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Immigration chief at centre of Trump's crackdown set to leave Minneapolis3 hours agoShareSaveAna Faguyin MinneapolisShareSaveBBC at protests outside hotel where Trump's immigration chief believed to be stayingA top US immigration official is expected to leave the US city of Minneapolis in what may mark a shift in the White House's tone after the fatal shooting of a second US citizen by federal officers over the weekend.
As Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino and some immigration agents depart, “border tsar” Tom Homan will begin leading on-the-ground efforts in the Minnesota city after the shooting of Alex Pretti on Saturday escalated tensions.
The decision by President Donald Trump may indicate the administration's interest in walking back more aggressive federal action in his nationwide immigration crackdown.
Despite the announcement, online tracking shows immigration raids have continued.
Bovino was the face of the operation when Pretti – an observer seen fil..

'We're all terrified', Minnesotan tells the BBC in tearsAlex Pretti, a 37-year-old US citizen, was shot dead on Saturday during an altercation with Border Patrol in Minneapolis, just two weeks after the deadly shooting of Renée Good during an altercation with ICE officials in the same city.
The BBC's Ana Faguy is in Minnesota and speaks to residents about how they're feeling after the two fatal incidents.
Additional reporting by Tom Bateman, Eva Artesona and Kristina Völk
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Minneapolis protesters march against ICE as governor urges Trump to remove agents1 hour agoShareSaveTabby WilsonShareSaveEPAProtests continued in Minneapolis and other US cities on Sunday over the fatal shooting by immigration agents of 37-year-old intensive care nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said America was at an “inflection point” and repeated calls for US President Donald Trump to remove federal immigration agents from the city.
Trump meanwhile called for the governor to “turn over all Criminal Illegal Aliens” incarcerated in state prisons for deportation.
Meanwhile Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara told the BBC that state officers were blocked from accessing the scene of the shooting by federal agents, despite securing a search warrant.
He added that all levels of law enforcement in Minnesota have been working with federal law enforcement “for several years”, and that the unfolding situation in Minnesota was hampering agencie..

'This is horrifying' – Minneapolis residents reel from second deadly shooting3 hours agoShareSaveAna FaguyMinneapolisShareSaveEPAVolunteers and church staff handed out coffee, snacks and hand warmers at this church in Minneapolis on SundayAt the Calvary Baptist Church in Minneapolis, the doors swung open and shut as locals sought refuge from the biting cold on Sunday.
The 140-year-old building sits just blocks away from where Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse, was shot dead by federal immigration agents during a confrontation on Saturday morning.
In the wake of the shooting, which marked the second time in less than a month that a US citizen has been killed by agents in the city, the church has become what locals describe as a haven from the unrest and uncertainty outside.
There was no service here on Sunday. Instead volunteers and church staff, such as Ann Hotz, who works at the church's daycare centre, handed out coffee, snacks and hand warmers to those who stopped ..

Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs if it 'makes a deal with China'9 hours agoShareSaveSakshi VenkatramanUS reporterShareSaveGetty ImagesTrump and Carney pictured in June at the Group of Seven (G7) Summit in Canada.US President Donald Trump has threatened to slap a 100% tariff on Canadian goods if the country strikes a trade deal with China.
“If Canada makes a deal with China, it will immediately be hit with a 100% Tariff against all Canadian goods and products coming into the U.S.A.,” Trump said on Truth Social.
It is unclear what deal Trump is referring to in his social media post. Last week, Canada's Prime Minister Carney announced a “strategic partnership” with China, and agreed to reduce tariffs.
At the time, Trump called the move “a good thing”. But tensions between the US and Canada have grown in recent days, after Carney said in a speech in Davos that the US-led world order had been ruptured.
Carney also urged other “middle powers” to band together in the..