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Justice Dept. Playbook in Minnesota: Investigate Foes, Protect Allies

The Trump Justice Department has often cast aside normal procedures intended to seek accountability in favor of pushing prosecutors and the F.B.I. to focus on critics of the immigration crackdown.

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Shooting Aftermath Leaves Homeland Security Department in Turmoil

As officials point fingers in the wake of Alex Pretti’s death at the hands of federal agents, concerns grow about the agency’s future.

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Attack on Ilhan Omar Follows Years of Trump’s Targeting Her

President Trump has spent years demonizing and dehumanizing the Somali-born Democrat from Minnesota, fueling escalating threats against her.

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Trump Suggests He Will ‘De-Escalate’ in Minneapolis, Without Offering Details

President Trump continued to put the blame on Alex Pretti for legally carrying a weapon with a permit, saying, “You can’t walk in with guns.”

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D.H.S. Review Does Not Say Pretti Brandished Gun, As Noem Claimed

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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Judge Temporarily Blocks Deportation of 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE in Minnesota

An image of the boy, wearing a Spider-Man backpack as he was detained by federal agents, became a symbol of the immigration crackdown in Minnesota.

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