| ‘We Got Us’ March Demands ‘ICE OUT’ and Action From New Mexico State Legislation |
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| More than 1,500 people gathered at the Santa Fe Plaza on January 20 to march to the state capitol on the opening day of this year’s legislative session with a message of unity against climate change and potential U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids such as in Minnesota.
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| Federal Agents Kill a Second Person in South Minneapolis |
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| Federal agents shot and killed a man in 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 of Nicollet Avenue after seven agents wrestled him to the ground.
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| Tens of Thousands Demand ‘ICE Out of Minnesota’ During Day of Action |
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| 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.
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| Federal Agents Crash Noise Demo at Hotel, Escort Masked Guests With Luggage Out |
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| A noise demonstration at the Home2 Suites hotel on University Ave. in Minneapolis on Jan. 25 was interrupted by federal agents, who filled the street with tear gas and threatened arrests while escorting masked people with luggage out the back of the hotel.
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| ICE in Minnesota – Days 51-56: Bovino Removed After Pretti Killing; Noise Demo Drives Out Agents; ‘ICE Out’ Day of Action in Twin Cities |
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| 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. Read our rundown from days 51-56.
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| Conspiracies Bloom After Right Discovers Public Signal Groups |
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| Right-wing social media influencers are drawing tenuous parallels between the usernames found in Minneapolis neighborhood Signal groups and claiming they are the handles of public figures involved in an insurrectionist conspiracy enveloping Minnesota.
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| Slavery is Legal in Minnesota. These Groups are Working to Change That. |
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| Prisoners in Minnesota are earning less than a dollar an hour making products for Disney. Organizers and former inmates gathered at a press conference in December to share what they’ve learned — or experienced firsthand — about the exploitative prison labor system in Minnesota.
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| White House Generates Racist AI Image After ‘Politically Motivated’ Arrest of Activists Over Church Protest |
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| Three activists in the Twin Cities were arrested for protesting a church where the leader of the local ICE office is also a pastor. Civil rights attorney and organizer Nekima Levy Armstrong, St. Paul School Board member Chauntyll Allen, and veteran-activist William ‘DaWokeFarmer’ Kelly were charged in a criminal complaint with conspiracy against the rights of others, Title 18, Section 241 [18 U.S.C. § 241], a federal felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
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| Independent Journalists Georgia Fort and Don Lemon Arrested by Feds Along With Three More Activists |
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| A week after arresting three activists over protesting an ICE director who pastors in a St. Paul church, federal agents made five additional arrests, this time targeting two journalists who covered the protest — Georgia Fort and Don Lemon — and three other participants.
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| State and Local Police Make Mass Arrest After Noise Demo at Hotel Housing ICE Agents |
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| A medley of state and local police officers arrested nearly 70 protesters late at night on Jan. 28 outside of the Graduate Hotel on the University of Minnesota campus.
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| Key Minnesota DFL Leader Resigns After Vehicular Homicide Charge; Party Under Pressure Risks Major Rifts |
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| Cyndy Martin, a former volunteer chair of the Democratic Party in Minnesota is awaiting a grim vehicular homicide trial in the coming weeks after being charged with killing Carter Haithcock, a young father, and driving away from the scene on July 3, 2024. The incident has highlighted deep rifts within the state’s ruling political party.
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| ICE in Minnesota – Days 57-62: Masses Protest ICE While Violence Continues and Feds Indict Journalists |
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| In the week after the third shooting, and second killing, by federal law enforcement in the Twin Cities, the landscape has somewhat shifted while the federal occupation has continued its violent ways; tens of thousands of community members continuing a wide array of protests. Dozens of activists have been targeted and arrested for federal felonies while federal agents continue to threaten, beat, and arrest observers. Check out days 57-62 of our ICE blog.
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| We Got Us March & Rally in New Mexico |
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| Hundreds of people in Sante Fe carried signs that read “Abolish ICE!” “ICE OUT,” “WE GOT US,” and “No One is Illegal on Stolen Land,” as they marched on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Together, their message was unity against climate change and potential ICE raids such as in Minnesota
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| 'This is a political persecution' Says Attorney of Activist's Arrests in Twin Cities |
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| Federal agents arrested 3 activists in the Twin Cities, civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong, St. Paul school board member Chauntyll Allen, and content creator 'DaWokeFarmer' William Scott for protesting a church that has a pastor who's an ICE agent.
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| 'ICE Out of Minnesota' Day Leads to ~100 Arrests at Airport and Whipple Building |
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| 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.
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| Vigil Held for Alex Pretti, Second Person Killed by ICE in Minneapolis |
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| Alex Pretti, a south Minneapolis resident and University of Minnesota alum, was an intensive care nurse with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. He was fatally shot by federal agents on Saturday morning, Jan. 24, 2026.
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| Community Responds After Feds Kill Second Observer in Minneapolis |
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| 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.
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| Tractors on the Highways, Survival on the Line: Greece’s Farmers Rise Up |
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| Since Sunday, November 30, tractors have blocked basic parts of highways in Greece. What began as localized demonstrations has escalated into one of the most extensive mobilizations in modern Greek history: customs offices have shut down, ports have been blocked, and airport access has been disrupted.
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| Tens of Thousands Demand 'ICE Out of Minnesota' During Day of Action |
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| Massive amounts of people gathered to rally and march through the streets to demand an end to the federal occupation of Minnesota. The march of what was estimated at 50,000 upwards to 100,000 people began near U.S. Bank Stadium and went straight through downtown Minneapolis, ending at Target Center, where the entire lower level of stadium seating filled in for a major anti-ICE rally.
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| Noise Demo At Graduate Hotel For Housing ICE [Jan. 13, 2026] |
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| A noise demo was held at the Graduate by Hilton on Friday, Jan. 13 and went into the late hours. This hotel which is closely linked to the University of Minnesota has reportedly been hosting ICE agents.
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| Federal Agents Crash Noise Demo at Hotel, Escort Masked Guests With Luggage Out |
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| A noise demonstration at the Home2 Suites hotel in Minneapolis’ on Jan. 25 was interrupted by federal agents, who filled the street with tear gas and threatened arrests while escorting masked people with luggage out the back.
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| State and Local Police Arrest 67 People After Third Noise Demo at Graduate Hotel for Housing ICE Agents |
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| A medley of state and local police officers arrested nearly 70 protesters late at night on Jan. 28 outside of the Graduate Hotel on the University of Minnesota campus.
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| Vigil Held for Alex Pretti by Co-workers at the VA Medical Center |
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| On Jan. 28, a vigil was held for Alex Pretti at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis, where Pretti worked as a nurse. Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents on Jan. 24.
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| Press Event Highlights Disney's Exploitation of Prison Slavery in Minnesota |
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| Prisoners in Minnesota are earning less than a dollar an hour making products for Disney. Organizers and former inmates gathered at a press conference in December to share what they’ve learned — or experienced firsthand — about the exploitative prison labor system in Minnesota.
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