Minneapolis shootings put Trump’s immigration surge at centre of election-year fight

Federal officers have killed two US citizens in the city this month during clashes with protesters angered by the administration’s sweeping enforcement surge.

A second fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis has thrust President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown deeper into the national political spotlight, forcing Republicans to defend the administration’s hard-line tactics while motivating Democrats, who see it as an urgent election-year issue.