Kim Vinnell

In Minnesota itself, Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar was attacked while holding a town hall meeting where she condemned ICE actions.

Footage of the incident shows a man charging toward her, spraying her with a foul-smelling liquid.

Omar asked for a napkin, then continued her speech, apparently unharmed.

We're going to keep talking.

The Trump administration is scrambling to contain the political fallout after federal agents shot and killed 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Preti.

President Trump, after initially siding with his officials over Preti's killing, has since distanced himself from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who Democrats and a few Republicans are threatening with impeachment.

Noam said Preti was at fault, labelling him a domestic terrorist for carrying a handgun, despite having a licence to do so.

Trump stopped short of blaming Preti, but did have this to say.

Beau Erickson covers the White House and says officials are looking at ways to try and de-escalate the situation in Minnesota.

Here's Beau on what one official told Reuters about the president's calculations.

In Minneapolis, protesters celebrate the departure of Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino.

Bovino is heading back to California, where he's expected to retire soon, according to The Atlantic.

It's one of the moves that the Trump administration is making to try and calm the outrage in Minneapolis.

Meanwhile, the acting chief of ICE is being ordered to appear in court to explain why the agency has repeatedly ignored court orders.

Judge Patrick Schlitz says Todd Lyons must explain why, among other things, his agency missed a deadline to provide a detainee with a bond hearing.

He added that the court has been extremely patient, given that ICE sent thousands of agents to Minnesota to detain people without making provisions for court cases that were sure to result.

And over in Arizona, a U.S.

Border Patrol agent shot and wounded a man who officials say is wanted for human trafficking.

Sheriff Chris Nanos says the suspect fired on a federal government helicopter before getting into a shootout with the agent.

The suspect is a fugitive who had escaped from a halfway house related to a previous smuggling conviction, according to officials.