Deadline: White House "A very different story"
Jan 29, 2026
Miles Taylor, former DHS chief of staff turned reform advocate, and Claire McCaskill, former Missouri senator and oversight expert, debate DHS tactics. They unpack conflicting timelines around a killing, ICE deployments and tear gas near a preschool, national outrage over enforcement, alarming top-down messaging, and grassroots resistance in Minnesota.
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Official Timeline Contradicts Administration Claims
- The DHS preliminary timeline contradicts public claims that Alex Preddy brandished a weapon or intended mass harm.
- Federal records and paid administrative leave for agents point to a different account than top Trump administration statements.
Son Confronts ICE To Deliver Father's Medicine
- Alex Tabbitt described a son, Anthony, who marched into the ICE building to deliver his father's heart medication.
- Anthony reported an ICE agent smirked and he feared his father would be denied critical medicine.
Witness Account: Preddy Was Calm, Then Mishandled
- A witness who filmed Alex Preddy described him as calm and nonthreatening before he died.
- She said agents jostled his body and appeared to search for bullet wounds rather than provide effective aid.