PNN – Democratic and Republican US senators have declared the attack on protesters by immigration officers a threat to the credibility of the agency and the Department of Homeland Security.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, the Hill, Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, in response to the killing of a protester in Minneapolis, wrote on the social network X: The credibility of the Immigration and National Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security is at stake.
He added: The events in Minneapolis are deeply concerning. A full and joint federal and state investigation should be conducted into this.
Senator Mark Kelly also released a video file, refuting claims by US President Donald Trump’s administration officials about Alex Pretty’s (the deceased protester) attempt to attack immigration officers with an armed weapon, and noted: I watched the videos over and over again. Preeti posed no threat to anyone and was killed for no reason.
He called for an independent investigation into the murder of Preity in Minneapolis, saying: The US Department of Homeland Security is preventing independent investigations into these matters.
The US Department of War had previously issued a statement announcing its intention to deploy 1,500 US military personnel to Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In its announcement, the Pentagon claimed that it would deploy military forces to the streets of Minnesota for what it called “potential unrest and unrest” to ensure its security.
News sources reported that Minnesotans took to the streets again to protest after another resident was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent.
The new protests in Minnesota came after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent targeted a nurse named Alex Pretty during an operation to arrest illegal immigrants.
Following this incident, which is the second shooting of Minnesota citizens by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the past week, the people of this city once again took to the streets and demanded that these forces leave their city.