First Lady Melania Trump on Tuesday (January 27) called on Americans to “unify” and to protest peacefully amidst the ongoing crisis over the deportation drive ordered by President Donald Trump that has left two U.S. citizens dead in Minneapolis.

Trump and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz struck a conciliatory note after a private phone call on Monday (January 26), in a sign the two sides want to defuse the situation.

Another sign of a thaw was confirmation from a senior Trump administration official that Gregory Bovino, a top U.S. Border Patrol official who has been a lightning rod for criticism from Democrats and civil liberties activists, will be leaving Minnesota along with some of the agents deployed with him.

News of his removal, and Trump's phone calls with Walz and Frey, came two days after a 37-year-old ICU nurse, Alex Pretti, was shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis during a weekend confrontation between immigration officers and protesters.

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1. (SOUNDBITE)(English) FOX NEWS HOST AINSLEY EARHARDT ASKING QUESTION TO U.S. FIRST LADY, MELANIA TRUMP, SAYING:

“What is your message for America about unifying, both sides?”

2. (SOUNDBITE)(English) U.S. FIRST LADY, MELANIA TRUMP, SAYING:

“We need to unify. I'm calling for unity. I know my husband, the president, had a great call yesterday with the governor and the mayor and they're working together to make it peaceful and without riots. I'm against the violence, so please, if you protest, protest in peace. And we need to unify in these times.”