National Guard activated in Minneapolis after Border Patrol agent kills man

https://apnews.com/live/minneapolis-ice-shooting-updates-1-24-2026

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binarymax•1h ago

I’m not sure how many people realize this, but ICE is the buildup for trump to hold power by deploying soldiers ahead of time. I expect we will see them deployed at the election sites of democratic cities in November.

mcphage•1h ago

They’re failing to control a single mid-sized city, I’m not sure how they would maintain control over half the country. They don’t have the numbers, and are widely hated.

binarymax•1h ago

If you want to hold on to the house and senate you don’t need to maintain control - you just need to disrupt the elections of 10 to 20 key cities, and they have the numbers for that.

mcphage•1h ago

> they have the numbers for that

Maybe, but right now they’re trying for 1 and can’t do it. Not sure where they are hiding 10x or 20x the troops.

binarymax•1h ago

The intention is disruption, they don’t care about control. They are disrupting lives in several cities.

mcphage•49m ago

They are disrupting lives, but elections? Imagine if the election was held today in Minneapolis, how do you think the vote would go? Would people be afraid to vote, or would it be the largest turnout the city has ever seen?

Trasmatta•24m ago

The massive public outcry against ICE would likely cause that to backfire. Look at the extent of protesting in Minneapolis. People aren't afraid of ICE, putting them at polling stations would intensify the outrage against them, and fire up the opposition. They're

nvahalik•1h ago

This genuinely feels like a situation in which I, as an observer from the "opposite side" of the country have genuinely no idea idea what is going on or who to trust here.

Instagram is filled with people who are absolutely 100% sure of some particular "understanding" of this situation. Then a few hours go by and reels "debunking" those views are flooding my feed.

Even the Associated Press seems to report things that official statements from the government agencies themselves say isn't true. The AP should be a trusted source of information as should the federal government.

This feels like a lose-lose situation for those of us who want to know what's actually going on apart from sensationalized reporting.

binarymax•1h ago

It’s fair to say that the federal government is no longer a trusted source of information on this matter.

mcphage•1h ago

> have genuinely no idea idea what is going on or who to trust here.

Well, which one photoshops people they don’t like and releases them, claiming they are real? AP or the White House?

bigyabai•1h ago

> official statements from the government agencies themselves say isn't true.

I don't think you've been paying much attention to this admin's PR: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/white-house-...

parrellel•52m ago

Well, the whole execution was recorded from at least 3 available angles. You could just check.

orionsbelt•20m ago

Well, from what I’ve seen, the most likely theory is that the agent who disarmed the man (after another agent had yelled “gun”) then accidentally discharged the weapon, which caused all the other ICE officers to freak out and discharge their weapons.

I don’t want to argue over the broader questions; ie should ICE even be there and doing this; are they adequately trained; are they overly aggressive to tackle this guy and pepper spray him in the first instance; is American law enforcement is way too trigger happy and protective of their own skin; and so on. There’s a lot of validity to all of that. But the narrow story of this particular incident changes a lot if there was an accidental discharge that made the other offices believe he was shooting.

hn1986•49m ago

the video https://www.reddit.com/r/Leakednews/comments/1qm5cbp/three_a...

DustinEchoes•1h ago

More tinder for the fire, waiting for a spark.

OsrsNeedsf2P•1h ago

Alex Pretti might have been "in the right", but he's now in the morgue. If you don't want to be shot, don't conceal carry, and if you're not a citizen, keep your I-94/Green Card on you[0] when you go out.

[0] See section e) https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1304

tylerritchie•1h ago

To be clear, this position is: "capitulate to the police state, or die" with no discussion about whether that should be the case.

It's a bad take.

JoeAltmaier•1h ago

The penalty for legal concealed carry is not death. Victim blaming may be practical, but it's a measure of the depths the government agents have come to, that we are in fear of our lives from them and stepping out of line might be a death sentence.

happytoexplain•12m ago

Don't excuse murder.

OutOfHere•1h ago

How soon before this article too gets flagged and removed? Here is its link for posterity:

https://apnews.com/live/minneapolis-ice-shooting-updates-1-2...

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National Guard activated in Minneapolis after Border Patrol agent kills man

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