U.S. senators blast ICE, Border Patrol over deadly Minneapolis shootings

A Minnesota Reformer report says U.S. senators are now openly denouncing the way immigration agents used force in the Minneapolis shootings that killed Renee Good and ICU nurse Alex Pretti, calling the incidents unacceptable and demanding tighter limits on ICE and Border Patrol tactics under Operation Metro Surge. In hearings and public statements, senators are questioning DHS accounts that framed both killings as self‑defense, citing bystander videos and court affidavits that suggest agents escalated encounters and fired into crowded city streets. They are pressing for independent investigations separate from DHS internal reviews and warning that leaving lethal‑force standards to agency discretion has put Twin Cities residents at risk. The article notes that this high‑level pushback comes as federal judges in Minnesota repeatedly fault ICE for due‑process violations and as local protests, school walkouts and business boycotts continue over the surge. On social media, Minneapolis nurses and immigrant advocates are hailing the senators’ comments as overdue accountability, while pro‑enforcement voices accuse them of undermining frontline officers.