Alex Pretti, 37, was shot and killed on Jan. 24 in Minneapolis -- the second shooting of a U.S. citizen last month by federal agents in the city. His death was ruled a homicide by the county medical examiner.
The shooting of Pretti, an ICU nurse, ratcheted up tensions, as protesters clashed in the streets with law enforcement in the aftermath of the shooting.
The incident followed the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother, on Jan. 7.
The attorney representing Renee Good's family released a statement Thursday that they "are cautiously optimistic about the drawdown of federal agents from Minnesota."
"The nation will be watching to see if and where these agents are redeployed. The agents' departure from Minnesota does not dismiss the absolute need for accountability for their actions during Operation Metro Surge, and we are committed to seeking justice for our clients," Antonio Romanucci said in a statement.
-ABC News' Henderson Hewes
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz addressed the announcement that Operation Metro Surge would end and said he was "cautiously optimistic" that the order would go through.
Walz noted that Operation Metro Surge's impact on Minnesota would be lasting even after federal agents leave.
"The fact of the matter is they left us with deep damage," Walz said. "Generational trauma, they left us with economic ruin in some cases, they left us with many unanswered questions. Where are our children? Where and what is the process of the investigations into those who were responsible for the deaths of Renee and Alex?"
"While the federal government may move on to whatever next thing they want to do, the state of Minnesota and our administration is unwaveringly focused on the recovery of what they did," he added.
-ABC News' Matt Foster
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., released a statement Thursday saying the federal government's announcement that it was ending its immigration policy surge in Minnesota "is not enough."
"There must be justice and accountability. This administration must fully cooperate with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti," she said.
The Democratic congresswoman, who has been slammed by the president and his allies over her criticism of ICE, urged Congress to demand answers from the federal government.
"They must explain who authorized these actions, what legal justifications were used, and why constitutional protections were ignored. Our businesses deserve economic restitution for the harm done," she said.
-ABC News' John Parkinson
The federal government's immigration surge in Minneapolis is ending, border czar Tom Homan said at a press conference Thursday.
The surge yielded the "successful results we came here for," Homan told reporters.
Homan also claimed the twin cities and Minnesota in general "are and will continue to be much safer for the communities here because of what we have accomplished."
Homan said he was sent to Minneapolis to "identify issues and implement solutions" to make their "mission" more successful.
"I have proposed and President Trump has concurred that this surge operation conclude. A significant drawdown has already been underway this week and will continue to the next week," Homan said later on at the press conference.
Eight more assistant U.S. attorneys are in the process of leaving the U.S. attorney's office in Minnesota, multiple officials told ABC News on Tuesday.
The departures come as frustrations are mounting inside the office about the handling of the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, sources told ABC News.
A Justice Department spokesperson referred ABC News to a February 2025 memo from the attorney general, which says in part, "when Department of Justice attorneys, for example, refuse to advance good-faith arguments by declining to appear in court or sign briefs, it undermines the constitutional order and deprives the President of the benefit of his lawyers."
The move comes in addition to six U.S. attorneys, including Joe Thompson, the lead prosecutor in the Founding Our Futures fraud case, who departed the office last month, according to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
-ABC News' Luke Barr
