New York Gov. Kathy Hochul publicly called for the resignation of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and the termination of Border Commander Gregory Bovino following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis on Saturday (January 24).
Hochul said Noem “has proven to be unable and unwilling to follow the law to stop these killings” and “lied about the shooting victims being the aggressors.”
“Kristi Noem has forfeited her right to lead, and I’m calling on her to resign as secretary of homeland security, or Donald Trump to do the right thing and just fire her. And if not, she must be removed or impeached,” Hochul said.
Hochul then called for Bovino, who she said helped defend and escalate ICE operations in Minnesota, to be fired.
Videos shared online appeared to show Pretti being taken down by multiple ICE agents and disarmed before an officer fired multiple shots during an anti-ICE demonstration in Minneapolis. The incident took place weeks after Renee Good was fatally shot by an ICE officer during a protest in the same city.
Trump acknowledged that Pretti was armed and carrying two extra magazines at the time of his death, while White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller claimed Pretti was a “would-be assassin” who “tried to murder federal law enforcement” and labeled him as a “domestic terrorist” via FOX News. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison demanded that a “full, impartial, and transparent investigation” be held in connection with the shooting while a federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from “destroying or altering” evidence linked to the incident, Axois reports.
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