Category: Protest & Direct Action
ICE in Minnesota – Days 51-56: Bovino Removed After Pretti Killing; Noise Demo Drives Out Agents; ‘ICE Out’ Day of Action in Twin Cities
Operation Metro Surge continues to weigh on Minneapolis, St. Paul and Minnesota as a whole. The federal government has increasingly targeted the state government and local leaders who have engaged in widespread and organized resistance to ICE’s campaign in the region.
Resistance has continued, and…
Federal Agents Crash Noise Demo at Hotel, Escort Masked Guests With Luggage Out
A noise demo at a hotel suspected of housing ICE was interrupted by federal agents, who filled the street with tear gas and threatened arrests while escorting masked people out the back.
Tens of Thousands Demand ‘ICE Out of Minnesota’ During Day of Action
Minneapolis, MN — As businesses shuttered, schools closed and people called off work for Friday’s popular ‘ICE Out of Minnesota’ day, tens of thousands participated in actions demanding ICE cease their operations in the state. Around 100 people were arrested in morning protests.
The “Day…
Federal Agents Kill a Second Person in South Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN – Federal agents shot and killed a man in the Whittier neighborhood of South Minneapolis after he tried to render aid to a woman who had just been maced.
Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37, was shot nearly 10 times while laying on the side…
‘We Got Us’ March Demands ‘ICE OUT’ and Action From New Mexico State Legislation
More than 1,500 people gathered in Santa Fe on January 20 to march to the state capitol on the opening day of this year's legislative session and call for "ICE out."