A Border Patrol agent and a Customs and Border Protection officer have been on leave since Saturday, according to a Department of Homeland Security official.
Federal officers and protesters faced off in Minneapolis on Saturday, shortly after agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a Minneapolis man, that morning.
Kristi Noem’s aggressiveness has sometimes given President Trump heartburn. She got a rebuke after a second killing by federal immigration agents but soon seemed to be back in his good graces.
The fatal shooting in Minnesota over the weekend was the latest episode in which high-profile efforts by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, on behalf of President Trump’s policies have drawn intense criticism.
An initial report from an internal agency watchdog says the Minneapolis man was shot by law enforcement after resisting arrest, but makes no mention of the allegations leveled by a Trump administration official.
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