Can ice agents be prosecuted minneapolis shootings (reuters.com)
'DHS said Pretti approached with a handgun and violently resisted attempts to disarm him, though bystander videos verified by Reuters show Pretti - whom Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said carried a handgun lawfully - holding a phone as he tries to help protesters whom agents pushed to the ground.'
‘Minnesota’s use-of-force law permits state police to use deadly force only if reasonable officers would believe doing so was necessary to protect themselves, or others, from death or serious harm. Federal law has a similar standard, permitting use of deadly force when a reasonable officer would have probable cause to believe a person posed an immediate threat of death or serious injury.’
It looks unlikely a lawsuit against ICE or an ICE agent could be successful, even though probably the majority of Americans might support it, illustrating what Americans have complained about for years, police/federal official immunity, or even if they don't have total immunity, a situation where punishing them is basically impossible. ICE in the cases of the past couple weeks can claim they did it to protect their own or others' lives, as a constitutional part of their job. Neither of the two ICE shootings looks like it was necessary or reasonable, and it's be good to get a survey of Americans' perspective on this.
Alex Pretti committed “domestic terrorism” before being killed by federal agent in Minneapolis: DHS (youtube.com)