California Gov. Gavin Newsom reacted to the killing of a Minneapolis resident Saturday by federal agents by calling for the resignation of Homeland Security Director Kristi Noem.

The two-term Democratic leader of the nation’s most populous state also said that Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino “must be fired” in a social media post.

“Suspend the lawless mass deportations now — ICE is no longer just deporting dangerous criminals.”

No new funding.

Kristi Noem must RESIGN.

Greg Bovino must be FIRED.

Suspend the LAWLESS mass deportation raids nationwide NOW — ICE is no longer just deporting dangerous criminals.

Send the border patrol back to the border.

End the militarization of ICE + the sick racial…

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) January 25, 2026

Police in Minneapolis said the man shot to death by federal agents had a firearms permit. In addition, it is legal to openly carry a weapon in Minnesota.

On social medial, President Donald Trump shared a photo of the gun that he said agents grabbed from the man identified as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37.

The president called the slain intensive care nurse a “domestic terrorist” and federal agents  “patriots.”

 Thurmond Wants ICE Abolished

Tony Thurmond, who is California’s superintendent of education and a Democratic candidate to succeed Newsom, said in a campaign email, “We need to abolish ICE!”

Thurmond also said that if elected governor he would “direct the California Highway Patrol to arrest ICE officers who break our laws.”

“This is not who we are — and right now we need strong leadership that will stand up to this abuse of power and protect our immigrant communities, our schools, and our hospitals from this chaos,” Thurmond added.

Democratic Senators Vow to Block ICE Funding

Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C., key Senate Democrats are vowing to oppose the funding bill intended to avert another federal government shutdown. That’s because the bill includes $64.4 billion for Homeland Security, including $10 billion for ICE.

“Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included,” Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and the minority leader, said in a statement, calling what is unfolding in Minnesota “appalling” and “unacceptable in any American city.”

Hours after the killing Saturday, a flood of Democrats who had previously been seen as likely to support the deal declared that they simply could not do so, The New York Times reported.

“The Trump administration and Kristi Noem are putting undertrained, combative federal agents on the streets with no accountability,” Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada., said in a statement. “They are oppressing Americans and are at odds with local law enforcement. This is clearly not about keeping Americans safe. It’s brutalizing U.S. citizens and law-abiding immigrants.”

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia said in a social media post: “I cannot and will not vote to fund DHS while this administration continues these violent federal takeovers of our cities.”

Republicans Strategize on How to Avoid Government Shutdown

The Democratic opposition to the funding bill had Republicans scrambling to include funding for the military defense, health, education, labor, and transportation in separate bills.

“I’m exploring all options,” Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, the chair of the Appropriations Committee, told The New York Times. “We have five other bills that are really vital, and I’m relatively confident they would pass.”

(The New York Times contributed to this article.)