At a press conference in Minneapolis on Thursday morning, Homan was asked to respond to a new video showing Pretti clashing with federal immigration officers eleven days before he was fatally shot on January 24. The ICU nurse, a U.S. citizen, was shot dead by Border Patrol agents in a confrontation during an operation in Minneapolis days later. The officers had removed a gun that Pretti was lawfully carrying in a holster on his body. Homan called on people to tone down the "dangerous rhetoric" that he said was fueling attacks on ICE officers and leading to clashes in the streets. He said he has reached agreements with Democratic leaders in Minnesota that, if implemented, should lead to a winding down of federal immigration agents in the state.