US EditionMolly Ringwald: ‘ICE Is Brutalizing People’
Organizers call for a one-day pause in work, school, and shopping to protest ICE enforcement after two fatal shootings by federal agents in Minneapolis.
- On Jan. 30 and Jan. 31, nationalshutdown.org organizers plan a National Days of Action to protest ICE, urging no work, school, or shopping on Jan. 30 and street protests on Jan. 31 in Minneapolis.
- Following Saturday, Renee Nicole Good, 37, was fatally shot by an ICE agent, and Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, was killed earlier this month, sparking protests.
- Bystander video shows Alex Pretti being tackled after shielding a pepper-sprayed woman, footage indicates his gun was removed before two agents shot him, while federal officials said he was armed.
- Support has expanded to hundreds of organizations, including Harvard and MIT student organizations, with businesses, museums, schools, and unions planning closures and demonstrations in Connecticut and New York on Jan. 30.
- Questions about ICE oversight have prompted calls to pause operations from Sen. Susan Collins and a shift of Border Patrol personnel out of Minnesota Tuesday, while organizers urge cutting federal funding for DHS/ICE deployments.
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Celebrities call for action against ICE raids
Celebrities ranging from movie stars to pop singers are speaking out and calling for action against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids after two Americans were shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis. From red-carpet premieres to social media platforms, the usually politics-averse celebrity crowd has been swept into the debate following the shooting death of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse, on Saturday. In…
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