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Judge Lifts Evidence Hold Amid Immigration Protests

2/3/2026

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  • A Minnesota federal judge, Eric C. Tostrud, dissolved a temporary order that prevented the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from destroying evidence related to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents.
  • Judge Tostrud ruled that DHS was unlikely to alter evidence, despite concerns about political bias in the agency's statements.
  • U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed confidence in securing Republican votes to end a partial government shutdown and discuss Immigration and Customs Enforcement reforms.
  • Protests in Minneapolis followed the shootings of Pretti and another U.S. citizen, raising tensions over federal immigration enforcement.