US immigration agents may have breached “protocol” in Minneapolis before shooting dead a nurse during protests, President Donald Trump’s senior aide Stephen Miller said Tuesday (Jan 27) – days after falsely branding the victim an assassin.<\/p>\n
The admission comes as Trump says he wants to de-escalate the situation in Minneapolis following the killing of 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti during a protest against an immigration crackdown on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Deputy Chief of Staff Miller, a powerful figure who leads Trump’s hardline immigration policy, said in a statement to AFP that the White House was now looking into the possible breach.<\/p>\n
He said the White House had provided “clear guidance” that extra personnel were sent to Minnesota to “create a physical barrier between the arrest teams and the disruptors”.<\/p>\n
“We are evaluating why the CBP (Customs and Border Protection) team may not have been following that protocol,” Miller said.<\/p>\n
Miller also appeared to blame both the border agency and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for his comments on Saturday, which have since attracted criticism.<\/p>\n
Shortly after the killing, Miller called Pretti a “would-be assassin” and accused him of wanting to murder federal agents.<\/p>\n
But Miller said his comments were based on an initial statement by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, who falsely said Pretti was brandishing a weapon when he approached federal agents.<\/p>\n
Video evidence later showed that the victim was not holding a gun at the time. Pretti had a sidearm on him, but agents had already removed it before he was shot multiple times at point-blank range.<\/p>\n
“The initial statement from DHS was based on reports from CBP on the ground,” Miller said in his statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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