Two agents who shot Alex Pretti put on leave as Trump tries to quell backlash
by Hugo Lowell from US news | The Guardian on (#735RD)
Fallout from second fatal shooting amid immigration operation in city dogs White House, though raids continue
The two agents who fatally shot a man in Minneapolis over the weekend have been on administrative leave since Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Wednesday, as Donald Trump tried to quell the backlash even while immigration raids in the city continued.
The move, which the DHS emphasized is standard protocol when agents are involved in fatal shootings, comes as the president suggested he would de-escalate" his immigration enforcement crackdown in the state, but without offering details or whether tactics would change.
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