Former President Joe Biden slammed the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images; Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images)
"Minnesotans have reminded us all what it is to be American, and they have suffered enough at the hands of this administration. Violence and terror have no place in the United States of America, especially when it’s our own government targeting American citizens," he added.
The former president called on Americans to "stand up and speak out" against the conduct of federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota.
"Now, justice requires full, fair, and transparent investigations into the deaths of the two Americans who lost their lives in the city they called home. Jill and I are sending strength to the families and communities who love Alex Pretti and Renee Good as we all mourn their senseless deaths," Biden said.
Federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis has faced increased scrutiny in recent weeks following the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Both deaths sparked mass demonstrations and calls for federal immigration officers to be pulled out of the state.
Agitators converge after the shooting of Alex Pretti. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
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On Monday, Trump announced that he would be sending border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota as Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino, the face of his administration's campaign to arrest and deport criminal illegal immigrants, would be leaving, signaling a possible shift in policy.
"I am sending Tom Homan to Minnesota tonight. He has not been involved in that area, but knows and likes many of the people there. Tom is tough but fair, and will report directly to me," Trump said on Truth Social. In the same post, the president announced "a major investigation" into allegations of welfare fraud in Minnesota.
Flowers and cards lie at a makeshift memorial site, where a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by a Border Patrol agent trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 27, 2026. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
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Trump later said that he and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz had a "very good call" despite their disagreements on the handling of immigration enforcement.
"I told Governor Walz that I would have Tom Homan call him, and that what we are looking for are any and all criminals that they have in their possession. The governor, very respectfully, understood that, and I will be speaking to him in the near future," Trump said in a separate Truth Social post. "He was happy that Tom Homan was going to Minnesota, and so am I!"
Trump added that both he and Walz share the goal of further reducing crime in Minnesota.
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment.
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