A Candlelight Vigil – ICE Murders in Minneapolis

Indivisible Santa Barbara Calls for Emergency Response to Another ICE Murder in Minneapolis

On Saturday, January 24, 2026, federal agents in Minneapolis, MN, tackled, shot, and killed Alex Pretti after he attempted to help a fellow protester who had been pushed to the ground by other federal agents.

This is the third shooting of a protester in Minneapolis by federal agents and the second that has horrifically resulted in death.  Since Trump regained power in January 2025, ICE agents have been involved in multiple shootings in other cities, as well as dozens of deaths in detention camps

ICE has consistently met any peaceful protest with more state-sanctioned violence. They’re meeting whistles with guns, pepper spraying parents holding cameras—and then, even when we have video evidence of their violence, they’re telling us not to believe our own eyes.

This is state terror, and we cannot be silent.  Many of you came out on Saturday morning to stand in solidarity with Minnesota and our demands to GET ICE OUT FOR GOOD, and now we ask that you show up in force once again. 

In response to this latest murder in Minneapolis at the hands of the federal government, Indivisible Santa Barbara is calling for:

A Candlelight Vigil

Monday, January 26, 2026

5:30pm to 6:30pm

Cabrillo Blvd on either side of the dolphin statue at Stearns Wharf

We will also take this occasion to stand with our Representative Carbajal, who has stated: “I call on the Senate to block the DHS funding package next week and my Republican colleagues to support our Articles of Impeachment against Secretary Noem.  ICE’s brutality must be stopped.”

Come early if you can. We will have some electric candles available, but fully-charged phones will be useful to help us light up the night.

Join us in our anger and grief as we stand in solidarity with Minneapolis on Monday evening.