Sen. Amy Klobuchar called on ICE to leave Minnesota, after a federal immigration officer shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Saturday, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigid streets and ratcheting up tensions in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier.
WASHINGTON — Democratic senators are vowing to oppose a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security following the shooting death of a 37-year-old Minnesota man, a stand that increases the prospect of a partial government shutdown by the end of the week.
People gather during a vigil for 37-year-old Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer earlier in the day, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks during the Senate Democrat policy luncheon news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
Videos quickly emerged showing the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis protester by a Border Patrol agent that has been widely denounced as a case of excessive force carried out by federal officers.
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Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, sits at left as Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., center, talks with Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., during a round table discussion on the high cost of housing, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
People gather at the site where a federal officer shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Ben Hovland/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)
A protester is pepper sprayed at close range while being detained near the site of the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost via AP)
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A person holds up their hands as law enforcement deploys a thick screen of teargas on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Ben Hovland/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)
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Federal agents deploy tear gas and other munitions into a crowd of people near the intersection of 27th Street and Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis after a federal officer shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Ben Hovland/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)
Ben Hovland
A border patrol agent aims a munition launcher at a crowd of people near the intersection of 27th Street and Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis after a federal officer shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Ben Hovland/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)
Ben Hovland
Minnesota State Patrol officers pass along information on a police line on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Ben Hovland/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)
Ben Hovland
People gather at the site where a federal officer shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Ben Hovland/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)
Ben Hovland
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks about the man in Minneapolis who was killed by a federal immigration officer earlier in the day during a news conference at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Washington. Behind Noem, from left, are Rodney Scott, commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Karen Evans, acting deputy administrator of FEMA, and Gregg Phillips, head of the Office of Response and Recovery at FEMA. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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A group of protesters use a dumpster for cover on Nicollet Avenue as federal agents fire crowd control munitions at them after agents fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Minn., on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Aaron Nesheim/Sahan Journal/Catchlight Local via AP)
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A large crowd gathers at the scene where federal agents fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Minn., on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Aaron Nesheim/Sahan Journal/Catchlight Local via AP)
Aaron Nesheim
Protestors fill the intersection in Minneapolis near the site of the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by federal agents on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Jack Brook)
Jack Brook
A large crowd gathers at the scene where federal agents fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Minn., on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Aaron Nesheim/Sahan Journal/Catchlight Local via AP)
Aaron Nesheim
A mattress is spray painted with "R.I.P. Alex" near the site of the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Jack Brook)
Jack Brook
A Minnesota State Trooper wears riot gear as protesters fill the site of the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost via AP)
Ellen Schmidt
A protester screams with an injured hand while bystanders help near the site of the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost via AP)
Ellen Schmidt
Federal agents point weapons at protesters near the site of the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost via AP)
Ellen Schmidt
A protester is detained by a federal agent near the site of the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost via AP)
Ellen Schmidt
Protesters advance toward federal agents with their hands up near the site of the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost via AP)
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A protester holds a sign outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
Adam Gray
A Minnesota National Guard vehicle blocks off a road near the scene of a shooting earlier in the day, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
Adam Gray
People walk past a Minnesota National Guard vehicle blocking off a road near the scene of a shooting earlier in the day, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
Adam Gray
Demonstrators hold signs during a protest in response to the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis earlier in the day Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)
Caroline Brehman
A demonstrator dressed as Donald Trump participates in a protest in response to the Minneapolis fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)
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Associated Press writers Michelle L. Price and Lisa Mascaro contributed to this report.
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, sits at left as Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., center, talks with Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., during a round table discussion on the high cost of housing, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks during the Senate Democrat policy luncheon news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
People gather during a vigil for 37-year-old Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer earlier in the day, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
People gather at the site where a federal officer shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Ben Hovland/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)
