Obamas call Alex Pretti’s killing a ‘tragedy’ as pressure mounts for full investigation | First Thing

Former president and first lady say killing should be ‘wake-up call’ and accuse federal agents of not operating in lawful way. Plus, meet the OB-GYNs fighting Trump’s ‘guerrilla war on science’

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Pressure is mounting on Donald Trump’s administration to fully investigate the killing of the 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis.

What’s the latest on what’s happening in Minnesota? A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments today on whether to halt the often brutal immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, which has led to the killings of two 37-year-old US citizens by government officers in less than a month. Follow our liveblog here.

What’s happening with the investigation into Renee Nicole Good’s fatal shooting? A supervisor in the FBI’s Minneapolis field office who had sought to investigate the ICE agent responsible for the fatal shooting in the city on 7 January has resigned, according to reports.

How is the government responding? On Saturday, Trump approved federal emergency disaster declarations in South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, Maryland, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Indiana and West Virginia.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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