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The memo was dated Jan. 28 and signed by by Acting Director Todd Lyons.

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Last Updated: January 31, 2026, 5:23 PM EST

A 37-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday morning in Minneapolis -- the second shooting of a U.S. citizen this month by federal agents in the city.

The shooting of Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse, ratcheted up tensions, as protesters clashed in the streets with law enforcement in the aftermath of the shooting.

The incident followed the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother, on Jan. 7.

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Jan 27, 2026, 6:45 PM EST

Border czar says meetings were 'a productive starting point'

White House border czar Tom Homan said his meetings with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Tuesday were "a productive starting point."

"We all agree that we need to support our law enforcement officers and get criminals off the streets," Homan said in a post on X. "While we don’t agree on everything, these meetings were a productive starting point and I look forward to more conversations with key stakeholders in the days ahead."

Homan said that they discussed "the issues on the ground" in the state and added that President Donald Trump "has been clear: he wants American cities to be safe and secure for law-abiding residents -- and they will be."

-ABC News' Nicholas Kerr

Jan 27, 2026, 6:20 PM EST

DHS report says 2 agents fired weapons in Alex Pretti shooting

A Department of Homeland Security report sent to Congress and obtained by ABC News says that two federal officers discharged their firearms during the shooting of Alex Pretti on Saturday in Minneapolis and does not say that Pretti attempted to reach for his weapon, based on a preliminary review of bodycam footage.

PHOTO: The moment that the firearm of Alex Pretti is retrieved from a waistband holster by a federal officer as another officer (in green) draws his weapon, before Pretti was fatally shot in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jan. 24, 2026.
The moment that the firearm of Alex Pretti is retrieved from a waistband holster by a federal officer (in light grey jacket, crouched) as another officer (in green) draws his weapon, before Pretti was fatally shot in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 24, 2026.
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-ABC News' John Parkinson, Luke Barr, Jack Date and Jay O'Brien

Jan 27, 2026, 6:10 PM EST

GOP Sen. Thom Tillis on Kristi Noem: 'I think she should go'

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis told reporters Tuesday he does not think Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should keep her job.

When asked by a reporter if he still had confidence in Noem after what's occurred in Minneapolis, he responded, "No, not at all. I think she should go."

Tillis is the first Senate Republican to say they believe Noem should no longer serve in her role.

This comes after Tillis on Sunday called for a "full and impartial" investigation into Alex Pretti's death in Minneapolis.

-ABC News' Allison Pecorin

Jan 27, 2026, 5:39 PM EST

Trump calls Bovino 'a pretty out there kind of a guy'

President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News that the administration is “going to de-escalate a little bit” in Minneapolis.

President Donald Trump speaks during a stop at the Machine Shed restaurant in Urbandale, Iowa, January 27, 2026.
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However, he rejected the characterization that the change in plans was a "pullback," and spoke about Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino.

"Bovino is very good, but he's a pretty out there kind of a guy. And in some cases, that’s good. Maybe it wasn't good here," he said, before claiming, without evidence, that the recent protests in Minnesota have been populated with "paid insurrectionists" and "paid agitators."

-ABC News' Nicholas Kerr, Isabella Murray and Meg Mistry

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