Federal Agents Placed on Leave After Fatal Shooting During Immigration Raid
Minneapolis, MN – Two U.S. federal agents were placed on administrative leave following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse, during an immigration raid in Minneapolis. The incident, which occurred on Saturday, sparked outrage and renewed scrutiny of immigration enforcement tactics, according to Al Jazeera.
Pretti was shot multiple times after being forced to the ground by masked immigration officers during the raid, Al Jazeera reported. U.S. officials stated on Wednesday that placing the officers on leave was standard protocol following such incidents.
The incident comes amid ongoing debates about immigration policies and enforcement. In a separate case, a five-year-old U.S. citizen, Génesis Ester Gutiérrez Castellanos, was deported to Honduras alongside her mother on January 11, despite having never lived there, according to The Guardian. Génesis's mother, Karen Guadalupe Gutiérrez Castellanos, whose visa application was pending, plans to send her daughter back to the U.S. soon with another relative, The Guardian reported. "The day I separate from my daughter will be the most painful of my life," she said, according to The Guardian.
The recent events highlight the complexities and controversies surrounding immigration enforcement in the U.S.
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