Minneapolis ICE Shooting Video Clears Venezuelans, Spurs Criminal Probe

Minneapolis released a city-owned camera video that contradicted the federal government's account of a January ICE immigration operation.

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The video showed a brief 12-second struggle, far shorter and less violent than the three-minute beating described by agents.

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Federal investigators had access to the video within hours but did not watch it until after charges were filed.

Charges against the two men were later dropped, prompting a criminal investigation into whether ICE agents lied under oath.

Mayor Frey said the federal government’s account simply does not match the facts.

The video release came two weeks after ICE agents fatally shot Alex Pretti during immigration raids.

Pretti was a licensed gun owner with no violent record.

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Governor Walz denounced it as another atrocious shooting and demanded the president end the operations.

The two killings have compounded tensions in a city where immigration enforcement has become a flashpoint.

The Trump administration faced mounting questions over the legality of its immigration operations.

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The Atlantic Council described the strikes as a high-risk gamble with weak legal justification.

Public approval was less than 25%.

The shooting of two US citizens in less than seven weeks underscores the potential costs.