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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.
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.
The vetting is done by several agencies, including the State Department, and can take several years.
refugee program is expected to admit a historically low number of refugees this year, with a priority on white South Africans.
Border Patrol agents were conducting a targeted vehicle stop in Portland, Oregon when the shooting occurred.
The agency said the passengers of the vehicle and target for the operation was suspected to be a Venezuelan immigrant in the U.S.