Border Patrol's Legacy of Violence and Impunity
Oct 23, 2025·Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Two Border Patrol agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a VA nurse and observer, in Minneapolis. Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino was reassigned to El Centro, California following several high-profile incidents.
Sources
- The Border Patrol’s Legacy of Violence - The American Prospect
prospect.org·Jan 30, 2026·archived copy
- The Legacy of Racism within the U.S. Border Patrol - American Immigration Council
- The Border Patrol is an engine of crisis—and has been since the beginning
- Border Patrol’s 100th Anniversary Offers Chance to Look Back at Its Disturbing Origins - American Immigration Council
More incidents in Minnesota
- Venezuelan man shot through door by ICE agent during raid; agent later chargedOct 4, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN
- Guatemalan man re-detained by ICE moments after judge ordered his releaseOct 1, 2026 · Fort Snelling, MN
- ICU nurse and U.S. citizen Alex Pretti shot 10 times by federal agents in MinneapolisSep 30, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN
- Minneapolis mother and legal observer fatally shot by ICE agent during enforcement operationSep 30, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN
- St. Paul man held at Guantánamo, allegedly beaten, deported to Somalia after mother's deathSep 25, 2026 · St. Paul, MN
- Mexican man re-arrested by plainclothes agents seconds after court-ordered releaseSep 25, 2026 · Fort Snelling, MN