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Minnesota ICE protests live: More than 300 rallies planned nationwide as outrage grows over fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti
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Hundreds of “ICE Out of Everywhere” protests are expected nationwide Saturday as outrage grows over the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
More than 300 protests are planned in cities across the U.S., according to 50501, a national grassroots organization. This comes after Friday’s “national shutdown” event, where organizers encouraged people skip work, school and shopping to protest the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration crackdown.
President Donald Trump has harshened his criticisms of Pretti, labeling him an “agitator” and “perhaps, insurrectionist” after video of a confrontation between the nurse and federal agents days before his death was made public.
Steve Schleicher, an attorney for Pretti’s family, told The Independent: “Nothing that happened a full week before could possibly have justified Alex’s killing.”
Late Friday, Trump also said border czar Tom Homan is doing a “fantastic job” as he oversees ICE operations in Minnesota.
Meanwhile, Former CNN anchor Don Lemon and Emmy Award-winning reporter Georgia Fort were arrested in connection with a protest against ICE activities at a Minnesota church that they both covered, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche also announced a federal investigation into Pretti’s shooting, which he said was “standard” procedure.
Analysis: Kristi Noem would’ve been fired over Minnesota in the first Trump White House. Here’s who may have saved her
f embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is penning any thank-you notes to express her gratitude for not having been summarily sacked this week after plunging the Trump administration into crisis over Minneapolis, she might want to start with Michael Flynn.
Andrew Feinberg31 January 2026 16:15
Arrests made in downtown LA following day of peaceful protests
Following a day of peaceful protests in downtown Los Angeles, demonstrators clashed with police late Friday, leading to multiple arrests, according ABC 7.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said at least five people were taken into custody.
“That just hurts the city. That does not impact the administration in any kind of way that is going to bring about any type of change,” she said.
Katie Hawkinson31 January 2026 16:00
Democrats predict a surge in donations after anger over ICE raids: ‘They won’t be able to spend all the money in the midterms’
Graig Graziosi31 January 2026 15:45
Protest erupts in Milan over role of ICE in Olympic Games
Katie Hawkinson31 January 2026 15:35
As officials disparage Pretti and Good, families of Black people killed by police have déjà vu
The shooting deaths of white protesters Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal officers in Minneapolis followed a playbook that is painfully familiar to Black Americans: Authorities quickly moved to disparage the victims, only to be contradicted as more evidence emerged.
Black families who have lost loved ones to police violence said the killings in Minnesota have brought back painful memories of their own fights for justice as law enforcement agencies spun up narratives to suggest officers had no other choice but to kill their relatives.
Aaron Morrison31 January 2026 15:28
Hundreds of ‘ICE Out of Everywhere’ protests planned nationwide
More than 300 “Ice Out of Everywhere” protests are expected across the U.S. today, according to 50501, a national grassroots organization.
“ICE has been ravaging our communities and targeting civilians, but every time they invade a community, we will keep teaching them the same lessons: that there are more of us than there are of them, and that We the People have the power,” said Logan Keith, a veteran and the organization’s communications coordinator.
Outrage is growing nationwide after federal agents killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti in separate incidents this month in Minneapolis.
Katie Hawkinson31 January 2026 15:16
‘ICE Out of Everywhere’ protest planned in Boston today
Protesters will gather in downtown Boston today for an “ICE Out of Everywhere” rally, according to NBC Boston.
The protest will be one of many “ICE Out of Everywhere” events planned nationwide this weekend.
Protesters in Boston are reportedly calling on local and state officials to end cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The organizers told NBC Boston the rally will focus on community protection, nonviolent resistance and mutual aid.
Demonstrations have been ongoing in Boston and other cities nationwide after federal immigration agents killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti in separate incidents earlier this month.
Katie Hawkinson31 January 2026 15:03
‘We’re here to demoralize’: The Minneapolis residents tracking Trump ICE agents’ every move
Wearing sunglasses and a scarf obscuring his face, the armed ICE agent gets out of the SUV, approaches the vehicle and tells the activists that if they keep tailing him, they will be arrested.
“This is going to be your very last warning,” he says, as a fellow agent, his face also covered, begins filming us on his phone.
“You are impeding our operation,” he continues, adding as an apparent afterthought, “and traffic.”
Unperturbed, Will Stancil, 40, a local civil rights lawyer, responds calmly: “I have a constitutional right to follow you. I am not impeding the traffic.”
Inside the city of fear under siege from Trump’s ICE agents
Amid a deadly immigration crackdown by Trump’s federal agents with the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, residents of Minneapolis are patrolling the city to keep people safe. They tell chief international correspondent Bel Trew, out on the streets alongside them, how they have no intention of giving up
Bel Trew31 January 2026 14:52
Trump praises border czar
President Donald Trump shared a Truth Social post late Friday praising border czar Tom Homan just days after sending him to Minnesota, where he now oversees ICE operations.
Trump wrote: “Border Czar (Plus!) Tom Homan is doing a FANTASTIC JOB. He is one of a kind. Thank you Tom!!!”
Homan said Thursday “massive changes” are coming to Minnesota, which includes plans to reduce the number of federal agents in the area.
Katie Hawkinson31 January 2026 14:32
Analysis: Kristi Noem would’ve been fired over Minnesota in the first Trump White House. Here’s who may have saved her
If embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is penning any thank-you notes to express her gratitude for not having been summarily sacked this week after plunging the Trump administration into crisis over Minneapolis, she might want to start with Michael Flynn.
Flynn is the disgraced former U.S. Army general who served as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser for a whopping 22 days at the outset of Trump’s first term eight years ago.
A conspiracy theorist and uber-Trump loyalist, Flynn lost his job three weeks into Trump’s presidency after it became known that he’d lied to both the FBI and then-vice president Mike Pence about his contacts with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S.
Amid a torrent of negative press and questions about his campaign’s alleged ties to the Russian government’s efforts to help him win the 2016 presidential race, Trump fired the retired military officer in a futile effort to put the story to bed. It became one of his biggest regrets from his first stint in the White House.
Andrew Feinberg31 January 2026 00:30
