January 27, 2026 / 10:03 AM EST
/ CBS News

Just over a week ago, 60 Minutes reported from Minneapolis, Minnesota, about the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in the city, Operation Metro Surge.

Thousands protested in the streets of Minneapolis over this past weekend after a second Minneapolis resident, Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse at a VA hospital, was shot and killed by a federal immigration agent.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem told reporters that the Border Patrol agent fired "defensive shots," fearing for his life because Pretti was "brandishing" a handgun. Multiple videos contradict the statement: Pretti held a phone, not the gun he was licensed to carry, in the moments leading up to his death.

It is not the first time that video shot by bystanders has cast doubt on statements made by DHS.

In Chicago, on Oct. 10, Dayanne Figueroa, a U.S. citizen and paralegal, was driving to work after dropping her son off at school. She came across a chaotic scene: masked agents were blocking traffic while bystanders filmed them.

"It didn't make sense to me because… they weren't in an ICE agent's uniform," she told correspondent Cecilia Vega. "I've never seen that before… I was confused, because they were also masked."

Figueroa said she saw that their vehicle had pulled up, creating an open lane for her to pass by. She drove ahead, attempting to get through.

Bystander video of the incident appears to show the agents' vehicle swerving into the side of Figueroa's car. "He sideswipes me," Figueroa said. "And it wasn't a huge accident either. It's not like it was a huge collision."

In the bystander video, Border Patrol agents can be seen exiting the vehicle with their guns drawn, one pointing their gun directly at Figueroa.