Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings

• FBI’s Inquiry Into Minneapolis ICE Shooting Faces Doubts After White House’s Remarks - Ex-law enforcement officials said the administration’s declarations that the killing was justified elicited questions about the F.B.I.’s willingness to scrutinize the agent who fatally shot an unarmed activist.
• Mamdani Responds Cautiously After the Police Kill 2 People in One Night - Mayor Zohran Mamdani did not call the shootings justified, but said New York Police officers were placed in “incredibly difficult and dangerous circumstances.”
• Federal Officials Identify Pair Shot by Border Patrol in Portland, Ore. - The shooting during a traffic stop, a day after the killing of a woman in Minneapolis by an ICE agent, generated angry denunciations by local officials.
• Border Patrol Agents Shoot 2 in Oregon, and Trump Says, ‘I Don’t Need International Law’ - Plus, your Friday news quiz.
• Federal Agents Shoot 2 During Traffic Stop in Portland, Ore. - The shooting in a city previously targeted by the Trump administration came as Minneapolis grappled with a federal agent’s killing of a woman a day earlier.
• Noem Defends ICE Agent in Minneapolis Shooting and Attacks Mamdani - During a visit to New York, the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, criticized the city’s policies that prevent police officers from helping immigration agents.
• We Pressed Trump on His Conclusion About the ICE Shooting in Minneapolis. Here’s What He Said. - The exchange was a glimpse into the president’s reflexive defense of his federal crackdown on immigration.
• The ICE Shooting Came During an Operation Focused on Somali Immigrants - Federal immigration officials have stepped up enforcement activity in Minnesota amid a fraud scandal there that includes many people of Somali origin.
• Renee Good, Victim in Minneapolis ICE Shooting, Remembered for Her Kindness - Renee Good, 37, a resident of Minneapolis, was mourned on Wednesday as a cherished member of the community.