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Videos of deadly Minneapolis shooting of Alex Pretti contradict Trump administration statements

By Jim Mustian, Michael Biesecker, Associated Press

Several government officials had essentially convicted Pretti on social media before the crime scene had been processed.

Republican calls are growing for a deeper investigation into fatal Minneapolis shooting of Alex Pretti

By Steven Sloan, Associated Press

Administration officials are firm in their defense of the hard-line immigration enforcement tactics in Minneapolis and they fault Democrats in the state along with local law enforcement for not working with them.

Colossal winter storm dumps deep snow across the nation, with at least 13 deaths reported

By Kate Brumback, Julie Walker, Associated Press

The U.S. workweek opened with yet more snow dumping on the Northeast under the tail end of a colossal winter storm that brought ice and power outages, impassable roads, canceled flights and frigid cold to much of the southern and…

Trump softens stance on Minnesota crackdown as some federal agents prepare to leave

By Steve Karnowski, Mike Balsamo, Associated Press

President Donald Trump softened his tone Monday on the immigration crackdown in Minnesota, touting productive conversations with the governor and Minneapolis mayor as he sent the border czar to take charge of much of the enforcement effort. Some federal agents were expected…

Winter storm leaves hundreds of thousands of customers without power across the South

By Kate Brumback, Julie Walker, Associated Press

A massive winter storm dumped sleet, freezing rain and snow across much of the U.S. on Sunday, leaving hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the Southeast without electricity.

Families protest 5-year-old boy held at Texas facility separated from detained father

By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press

Dozens of immigrant families protested Saturday behind the fences of a Texas detention facility where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent this week after being detained in Minnesota.

Man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown, National Guard activated

By Jack Brook, Steve Karnowski, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

A federal immigration officer shot and killed a man Saturday in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigid streets and ratcheting up tensions in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier.

Man shot and killed by federal officers in Minnesota was an ICU nurse, his parents say

By Associated Press

The man who was shot and killed by a federal officer during an immigration operation has been identified as 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse.

What legal rights do you have in encounters with ICE? Legal experts weigh in

By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact

What rights do you have if you’re stopped by ICE on the street? Or if immigration agents come to your home? Can you sue if your rights are violated? Legal experts weigh in.

Thousands of flights canceled as massive winter storm bears down across the U.S.

By Jeff Amy, Dave Collins, Thomas Peipert, Associated Press

Thousands of flights across the U.S. set to take off over the weekend were canceled as a monster storm started to wreak havoc Saturday across much of the country, knocking out power and snarling major roadways with dangerous ice.