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The memo was dated Jan. 28 and signed by by Acting Director Todd Lyons.

Last Updated: January 31, 2026, 5:23 PM EST

A 37-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday morning in Minneapolis -- the second shooting of a U.S. citizen this month by federal agents in the city.

The shooting of Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse, ratcheted up tensions, as protesters clashed in the streets with law enforcement in the aftermath of the shooting.

The incident followed the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother, on Jan. 7.

Jan 26, 2026, 2:54 PM EST

Walz says Trump's staff 'doesn’t have their facts straight about Minnesota'

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has penned an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal where he makes the case that "federal officials are lying" regarding the immigration situation and ensuing intervention in Minneapolis.

In a post on X sharing a link to his op-ed, Walz said, "I spoke to the President earlier. We had a productive conversation and I explained to him that his staff doesn’t have their facts straight about Minnesota. My thoughts in the Wall Street Journal."

In the op-ed, Walz wrote that he has "repeatedly appealed to President Trump to lower the temperature. But he refuses."

"I fear that his hope is for the tension between ICE agents and the communities they’re ransacking to boil over -- that he wants you to see more chaos on your TV screens, protests turn into riots, more people get hurt," Walz wrote.

The governor called on Trump to end the "unlawful, violent and chaotic campaign, and we can and must rebuild an immigration enforcement system that is secure, accountable and humane."

-ABC News' Isabella Murray

Jan 26, 2026, 2:30 PM EST

No order issued yet following hearing on bid to halt ICE operation

The federal hearing on Minnesota's request to halt Operation Metro Surge ended without U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez issuing an order.

"I do not intend in any way for the depth of my analysis or whatever time I take to write to be seen as a belief that this is unimportant," Menendez said. "It's because it's extremely important that I'm doing everything I can to get it right."

-ABC News' Laura Romero

Jan 26, 2026, 2:10 PM EST

DOJ attorney calls requested relief by state 'staggering'

An attorney representing the federal government called the state's request to end Operation Metro Surge "staggering."

"The effect of their requested relief would be essentially removing the officers whom the president has concluded should be there to enforce federal immigration law," Brantley Mayers said during a hearing on Monday on the state's request to end the operation. "It's pretty staggering."

Mayers argued that the requested relief should be subject to "a heightened standard" and said that if U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez issues an order to end Operation Metro Surge, it "would be very difficult to implement."

"If it's difficult to implement, does that mean I can do nothing?" Judge Menendez asked.

Mayers responded by saying such an order would create a "very difficult separation of powers problem."

-ABC News' Laura Romero

Jan 26, 2026, 1:15 PM EST

Body-worn cameras worn by CBP officers during shooting under review: DHS official

Customs and Border Protection officers involved in the deadly shooting of Alex Pretti were wearing body-worn cameras during the time of the shooting, according to a Homeland Security official.

"There is body-camera footage from multiple angles which investigators are currently reviewing," the official said.

CBP officers are typically outfitted with body-worn cameras, while it depends on the ICE agent.

A screengrab from a video obtained by Reuters shows a law enforcement officer spraying irritants at Alex Pretti, before he was fatally shot when federal agents were trying to detain him in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 24, 2026.
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-ABC News' Luke Barr

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