Minneapolis shooting latest: Trump says Dems should cooperate with ICE while Obama calls shooting an assault on US values

In a lengthy couple of Truth Social posts, Trump called on Congress to “immediately pass Legislation to END Sanctuary Cities,” which he described as “the root cause of all of these problems.”

“American Cities should be Safe Sanctuaries for Law Abiding American Citizens ONLY, not Illegal Alien Criminals who broke our Nation’s Laws,” he wrote.

The president added that his “requests” were “rooted in COMMON SENSE, and will provide the best possible circumstances to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

“The Trump Administration is standing by, and waiting for ANY Democrat to do the right thing, and work with us on these important matters of MAKING AMERICA SAFE like it is in all sections of our Country where we are, together with Local Leadership, participating and involved.”

Donald Trump has released a list of demands for Minnesota authorities, calling on Tim Walz and Jacob Frey “to formally cooperate with the Trump Administration to enforce our Nation’s Laws, rather than resist and stoke the flames of Division, Chaos, and Violence.”

The president wrote:

1. Governor Walz and Mayor Frey should turn over all Criminal Illegal Aliens that are currently incarcerated in their State Prisons and Jails to Federal Authorities, along with all Illegal Criminals with an active warrant or known Criminal History, for Immediate Deportation.

2. State and Local Law Enforcement must agree to turn over all Illegal Aliens arrested by Local Police.

3. Local Police must assist Federal Law Enforcement in apprehending and detaining Illegal Aliens who are wanted for Crimes.

4. Democrat Politicians must partner with the Federal Government to protect American Citizens in the rapid removal of all Criminal Illegal Aliens in our Country. Some Democrats, in places like Memphis, Tennessee, or Washington, D.C., have done so, resulting in safer streets for ALL.

Video has emerged of the ICU nurse Alex Pretti honoring a deceased veteran at a United States Department of Veterans Affairs medical center.

Alex Pretti, 37, was shot and killed by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis on Saturday (24 January), just 17 days after the fatal shooting of Renee Good.

Mr Pretti thanked veterans "for their dedication and selfless service to our nation", in a tribute to the deceased.

"Today we remember freedom is not free. You have to work at it, nurture it, protected, and even sacrifice for it", he said.

The NBPA has released a statement on the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis this month, saying the association “can no longer remain silent.”

“Now more than ever, we must defend the right to freedom of speech and stand in solidarity with the people in Minnesota protesting and risking their lives to demand justice,” the statement reads. “We refuse to let the flames of division threaten the civil liberties that are meant to protect us all.”

Anti-ICE protesters marched outside the Target Center Sunday, where the Minnesota Timberwolves were set to play against the Golden State Warriors after their Saturday game was rescheduled.

Hundreds of people gathered in Minneapolis Sunday to protest the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis.

Temperatures in the Twin Cities dropped as low as 5 degrees Fahrenheit during the day Sunday, and were expected to fall as low as -16 at night, according to AccuWeather.

Despite the bitter cold, hundreds of protesters gathered to demand ICE leave the city.

Video from CNN showed bundled-up demonstrators chanting “Shut it down!” and carrying banners reading “ICE out of Minnesota.”

Sen. Jacky Rosen is calling for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, saying that she believes Noem is attempting to "mislead the American public" about the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti.

Rosen, a moderate Democrat from Nevada, called Noem “an abject failure” who has lost control of her department in a post on X Sunday.

“She’s either too incompetent to rein in the agency under her purview, or she endorses the blatant constitutional violations being committed,” Rosen wrote.

“Kristi Noem and her department’s latest attempt to mislead the American public regarding the brutal and unjustified killing of Alex Pretti is deeply shameful, and she must be impeached and removed from office immediately.”

Vice President JD Vance weighed in Sunday on the “madness” happening in Minneapolis.

“When I was in Minneapolis, I heard a number of crazy stories. But near the top of the list: A couple of off-duty ICE and CBP officers were going to dinner in Minneapolis. They were doxed and their location revealed, and the restaurant was then mobbed,” Vance wrote on X.

“The officers were locked in the restaurant, and local police refused to respond to their pleas for help (as they've been directed by local authorities). Eventually, their fellow federal agents came to their aid,” he added.

Vance then blamed the alleged incident on local leaders’ refusal to cooperate with federal immigration officials.

“This is just a taste of what's happening in Minneapolis because state and local officials refuse to cooperate with immigration enforcement,” he said.

Vance then accused local leaders of causing chaos “so they can have moments like yesterday where someone tragically dies, and politicians get to grandstand about the evils of enforcing the border,” referring to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, who was killed by a federal agent Saturday.

“The solution is staring everyone in the face. I hope authorities in Minneapolis stop this madness,” Vance concluded.

More than 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies, including Target, Best Buy and UnitedHealth, have signed an open letter calling for an “immediate deescalation” in Minneapolis.

The leaders are urging state, local and federal officials to work together as businesses grapple with how to address tensions in the state and across the country following two fatal shootings by federal agents amid a massive immigration enforcement operation that has spurred protests.

“With yesterday’s tragic news, we are calling for an immediate deescalation of tensions and for state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions,” the open letter reads.

CEOs call for ‘immediate deescalation’ in joint letter after Minneapolis shooting

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz slammed the Trump administration for “gaslighting the country” after the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti.

“You know what you saw, and then you heard the most powerful people in the world...narrate to you what you, what you were looking at... that this was a domestic terrorist, crazed, running at law enforcement with the intent to kill massive numbers of them...sullying his name within minutes of this event happening,” Walz said, referring to the Trump administration’s depiction of events, which vastly differ from what video shows leading up to the fatal shooting.

“This is an inflection point, America. If we cannot all agree that the smearing of an American citizen and besmirching everything they stood for and asking us not to believe what we saw, I don’t know what else to tell you,” Walz said.

“This has to be the moment, your government...someone, has to be accountable. Someone has to hold the final decision on this,” he added.

Walz urged people to put aside political differences to see the “humanity” of the situation.

“This family has gone through enough, and to have the most powerful man in the world drag their dead son with absolutely no evidence, and gaslight the entire country...this is enough. And I would say, President Trump, you can end this today,” he said, calling for “humane” immigration control.