Federal Judge Rescinds Order on DHS Evidence in Alex Pretti Shooting

A Minnesota judge lifted a temporary order preventing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from altering evidence in the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents. The order was deemed unnecessary as the DHS is unlikely to destroy the evidence. Pretti was killed during protests against Trump's policies.

A federal judge in Minnesota on Monday rescinded a temporary order that had blocked the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from destroying evidence in the case of Alex Pretti's shooting by federal immigration agents.

U.S. District Judge Eric C. Tostrud in Saint Paul determined that the restraining order, initially issued on January 24, was no longer required. The court expressed confidence that DHS would not destroy or improperly modify the evidence.

The shooting of Pretti, a U.S. citizen, occurred during Minneapolis protests against President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement measures, marking the second such fatality involving federal agents.