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DOJ has opened a federal civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti, deputy AG says
The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis resident killed Saturday by Border Patrol officers, federal officials said Friday.

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DOJ opens civil rights investigation into Pretti shooting, Blanche says
DOJ opens a civil rights probe into Alex Pretti's death in Minneapolis, deputy AG says
Timeline of Trump officials' changing comments on Alex Pretti shooting
The Trump administration moved quickly to portray Alex Pretti as a grave threat to law enforcement after the 37-year-old intensive care nurse was shot and killed by federal immigration agents in Minne...

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Civil rights investigation opened into Alex Pretti shooting
US Justice Dept opens civil rights probe into Alex Pretti shooting, official says
DOJ launches civil rights investigation in Alex Pretti's death
In a notification to Congress, DHS says two officers, a Border Patrol officer and a Customs and Border Protection officer, each fired Glock pistols during Pretti's shooting.

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DOJ says it has opened a civil rights investigation into the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis
Live updates: DOJ opens a federal civil rights probe into Alex Pretti’s death in Minneapolis

Todd Blanche Says New Video of Pretti Kicking ICE Vehicle Will Not Change Shooting Investigation

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche insisted the new video of Alex Pretti kicking an ICE vehicle will not change the way his death is investigated.

Blanche says nobody thinks Alex Pretti’s actions meet ‘legal definition of domestic terrorism’

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Monday that the actions of Alex Pretti before he was fatally shot by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis on Saturday did not constitute domestic terrorism. “I don’t think anybody thinks that they were comparing what happened on Saturday to the legal definition of domestic terrorism,

Trump Goon Gives Heartless Response to Slain Nurse’s Family

Todd Blanche suggested to NBC News that Pretti, the Veterans Affairs nurse killed by a Border Patrol agent Saturday, was impeding federal officers when he was thrown to the ground, beaten, and then shot dead—a chilling encounter captured on video.

Don Lemon charged in Minnesota church protest. Live updates.

Federal agents arrested former CNN anchor Don Lemon and three others in connection with a protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Fox News Host Grills Trump DOJ Official On DHS Officials Claiming Alex Pretti Committed 'Domestic Terrorism': Did Your Colleagues Go 'Too Far?'

A Fox News host grilled Deputy AG Todd Blanche over reports of internal frustrations about DHS officials calling Alex Pretti a domestic terrorist.