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After Second Minneapolis Killing, Is Trump’s Deportation Strategy at a Turning Point?

Alex Pretti's death has raised questions about what immigration enforcement will look like moving forward and whether the courts or Congress will step in to constrain the Department of Homeland Security.
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commander at Large Gregory Bovino speaks during a news conference at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal on Jan. 25, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  ((Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images))

The Trump administration is facing intense political and legal backlash after a second American citizen was fatally shot by federal immigration agents during an operation in Minneapolis over the weekend. The White House has dispatched border czar Tom Homan to oversee Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Minnesota, supplanting Border Control Commander Gregory Bovino and signaling a possible shift in the administration’s deportation strategy.

Marisa and Scott are joined by Politico’s national security reporter Eric Bazail-Eimil to assess whether the president’s deportation policies have reached an inflection point. 

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