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Tim Walz
Tim Walz
Tim Walz is an American politician who served as a House representative for Minnesota from 2007-2019 before becoming governor of Minnesota in 2019. In 2024, he was selected by Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris to be her VP pick against Republican former president Donald Trump and his own choice for VP, J.D. Vance. Harris and Walz lost out to the Trump-Vance ticket.
Born
6 Apr 1964
Job Title
United States of America vice-president nominee
A demonstrator holds an illustration of Renee Good, who was fatally shot by a ICE agent on January 7, as people protest the presence of federal immigration agents in Minnesota, last month. Photo: Reuters
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Trump to end Minnesota immigration crackdown, border tsar says

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Tom Homan holds a news conference in Minneapolis on Thursday. Photo: AP
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Alex Pretti shot at by 2 different federal agents in Minneapolis: report

Investigation under way as report states two different officers fired at Pretti, though it remains unclear if bullets from both struck him.

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A video screengrab shows a law enforcement officer pinning Alex Pretti before he was fatally shot in Minneapolis on January 24. Photo: Reuters
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Gunshot damage in a window pane near a makeshift memorial for Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Photo: AFP
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Trump does not want to see people killed on US streets, White House says

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Trump sends border tsar to Minnesota after second fatal ICE shooting

President tasks Tom Homan with overseeing operations as outcry grows over the death of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

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‘Wake-up call’: Obama and Clinton speak out as latest killing shocks US

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Clashes at the scene where federal agents fatally shot Alex Pretti on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
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In Minneapolis, resistance to ICE hardens after agent kills another US citizen

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People gather around a makeshift memorial at the site where a man was shot dead by federal agents trying to detain him in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
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US Army units from Alaska ordered to prepare for Minnesota surge as governor mobilises National Guard.

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Minneapolis on edge as Trump threatens to use Insurrection Act and send troops

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US federal agents use tear gas, pepper balls and flash bangs to secure a perimeter as protests erupted after an ICE-involved shooting in Minneapolis. Photo: dpa
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A woman reacts after a federal immigration officer used a battering ram to break down a door before making an arrest in Minneapolis on Sunday. Photo: AP
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29 people were arrested as police responded to protests over the killing of Minnesota woman Renee Nicole Good.

Two people sit in the street with their hands up in front of Minnesota State Patrol during a protest in Minneapolis on Friday. Photo: AP
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Robin Westman speaks in a still image from an undated video that was previously posted to social media. The video has since been removed. Photo: Robin Westman/YouTube via Reuters
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A parent hugs her son during an active shooter situation at the Annunciation Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Wednesday. Photo: Star Tribune via AP
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