Public outrage over the violence of federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Border Patrol has given Senate Democrats a powerful lever. The funding measure passed the House before Saturday’s shooting of VA intensive care nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. They demanded an end to “roving patrols,” with federal agents required to use warrants and coordinate with local and state law enforcement officials. Meanwhile, footage circulated today of a woman in Minnesota who left her home to warm the car for her kids and got taken by federal agents. In the last week, since federal agents shot Pretti, former presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden have all spoken out to condemn his killing and the violence of federal agents as well as the administration’s lies.

Source: Wall Street Journal January 30, 2026 14:04 UTC