rule following the coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi\u2019s elected government in 2021 and thrust the country into a civil war in which more than 7,000 civilians have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/press-releases\/2025\/09\/myanmar-death-destruction-and-desperation-mirror-2017-atrocities-un-report\">killed<\/a>. Final results are expected later this week, after which a president will be elected by the military appointees and new members of parliament.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts have pointed to Beijing\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/asia\/how-china-carved-myanmar\">influence<\/a> in the election as Chinese authorities tighten alliances with military leaders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCynics and opportunists may argue that Washington is losing the game of influence to Beijing and therefore the time has come to reengage the junta. But this is shortsighted,\u201d Hunter Marston <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2026\/01\/09\/myanmar-junta-beijing-china-elections\/\">wrote<\/a> in <em>Foreign Policy<\/em>. \u201cThe United States would be better served by supporting Myanmar\u2019s democratic resistance so that when military rule inevitably ends, Washington retains the goodwill and support of the people, who continue to distrust China.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final Israeli hostage recovered.<\/strong> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IsraeliPM\/status\/2015547986793701415\">posted<\/a> on social media on Sunday that Israel had agreed to a \u201climited reopening\u201d of Gaza\u2019s Rafah crossing with Egypt for pedestrians, \u201csubject to a full Israeli inspection mechanism\u201d and contingent on the completion of a wide-scale operation to locate the remains of Israeli police officer Ran Gvili, the final remaining hostage in Gaza. Just hours later, on Monday, the Israeli military <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-gaza-hamas-rafah-26-1-2026-c0b373a26ef7f4524b9b2bdad766cfda?user_email=2016b888ffc25d87b09281bfc53b3c0ad1c482678d9dfe2b23c01f6809852f4e&amp;utm_medium=APNews_Alerts&amp;utm_source=Sailthru_AP&amp;utm_campaign=NewsAlert_Jan26_2026_08:56AM&amp;utm_term=AP%20News%20Alerts\">announced<\/a> that it had recovered Gvili\u2019s remains.<\/p>\n<p>The recovery of Gvili\u2019s body, who was killed in Hamas\u2019s Oct. 7, 2023, attack, marks the closing of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/26\/world\/middleeast\/gaza-hostage-returned-israel.html\">painful chapter<\/a> for Israel. It also clears a key condition of the first phase of the October 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/10\/world\/middleeast\/gaza-cease-fire-israel-hamas.html\">cease-fire<\/a> agreement between Israel and Hamas, which requires the return of all deceased Israelis and foreign nationals before the Gaza-Egypt border can reopen\u2014a major sticking point in negotiations over a longer-term truce.<\/p>\n<p>If the Rafah crossing\u2014which has been mostly closed since May 2024\u2014is reopened, Palestinians who fled Gaza during the two-year war will be able to return, while those in need of medical care abroad could be evacuated, according to aid officials. The Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/israel-aims-ensure-more-palestinians-are-let-out-gaza-than-back-2026-01-23\/\">reports<\/a> that Israel intends to restrict entry into Gaza so that more Palestinians are allowed to leave than return, although it is not clear yet how such a policy would be enforced.<\/p>\n<p>The developments come amid continued violence: Israeli strikes last week killed at least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/01\/22\/g-s1-106775\/israel-strikes-gaza\">11 Palestinians<\/a> in Gaza, and on Monday, Israeli forces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/world\/recovery-of-the-last-hostages-remains-in-gaza-opens-the-way-for-next-phase-of-ceasefire\">reportedly<\/a> fatally shot a man near the site of the search operation for Gvili. According to Gaza\u2019s Health Ministry, more than 480 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since the October 2025 cease-fire began.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>Odds and Ends<\/h3>\n<p>Could this be the end of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jan\/24\/black-and-white-and-sent-back-over-end-of-panda-diplomacy-as-japan-returns-bears-to-china\">panda diplomacy<\/a> between China and Japan? Throngs of visitors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c8d0l778dero\">traveled<\/a> to Tokyo\u2019s Ueno Zoo on Sunday, braving hourslong lines for a final glimpse of twin panda cubs Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei before their return to China on Tuesday. China has loaned more than 30 giant pandas to Japanese zoos since Tokyo and Beijing normalized diplomatic ties in 1972. But with the cubs\u2019 departure, Japan will be without a giant panda for the first time in five decades, as tensions between the two countries continue to <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/11\/25\/sanae-takaichi-china-japan-taiwan\/\">worsen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2026\/01\/26\/minneapolis-ice-shooting-protests-alex-pretti-renee-good-immigration\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to World Brief, where we\u2019re looking at the backlash to U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s immigration crackdown in Minnesota, a potential U.S.-Ukraine security agreement, and an election in Myanmar. Sign up to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday. Sign up to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday. 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