Stephen Miller Concedes Agents Who Killed Alex Pretti May Not Have Been Following' Protocol

"Top White House aide Stephen Miller said on Tuesday that agents in Minneapolis may not have been following proper protocol when they shot Alex Pretti, marking a stunning shift away from administration officials' previous statements on the shooting. The White House provided clear guidance to DHS that the extra personnel that had been sent to Minnesota for force protection should be used for conducting fugitive operations to create a physical barrier between the arrest teams and the disruptors, said Miller in a statement to CNN."

"We are evaluating why the CBP team may not have been following that protocol. Miller's statement represents a change in tone on the part of President Donald Trump's administration following the two deadly shootings of U.S. citizens in Minneapolis this month. A prominent architect of Trump's immigration policies, Miller has faced criticism over his dubbing Pretti an assassin in the hours after his death."

Stephen Miller acknowledged that Customs and Border Protection agents in Minneapolis may not have followed proper protocol when they shot Alex Pretti, signaling a shift from earlier administration assertions. The White House instructed DHS that extra personnel sent for force protection should conduct fugitive operations to form a physical barrier between arrest teams and disruptors. Officials are evaluating why the CBP team may not have followed that guidance. The development follows two deadly Minneapolis shootings and criticism over inflammatory characterizations of Pretti, with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defending her remarks as made at presidential and Miller's direction.

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