‘ICE Out’ strike and protests: what to know about demonstrations across the US Hundreds of actions are set to take place across the country on 30 and 31 January to protest against ICE violence The Guardian - US · Jan 29
Alex Pretti filmed kicking in taillight on an ICE SUV 11 days before he was shot dead Video footage shows Alex Pretti appearing to kick an Immigration and Customs (ICE) vehicle 11 days before he was fatally shot in Minneapolis. The Independent UK · Jan 29
ICE claims Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis was ‘not clearly marked’ when officers tried to enter Two large seals reading ‘Consulate de Ecuador’ are posted outside building The Independent UK · Jan 29
Democrats told House reps not to go to Minnesota over security fears: report Members of Congress advised against traveling to Minneapolis to protest ICE, being told their doing so, while ‘well intentioned,’ ‘puts a burden on local resources’ that is unhelpful The Independent UK · Jan 29
Seth Meyers on Minneapolis: ‘Trump is trying to distance himself from the chaos he created’ Late-night hosts covered resistance to ICE occupation and how Trump has recruited Nicki Minaj The Guardian - US · Jan 29
“I think we’re headed to some really ugly terrain”: Ice-T explains why he changed lyrics from Body Count’s Cop Killer to ‘ICE Killer’ last year, as government agency faces heightened backlash for 2026 killings United States Immigration And Custom Enforcement agents have fatally shot two people on the streets of Minneapolis this month Metal Hammer · Jan 29
'They can’t take us all' – global bike rides set to take place in remembrance of Alex Pretti The 37-year-old cyclist was killed last week by federal agents in Minneapolis Cycling Weekly · Jan 29
Trump's border czar Tom Homan says he is restoring 'law and order' in Minneapolis The killings of two US citizens led to thousands of people protesting against the presence of ICE agents in the city, as part of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. Euronews · Jan 29
Minneapolis ICE watchers face violence, teargas and arrests. They keep showing up Bystanders say they are determined to keep recording federal agents’ actions: ‘There will be absolutely no accountability unless people are documenting’ The Guardian - US · Jan 29
Bruce Springsteen’s angry anti-ICE song is on-the-nose in the right way The star’s urgent and to-the-point protest song is not subtle about its target and right now that’s why it works so well The Guardian - US · Jan 29
Even the quilters are protesting ICE now We're seeing more "I don't usually get political on here, but" posts than ever Salon · Jan 29
First Thing: Footage shows altercation between Alex Pretti and federal officers 11 days before he was killed New video shows the Minneapolis ICU nurse being tackled by federal agents in a previous confrontation. Plus, is this the end of gentle parenting? The Guardian - UK · Jan 29
Forecast shows chance of snow, shutdown It was supposed to be fairly straightforward. The Senate would return to Washington and pass the big spending package the House passed last week and the Capitol would shake off its all-too-familiar shutdown showdown drama. Then federal immigration agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in the street in Minneapolis. Homeland… Roll Call · Jan 29
From worst of times to even worse: the Trump administration continues to spiral In the winter of despair, it was a day of the vile and a night of the obscene The Guardian - US · Jan 29
The Guardian - US · Jan 29 Why the Minneapolis killings have driven a wedge between Trump and pro-gun groups Trump loyalists are upset the administration has blamed Pretti’s shooting on him exercising his right to carry a gun
Salon · Jan 29 Vice signaling fuels Trump's appeal Minneapolis reveals why outrage alone fails to loosen Trump’s grip
The Guardian - US · Jan 29 Trump reportedly sues US Treasury and IRS for $10bn; US Senate reaches deal to avert partial government shutdown – as it happened This live blog is now closed.
The Independent UK · Jan 29 Ilhan Omar accuses Trump of having dementia and says president is ‘obsessed’ with her Trump's 'hateful rhetoric', means death threats against Minnesota Congresswoman have 'skyrocketed', she says
The Guardian - US · Jan 29 ‘Nothing has changed’: Minneapolis on edge despite Trump’s de-escalation vow The departure of Greg Bovino has not quelled ICE’s raids – and hope that tensions are easing feels distant
BANG Premier · Jan 29 Bruce Springsteen shares anti-ICE protest song Streets of Minneapolis Bruce Springsteen has released the moving anti-ICE protest song Streets of Minneapolis in response to the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of federal agents in the US city this month.
The Independent UK · Jan 29 Trump shares conspiracies on Minneapolis, immigration and 2020 election in late night Truth Social spree One of the posts reshared by the president suggested that the protestors in Minneapolis had been paid to be there
The Independent UK · Jan 29 ‘Trump saw it wasn’t playing well’: White House insiders on the chaotic response to Alex Pretti shooting President Donald Trump quickly realized the Department of Homeland Security’s messaging about the killing of intensive care nurse in Minneapolis on Saturday was being widely rejected, according to report
Evening Standard · Jan 29 New video shows Alex Pretti clashing with federal agents days before he was shot dead in Minneapolis The two border agents involved in Pretti’s fatal shooting have since been placed on leave
Euronews · Jan 29 Bruce Springsteen’s new protest song ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ takes aim at Donald Trump and ICE American rock legend Bruce Springsteen has dedicated his new song to “the people of Minneapolis, our immigrant neighbours and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good,” the two US citizens gunned down by ICE agents this month.
Euronews · Jan 29 New footage reveals Alex Pretti clashed with federal agents a week before he was killed The footage shot on 13 January comes amid rising public uproar over the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, with many Democrats and protesters calling for federal immigration officers to leave Minnesota.