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Minneapolis Shooting Sparks Outrage and Protests Across the US

Published January 25, 2026, 07:19
Minneapolis Shooting Sparks Outrage and Protests Across the US

A wave of outrage and grief is sweeping across the US following the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by federal ICE agents in Minneapolis. The incident has triggered hundreds of vigils and mass protests in dozens of cities, including New York City, San Francisco, Boston, and Washington. Protesters are expressing strong distrust of ICE practices and demanding accountability from federal forces. In Minneapolis, nearly a thousand people gathered near the site of Pretti's death, while in other cities, demonstrators chanted slogans such as “No ICE.” Some leaders, like New York City Council member Chi Ossé, are openly calling for the abolition of ICE, labeling the agents “agents of chaos.” The case is reigniting the debate over the role and practices of ICE, as well as the treatment of immigrants in the US. Simultaneously, the memory of Renee Good, another Minneapolis resident killed earlier in the month by an ICE employee, is also honored at the protests.