Obama asks Americans to wake up, after the new tragedy in Minneapolis: “The fundamental values ​​of the USA are under attack”

Former American President Barack Obama on Sunday described the death of Alex Pretti, an American paramedic killed by federal agents on Saturday in Minneapolis, as a “shaking tragedy” and launched a wake-up call to all Americans in the face of “attacks” committed against fundamental US values, reports AFP, according to Agerpres.

The former US president stated that the tragedy in Minneapolis is “a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, because many of our fundamental values ​​are increasingly under attack.”

“It is up to every American citizen to stand up against injustice, protect our fundamental freedoms and hold our government accountable,” the Democrat wrote in a statement criticizing the US administration, which he says is trying “to escalate the situation.”

“Federal and immigration law enforcement agents have a tough job,” the US president said in his statement on Sunday. “But Americans expect them to abide by the law and cooperate with state and local officials to ensure public safety. That's not what we're seeing in Minnesota. In fact, we're seeing the opposite,” Obama added.

The death, on Saturday, of an American nurse, fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis, intervenes in an explosive context in the US, less than three weeks after that of an American woman who resisted the immigration service in the same city in the north of the country.

Three people shot in one month

The spate of violence began on January 7, when an ICE agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Good, an event that sparked nationwide protests. A week later, another employee of the same institution shot a Venezuelan immigrant in the leg following a “targeted traffic stop.” Although the Department of Homeland Security said the man allegedly resisted arrest, he was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

This series of incidents has turned the city into the epicenter of a legal and social upheaval, with local authorities openly denouncing the forceful methods of federal agencies as a violation of civil rights and local autonomy.

Following the release of images of the agents' intervention on Saturday, the pressure on the federal administration has increased significantly. Gov. Tim Walz formally asked the Justice Department to open an independent investigation, accusing the agents involved of “unwarranted use of deadly force.”

In response, the White House maintained its support for ICE and the Border Patrol, reiterating that their mission to “cleanse cities of dangerous elements” will continue despite local opposition.