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The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

'Have any policies changed?' Trump backtracks on MN ICE operation

The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

MS NOW, Stephanie Ruhle

Washington, Policy, Politics, President, News, Versant Media, Ms Now, Msnbc, Congress, Versant, Senate, Government

4.43.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

The White House adjusts its response to the killing of Alex Pretti in Minnesota, a growing number of Republicans voice concerns over Trump’s immigration crackdown, and Trump visits Iowa to promote his economy as he tells Iowans, "we've got to win the midterms." David Noriega, Jeff Mason, Kyle Stokes, Rep. Jason Crow, Dan Nathan, Scott Lincicome, and Cardinal Blase Cupich join The 11th Hour this Tuesday night.

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0:00.0

Tonight, new details about the fatal shooting of Alex Priddy.

0:05.0

As a DHS report reveals two federal agents open fire at the ICU nurse.

0:10.0

Then DOJ decides there will be no civil rights probe into the killing.

0:15.0

While borders are, Tom Homan takes over the administration's Minnesota deportation campaign.

0:20.0

And despite consumer confidence cratering, Trump is trying to shift focus from immigration

0:25.8

to the economy as the 11th hour gets underway on this Tuesday night.

0:37.1

A lot of deep breaths in this news cycle.

0:39.5

Good evening once again.

0:40.5

I am Stephanie Ruhl, and we are now 279 days away from the midterms, and we are tracking

0:46.3

the fallout from the deadly shooting of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in

0:50.9

Minneapolis, Minnesota.

0:52.5

Late today, MS now learned that Homeland Security's initial

0:56.0

report sent to Congress revealed that two Border Patrol agents fired at Preddy. That same document

1:01.7

does not say anything about him brandishing a weapon, which contradicts what administration officials

1:07.8

said in the immediate aftermath. Meanwhile, outrage over the killing is only

1:12.1

intensifying as the White House has been trying to adjust its response accordingly. Today, President

1:17.8

Trump seemed to suggest a change in tactics by federal officers but gave no specifics.

1:25.4

We're going to de-escalate a little bit, but I will tell you, you look at the numbers, they're

1:30.4

doing better than they've done in many years because we took thousands of criminals out of

1:35.9

Minnesota. I don't think it's a pullback. It's a little bit of a change. Everybody in this room

1:40.1

that has a business, you know, you make little changes. You know, Bovino is very good, but he's a

1:44.7

pretty out there kind of a guy. And in some cases, it's good. Maybe it wasn't good here.

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