This report provides the latest updates on immigration-related activities in Minnesota, including details on federal agent involvement in the Alex Pretti shooting, potential funding cuts to sanctuary cities, the return of a family released from detention, and ongoing protests against ICE. The report also covers the recent body camera initiative, Lt. Gov. Flanagan's denial of involvement in anti-ICE protests, and the arrests related to the St. Paul church protest.
Immigration operations continue in Minnesota on Monday. Here are the latest updates. Recently, a ProPublica report identified Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez as the two federal agents who fired shots during the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti.
DHS would not confirm the names of the agents involved. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump says starting Monday the federal government will begin cutting funding to sanctuary cities and states, including Minnesota. However, no details have been announced and states are already taking legal action to block the cuts. Plus, Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, returned to Minnesota Sunday after a judge ordered their release from an immigrant detention center in Texas. The arrest of the 5-year-old boy in a bunny hat sparked outrage after a photo showed him in ICE custody. The family’s attorney says they are in the country legally as they pursue a claim for asylum. Find live updates on ICE operations in Minnesota below. Watch FOX 9 in the player at the top of the page. Additional coverage, including of live events, can be found in the player below.In an interview with FOX 9 on Monday, Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan denied allegations that she was involved in a Signal chat group that coordinated anti-ICE protests and donation efforts.Last week, allegations surfaced on social media that Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan was involved in a Signal chat group under the alias "Flan Southside."The group was said to coordinate information regarding ICE operation protests and donations.Speaking with FOX 9's Corin Hoggard, Flanagan called the reports of her involvement "ridiculous" while saying, "Let’s not get distracted from what really matters here – and that is getting ICE out of Minnesota, and making sure that people are safe."Department of Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem announced Monday afternoon that effective immediately, all federal agents in Minneapolis for Operation Metro Surge will be supplied with body cameras. Noem said she spoke with Border Czar Tom Homan about the initiative."As funding is available, the body camera program will be expanded nationwide. We will rapidly acquire and deploy body cameras to DHS law enforcement across the country. The most transparent administration in American history – thank you," Noem said.The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has ruled Alex Pretti's death as a homicide, noting he died of multiple gunshot wounds. Read more here. ProPublica investigative reporter David McSwane, who worked on the story identifying the two Customs and Border Protection agents who fired shots in the incident that killed Alex Pretti, joined FOX 9 All Day to discuss the reporting. McSwane said he reviewed government documents that show the government identifying these agents as having fired their weapons in the Alex Pretti shooting, adding that "That’s what we can say for now."According to ProPublica, the agents are identified as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez, both of whom had been with the agency for several years before being deployed to Minnesota as part of Operation Metro Surge. DHS and CBP have not confirmed their identity. Kitchen Table in Omaha, Nebraska, is collecting Valentine's cards for elementary school students in Minnesota who are affected by ICE detentions, according to Instagram posts from the restaurant.The restaurant has already collected dozens of cards for the students, and will continue to collect them through Feb. 8, 3 News Now in Omaha reports.The City of Minneapolis continues to share resources for residents amid the surge of ICE agents in Minnesota. Here are links provided by the city.In a post on X, U.S. Attorney General Bam Pondi announced two additional arrests in the protest at a St. Paul church. "If you riot in a place of worship, we WILL find you," Bondi wrote. "We have made two more arrests in connection with the coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota: Ian Davis Austin and Jerome Deangelo Richardson."A rally and press conference is being held outside Target headquarters in Minneapolis to call on the company’s new CEO, Michael Fiddelke, call for ICE to leave Minnesota. Protesters are asking Target to "end their silence", stop allowing ICE into their stores and parking lots and stand up to ICE.
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