Obamas call Alex Pretti’s killing a ‘tragedy’ as pressure mounts for full investigation | First Thing

<p>Former president and first lady say killing should be ‘wake-up call’ and accuse federal agents of not operating in lawful way. Plus, meet the OB-GYNs fighting Trump’s ‘guerrilla war on science’</p><p>Good morning.</p><p>Pressure is mounting on Donald Trump’s administration to fully investigate the killing of the 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis.</p><p><strong>What’s the latest on what’s happening in Minnesota</strong>? A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments today on whether to halt the often brutal immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, which has led to the killings of two 37-year-old US citizens by government officers in less than a month. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/26/minnesota-minneapolis-ice-protests-alex-pretti-donald-trump-us-politics-live-news-updates?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6977282b8f08391479490e1a#block-6977282b8f08391479490e1a">Follow our liveblog here</a>.</p><p><strong>What’s happening with the investigation into </strong><strong>Renee Nicole Good</strong><strong>’s fatal shooting?</strong> A supervisor in the FBI’s Minneapolis field office who had sought to investigate the ICE agent responsible for the fatal shooting in the city on 7 January has resigned, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/25/fbi-tracee-mergen-resigns-ice-renee-good-investigation">according to reports</a>.</p><p><strong>How is the government responding?</strong> On Saturday, Trump approved federal emergency disaster declarations in South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, Maryland, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Indiana and West Virginia.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/26/first-thing-obamas-call-alex-pretti-killing-investigation">Continue reading...</a>

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