South Florida Anti-ICE Protests: When, Where, What to Know

On Saturday morning, as widespread protests against a federal immigration crackdown continued across Minneapolis following the fatal shooting of mother Renee Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, federal agents killed another U.S. citizen.

Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit (ICU) nurse at a VA hospital, was shot and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent outside a popular donut shop in Minneapolis. Videos from the scene show Pretti recording officers with his cell phone before agents pinned him to the ground, hit him, and appeared to pepper spray him. After one of the officers seemingly removes a gun from Pretti’s person, at least one agent is seen shooting Pretti, who appears to be on his knees. More shots ring out as he lies limp on the ground.

While the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said shortly after the shooting that Pretti “approached U.S. Border Patrol officers with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun” and “violently resisted” as officers tried to disarm him, video and eyewitness accounts directly contradict the department’s claims about the events. Notably, Pretti also had a permit to carry his weapon.

Pretti’s parents issued a statement on Saturday, writing that the “sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting.”

“Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world,” his parents, Michael and Susan Pretti, said in a statement. “Unfortunately he will not be with us to see his impact.”

Protests have since erupted across the United States, from Minneapolis to California to New York, in response to Pretti’s killing. Protesters rallied over the weekend in the extreme cold as a historic winter storm swept across the country.

South Floridians will also be protesting this weekend (and beyond). Here’s what to know: