# The ICE shootings in Minneapolis (1/7/2026)

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**Created:** [January 8, 2026, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461 "2026-01-08T05:32:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/1181 "2026-01-27T19:46:12Z")

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The union that Pretti belonged to is demanding Noem and Miller get fired.

> **[AFGE demands resignations of Noem, Miller following member’s slaying](https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/01/afge-demands-resignations-noem-miller-following-members-slaying/410986/)**
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> The nation’s largest federal employee union said key leaders involved in the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration and dissent “defamed” VA nurse Alex Pretti by erroneously describing him as a “domestic terrorist.”

Republicans are starting to ask for there to be a real investigation. I think they sense that this is going to cost them big time in the midterms if they don’t scramble to pretend that they were outraged at ICE all along.

> **[Republican calls are growing for a deeper investigation into fatal...](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/republican-calls-are-growing-for-a-deeper-investigation-into-fatal-minneapolis-shooting-of-alex-pretti)**
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> 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.

My WAG… This is a search for scapegoats. Bovino now, likely Noem later. Maybe Miller but I think that’s too much to hope for. And then probably give up the people involved in the Good and Pretti murders, hold them up as bad apples, while trying to still keep ICE going (if maybe a bit quieter) to ensure their base that they are still trying to protect the country against “invaders”. Sacrifice a few liabilities in the midst of damage control.

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