Who shot Alex Pretti? Now we know

From Doug Chandler on Facebook:

THANKS to ProPublica, we're no longer in the dark about the names and identities of the two federal agents who killed Alex Pretti. The two are Jesus Ochoa, 43, a Border Patrol agent, and Raymundo Gutierrez, 35, a Customs and Border Patrol agent, both of whom were assigned to Operation Metro Surge. ProPublica says the information came from government records.

In publishing those names, the outlet's editors say they believe "there are few investigations that deserve more sunlight and public scrutiny than this one, in which two masked agents fired 10 shots at Pretti as he lay on the ground after being pepper-sprayed.

 
"The Department of Justice said it is investigating the incident, but the names of the two agents have been withheld from Congress and from state and local law enforcement.

"The policy of shielding officers’ identities, particularly after a public shooting, is a stark departure from standard law enforcement protocols, according to lawmakers, state attorneys general and former federal officials. Such secrecy, in our view, deprives the public of the most fundamental tool for accountability."

ProPublica article: https://www.propublica.org/article/alex-pretti-shooting-cbp-agents-identified-jesus-ochoa-raymundo-gutierrez

The Trump administration once again "protects" Jews from antisemitism.

We're supposed to trust the Trump administration to protect us against antisemitism? In the latest proof that the call is coming from inside the house, the New York Times reports that Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol "commander" who has just been demoted and sent back to his home base in southern California, mocked the Jewish prosecutor in Minneapolis.

A day before six career federal prosecutors resigned in protest over the Justice Department’s handling of the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis, lawyers in the office had a conversation with Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol field leader, that left them deeply unsettled.

According to several people with knowledge of the telephone conversation, which took place on Jan. 12, Mr. Bovino made derisive remarks about the faith of the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, Daniel N. Rosen. Mr. Rosen is an Orthodox Jew and observes Shabbat, a period of rest between Friday and Saturday nights that often includes refraining from using electronic devices.

Mr. Bovino, who has been the face of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, used the term “chosen people” in a mocking way, according to the people with knowledge of the call. He also asked, sarcastically, whether Mr. Rosen understood that Orthodox Jewish criminals don’t take weekends off, the people said.

Mr. Bovino had requested the meeting with Mr. Rosen to press the Minnesota office to work more aggressively to seek criminal charges against people Mr. Bovino believed were unlawfully impeding the work of his immigration agents.

Mr. Rosen delegated the call to a deputy. During the call, with a handful of prosecutors listening in, Mr. Bovino complained that Mr. Rosen had been unreachable for portions of the weekend because of Shabbat. Mr. Bovino’s remarks followed his complaints about having difficulty reaching Mr. Rosen.

Murder by the state - statement by the parents of Alex Pretti, murdered today by ICE

 

"One hundred million deportations" - DHS takes us back to the 1950s

First post of 2026 is on a racist (and ridiculous) post by the Department of Homeland Security. They appear to want to deport all people of foreign descent (whether here legally or illegally) plus about 50 million native born citizens. One guess as to who they would prefer to deport.

On Wednesday (December 31), they posted this message (from Raw Story via MSN):

DHS posted an image of a 1950s-style car on an idyllic beach under a caption reading, "America after 100 million deportations." The post also read, "The peace of a nation no longer besieged by the third world." It was posted at a time when courts are blocking the Trump administration from federalizing the National Guard as part of its operations.

 

The peace of a nation no longer besieged by the third world. pic.twitter.com/UrPiRA7X1C

— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) December 31, 2025

Notice the community note: "This post uses Hiroshi Nagai’s artwork without permission. Hiroshi Nagai himself has also posted that his illustrations are being used without authorization."

Some obvious criticisms (reported by Raw Story):

"The entire U.S. foreign-born population is only 45 million people, so this ridiculous edge-lord post by taxpayer-funded trolls is suggesting deporting 55 million native-born citizens," immigration attorney Aaron Reichlin-Melnick posted on X.

"NEWS: The Trump administration threatens to illegally deport tens of millions of American-born U.S. citizens," Jon Favreau, co-host of "Pod Save America," posted on X.

"This means they would want to deport all illegal immigrants, all legal immigrants, and ~50 million native-born Americans," Alex Nowrasteh, senior vice president of policy at the CATO Institute, posted on X.

"In order to deport 100 million people, tens of millions of U.S. Citizens would need to be deported. Is the social media team filled with idiots or white supremacists? My guess is both," ex-Air Force General Counsel Charles Blanchard posted on X. "Shame on Secretary Noem."