He has defended federal officers after citizens were killed, even as evidence and the demands of local justice called official accounts into question.

Federal immigration officers fatally shot U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis; investigations and litigation have disputed the officers’ conduct and initial official narratives.

Both deaths occurred during the administration’s intensive immigration enforcement operations in January 2026. Video and witness evidence challenged aspects of early federal descriptions. State investigators said federal authorities initially withheld materials, before turning over evidence in July. Good’s family sued in October; the White House called the suits baseless. This page does not prejudge individual criminal liability.