US EditionHundreds March in Memory of Alex Pretti as One Month Mark Looms
Demonstrators demand federal immigration agents leave Minnesota and call for accountability and systemic changes to ICE after Alex Pretti's death, with agent numbers cut from 3,000 to under 500.
- On Saturday, hundreds rallied and marched in south Minneapolis to honor Alex Pretti and press for removal of federal immigration agents, chanting `ICE out` and holding a moment of silence at his memorial.
- Following the BCA announcement that the FBI declined to share evidence, protesters demanded accountability for Alex Pretti and Renee Good and ICE reforms as the BCA continues investigating despite the FBI's refusal, calling it `concerning and unprecedented`.
- U.S. lawmakers reported a sharp drawdown, saying fewer than 500 federal immigration agents remain in Minnesota, down from nearly 3,000, while Tom Homan announced a drawdown aiming for 150 agents and Greg Bovino was removed after community backlash.
- Protesters vowed to persist, saying they will continue until immigration agents leave Minnesota, with at least two more protests planned next week; Dunham said, `No masks, no armed patrols, no data gathering on us, which is outrageous.`
- Amid a national debate on ICE, Democrats in Washington, D.C. are pushing reforms like requiring agents to unmask and use warrants, while Minnesota immigrant-rights organizers report record volunteer interest and urge halting local-federal cooperation and ICE funding.
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Rights are just ‘words on a page’ if federal agents can ignore them
The killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of ICE agents in Minnesota rightly sparked outrage over the misconduct of federal agents. But these abuses don’t have to lead to death to be grave violations of constitutional rights. In October, ProPublica published a list of 170 documented cases of American citizens detained by ICE, and what those individuals endured in the process. One such case is that of George Retes, and it serves as …
Marchers mark four weeks since Alex Pretti was fatally shot in Minneapolis
The march started at Whittier Park, a few blocks from where Alex Pretti was killed, and ended at the scene of the shooting on Nicollet Avenue. Organizers said they wanted to honor and remember Pretti, and the community brought together in the wake of his death.
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