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Immediately after the shooting, a top White House official called Preti a domestic terrorist.
This is the third immigration officer involved shooting in Minneapolis this month.
The agency has surged 2,000 officers into the city to conduct immigration enforcement.
Over the weekend, thousands in Minneapolis took to the streets to protest the conduct of immigration officers.
Ximena Bustillo, NPR News, Washington.
Nome said that the immigration agent fired defensive shots that killed 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Preti, asserting that he was armed with a handgun.
She accused Preti of, quote, brandishing the weapon and attacking officers, but declined to answer questions regarding at what point law enforcement retrieved the weapon.
Immediately after the shooting, a top White House official called Preti a domestic terrorist.
This is the third immigration officer involved shooting in Minneapolis this month.
The agency has surged 2,000 officers into the city to conduct immigration enforcement.
Over the weekend, thousands in Minneapolis took to the streets to protest the conduct of immigration officers.
Ximena Bustillo, NPR News, Washington.
Citizenship and Immigration Service is preparing to review 5,600 refugees who have not yet been given lawful permanent resident status and are in Minnesota.
Employees are tasked with conducting background checks, re-interviews, and reviews of the applications.
According to DHS, some cases are being referred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Refugees are vetted to come to the U.S.
while they're still living outside the country.