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He Helped Build the Religious Right. Now He’s Fighting ICE.

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28.01.2026

The Reverend Rob Schenck marches in an anti-ICE protest in Minneapolis.Sam Van Pykeren/Mother Jones

On January 24, a US Border Patrol agent shot and killed 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis after he was held down by multiple federal agents. The Trump administration alleged that Pretti threatened agents with a gun. But videos appear to show Pretti, who was carrying a licensed handgun, holding only his phone in his hand when he was tackled and agents disarming Pretti........

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