"Protesters against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) march through the streets of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 25, 2026.Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images As a federal court weighs the legality of the Trump administration's "Operation Metro Surge" in Minnesota's Twin Cities, new polling shows that the American public is deeply skeptical of the White House's ability to be the sole investigative authority in the latest killing of a Minneapolis resident by immigration agents."
"According to a YouGov survey conducted on Sunday, only 24 percent of Americans say the federal government should conduct an inquiry into the death of Alex Pretti, who was shot and killed by Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents over the weekend. The poll shows that 48 percent of Americans want a joint investigation instead, involving both the federal government and state investigators."
Protesters marched in downtown Minneapolis after the killing of Alex Pretti by Customs and Border Patrol agents. A federal court is weighing the legality of "Operation Metro Surge" in the Twin Cities. A YouGov poll found 24 percent want a federal-only inquiry while 48 percent prefer a joint federal-state investigation. Twenty percent of respondents said the shooting was justified, 48 percent said it was not, and 32 percent were unsure. Fifty-two percent of respondents had seen video of the killing; among those, 63 percent deemed the shooting unjustified. Some Trump administration officials labeled Pretti a "domestic terrorist" without presenting evidence.
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