Minneapolis: Trump's ICE kills a white citizen during protest
Minneapolis: Trump's ICE shoots dead a white citizen during a protest. Two deaths in January, 700 agents withdrawn, and the risk of a civil war in the US.
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Minneapolis: Trump's ICE unleashes a spiral of violence that threatens to set the US ablaze
On January 24, 2026, Alex Pretti, a 51-year-old nurse protesting against ICE raids in Minneapolis, was shot dead by federal agents while lying on the ground with his hands on his head. He was not an illegal immigrant: he was a US citizen, a war veteran, white, and a licensed gun owner. His death, recorded from multiple angles, has lit the fuse of a conflict that had been brewing for weeks since a woman, Renée Good, died on January 7 under similar circumstances. The Trump administration, far from holding back, has doubled down: the president called the agents "patriots" and threatened to suspend the midterms if local authorities do not cooperate.
The profile of the enforcers: two Latinos with years of experience
The agents who shot Pretti were identified as Jesús Ochoa and Raymundo Gutiérrez, both of Latino origin, with 8 and 12 years of service in ICE and the Border Patrol. Their names did not calm the criticism: brutality knows no ethnicity. The videos show Pretti subdued and handcuffed while receiving blows to the head; one of the agents empties his magazine into his back. The official version that he "was armed" fell apart when the recordings confirmed that his weapon had been secured. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) itself initially admitted that the suspect was carrying a pistol and two magazines, but the visual evidence contradicts the self-defense narrative.
From the war on immigration to low-intensity civil war
The political debate has been poisoned. On the one hand, Trump supporters see ICE as the necessary arm to restore order and deport the 20 million undocumented immigrants who, according to spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt, entered during Biden's term. On the other, civil resistance has organized: teachers, neighbors, and activists block the streets while agents, according to some, act with impunity. In Minneapolis, the Somali mafia that ICE intended to get rid of has taken a back seat: now the target is the federal police itself. Tension has escalated to the point that the Republican Senate has hesitated to fund the operation, and Trump has had to withdraw 700 agents from the city, although he keeps 2,000 "investigating."
The economic cost of paranoia
The ICE deployment not only has a human cost. The mass raids have paralyzed entire neighborhoods, driving away tourists and businesses. Shops close early, public transport is interrupted, and the protests have caused millions in losses. The local economy, already burdened by the fentanyl crisis, is suffering. Meanwhile, Trump threatens to impose martial law if the electoral rolls are not purged, a move that, according to analysts, seeks to secure the November midterms. The question left hanging is whether peaceful resistance will be enough or whether, as some warn, the country is heading toward a diffuse civil war where every corner is a front.
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On January 24, 2026, Alex Pretti, a 51-year-old nurse protesting against ICE raids in Minneapolis, was shot dead by federal agents while lying on the ground with his hands on his head. He was not an illegal immigrant: he was a US citizen, a war veteran, white, and a licensed gun owner. His death, recorded from multiple angles, has lit the fuse of a conflict that had been brewing for weeks since a woman, Renée Good, died on January 7 under similar circumstances. The Trump administration, far from holding back, has doubled down: the president called the agents "patriots" and threatened to suspend the midterms if local authorities do not cooperate.
The profile of the enforcers: two Latinos with years of experience
The agents who shot Pretti were identified as Jesús Ochoa and Raymundo Gutiérrez, both of Latino origin, with 8 and 12 years of service in ICE and the Border Patrol. Their names did not calm the criticism: brutality knows no ethnicity. The videos show Pretti subdued and handcuffed while receiving blows to the head; one of the agents empties his magazine into his back. The official version that he "was armed" fell apart when the recordings confirmed that his weapon had been secured. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) itself initially admitted that the suspect was carrying a pistol and two magazines, but the visual evidence contradicts the self-defense narrative.
From the war on immigration to low-intensity civil war
The political debate has been poisoned. On the one hand, Trump supporters see ICE as the necessary arm to restore order and deport the 20 million undocumented immigrants who, according to spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt, entered during Biden's term. On the other, civil resistance has organized: teachers, neighbors, and activists block the streets while agents, according to some, act with impunity. In Minneapolis, the Somali mafia that ICE intended to get rid of has taken a back seat: now the target is the federal police itself. Tension has escalated to the point that the Republican Senate has hesitated to fund the operation, and Trump has had to withdraw 700 agents from the city, although he keeps 2,000 "investigating."
The economic cost of paranoia
The ICE deployment not only has a human cost. The mass raids have paralyzed entire neighborhoods, driving away tourists and businesses. Shops close early, public transport is interrupted, and the protests have caused millions in losses. The local economy, already burdened by the fentanyl crisis, is suffering. Meanwhile, Trump threatens to impose martial law if the electoral rolls are not purged, a move that, according to analysts, seeks to secure the November midterms. The question left hanging is whether peaceful resistance will be enough or whether, as some warn, the country is heading toward a diffuse civil war where every corner is a front.
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