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Judge grants restraining order against DHS after Border Patrol kills Alex Pretti in Minneapolis
SeeBS Nudes MinneSomalia ^ | January 25, 2026 | WCCO Staff

Posted on 01/25/2026 9:37:49 PM PST by an amused spectator

Federal agents shot and killed a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, less than three weeks after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Good and amid an ongoing surge in immigration enforcement action across the city.

U.S. District Court Judge Eric Tostrud granted a temporary restraining order against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Saturday, barring the department from altering or destroying evidence connected to Pretti's killing.

Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an ICU nurse who worked at the Minneapolis VA hospital, was identified as the man killed by a Border Patrol agent. The Department of Homeland Security said the agent acted in self-defense after attempting to disarm Pretti, but Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said that account was "nonsense" after reviewing videos of the shooting.

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1 posted on 01/25/2026 9:37:49 PM PST by an amused spectator
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To: an amused spectator

Indeed.


2 posted on 01/25/2026 9:45:34 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: an amused spectator

“barring the department from altering or destroying evidence connected to Pretti’s killing.“

What a load of BS, as if they going to “destroy evidence”.


3 posted on 01/25/2026 9:51:22 PM PST by iamgalt
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To: an amused spectator
Indeed. Preserve the evidence of an armed civilian actively interfering with a federal law enforcement operation where upon being instructed to stand down they actively attacked an officer then resisted. Yes, it's clearly abuse. /s

Sanctuary is the root cause, the mayor and governor (not to mention the lt. gov on Signal) are agitators.

Invoke insurrection act now. There must be accountability, otherwise the leftist plebes will not stop.
4 posted on 01/25/2026 9:53:16 PM PST by Texas_Jarhead
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To: an amused spectator

What a surprise. See BS’s summary of the facts shows an extreme left bias, ignoring known facts suggesting the Pretti was acting illegally and the aggressor who provoked the confrontation.


5 posted on 01/25/2026 9:54:10 PM PST by TheConservator
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To: Texas_Jarhead

MinnesotaStupid brought a gun to a “peaceful” protest.

Dumbass.


6 posted on 01/25/2026 10:00:50 PM PST by an amused spectator (free New Mexico!)
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To: an amused spectator

Did this “judge” also issue a preservation order for ALL of Pretti’s social media contents as well as his computer and phone data?


7 posted on 01/25/2026 10:01:36 PM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX)
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To: House Atreides

Of course not.


8 posted on 01/25/2026 10:06:41 PM PST by an amused spectator (free New Mexico!)
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It is fine to bring a gun.

You just can not attempt to pull it while you are scuffling with police officers.

They will defend themselves.

9 posted on 01/25/2026 10:08:43 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (The tree accused of killed Sonny Bono was planted.)
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To: an amused spectator

These ICE agents are going to get railroaded.


10 posted on 01/25/2026 10:12:56 PM PST by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: an amused spectator

“U.S. District Court Judge Eric Tostrud granted a temporary restraining order against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Saturday, barring the department from altering or destroying evidence connected to Pretti’s killing.”

All just for show to imply without the order DHS would destroy evidence. It certainly was not needed as DHS must be aware that one is prohibited by law to alter or destroy evidence.


11 posted on 01/25/2026 10:16:35 PM PST by lastchance (Cognovit Dominus qui sunt eius.)
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Better not get railroaded.

Then all bets are off.


12 posted on 01/25/2026 10:23:08 PM PST by an amused spectator (free New Mexico!)
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To: lastchance
All just for show to imply without the order DHS would destroy evidence.

Doing the Treason Media's work for them.

13 posted on 01/25/2026 10:23:52 PM PST by an amused spectator (free New Mexico!)
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To: House Atreides

Good question….
The insurrectionists are destroyers of America and our value system.
They have two armies:
1) the Antifa agitators and their protesting pawns and 2) their army of judges. Both are run by Obummer and Holder.
Soros, rich leftists and the embezzlement of American taxpayer $$$$ keeps their war machine afloat.
Their whole system needs the shit bombed out if it.
Figuratively speaking, of course.


14 posted on 01/25/2026 10:30:10 PM PST by doc maverick
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To: an amused spectator; lastchance
Just like the order from last week from another hack judge…..

A federal judge on Friday ordered federal law enforcement participating in the Minnesota immigration crackdown to stop pepper spraying, detaining and pulling over peaceful protesters. ……..The injunction for now prohibits “retaliating against persons who are engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity, including observing the activities of Operation Metro Surge,

Ordering the feds to stop doing what the feds has never done.

15 posted on 01/25/2026 10:35:21 PM PST by hole_n_one
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To: hole_n_one
has s/b have
16 posted on 01/25/2026 10:36:32 PM PST by hole_n_one
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To: an amused spectator

This judge has no such power.


17 posted on 01/25/2026 10:53:15 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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One satisfying moment this weekend was seeing the shooting of Femme-Boi
Pretti-Boi. I heard about 5 shots fired. Maybe more. Good shooting.
Pretti-Boi didn't suffer. He was dead before that last shot was fired.

My one question is why these weirdos like the dead stiff all look the same?
Dork with the dork glasses, dork beard, dork physique. If I were casting a movie requiring a left wing dork, this stiff would have won the role.

As far as I know, Pretti-Boi didn't spawn any offspring. Thank God. This fact also automatically enters him in the Darwin award contest. Good luck fella!

18 posted on 01/25/2026 11:05:20 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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I am so confused. I thought ICE only attacked illegals and here they are only killing white people.


19 posted on 01/25/2026 11:11:07 PM PST by Rad_J
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To: an amused spectator

Not that I protest, but if I was in the area of one, I would be carrying same as I do anywhere it’s legal there do so.

It’s the carrying that is wrong. It would be brandishing or threatening that would be wrong. And doing either to law enforcement would be both wrong and stupid.


20 posted on 01/26/2026 1:53:56 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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