Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says ‘we have to draw a line in the sand now’ after fatal shooting by federal agents in Minnesota

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., indicated the stakes are high for the U.S. after the latest deadly shooting by immigration officers on Saturday.

A Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, who worked as an intensive care nurse at a Veterans Affairs hospital.

“What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States, and I cannot underscore enough how precipitous this moment is,” Ocasio-Cortez told CNN.

Department of Homeland Security officials have called Pretti a “domestic terrorist” who intended to shoot immigration agents. While he was carrying a gun, videos of the incident show he wasn’t brandishing it at officers, and law enforcement confirmed he had a permit.

It marked the third shooting by a federal agent in Minnesota alone this month and the second deadly one. Similar shootings have taken place in other cities during Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Ocasio-Cortez also warned about the administration’s earlier indications abo...