Melania Trump Urges Unity After Minneapolis Shootings

First lady Melania Trump said in a Fox News interview on Jan. 27, 2025 that Americans must "unify" and that protesters should "protest in peace" as she promoted her documentary, according to the interview.

Her remarks follow the Jan. 24, 2025 killing of Alex Pretti and the Jan. 7, 2025 killing of Renee Nicole Good by federal agents, events that have sparked sustained protests and clashes, local officials said.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the agents involved and characterized the incidents as defensive, while bystander videos reviewed by independent observers do not show Alex Pretti brandishing a weapon, creating sharply disputed accounts.

Federal officials said 3,000 immigration agents have deployed to the Minneapolis region under the operation and that roughly 3,000 undocumented immigrants have been detained as part of enforcement actions.

The White House dispatched border czar Tom Homan to oversee immigration enforcement in Minnesota, officials confirmed, and top Minnesota officials said some federal agents, including Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino, were expected to begin leaving starting Jan. 27, 2025.