Border Patrol agents who fatally shot Alex Pretti during Minneapolis anti-ICE protest placed on administrative leave

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Published Jan. 28, 2026, 12:56 p.m. ET

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The Border Patrol agents involved in the fatal shooting of nurse Alex Pretti have been placed on administrative leave, The Post has learned.

The move is standard protocol for officers involved in a shooting, Department of Homeland Security officials confirmed.

Federal agents detaining a man in Minneapolis, with one agent pinning him down next to a white SUV in a snowy street.The Border Patrol agents involved in the fatal shooting of nurse Alex Pretti have been placed on administrative leave, according to the Department of Homeland Security. via REUTERS

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Two federal immigration officers fired their weapons when Pretti, 37, was shot dead in Minneapolis during a struggle with several agents over the weekend, DHS revealed in a preliminary review of the incident.

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