LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – Growing tension in Minnesota is the driving force behind protests in Mid-Michigan.
On Tuesday, a group of demonstrators gathered at the corner of Cedar Street and Edgewood Boulevard in Lansing, following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a federal agent in Minnesota over the weekend.
Protestors stood on the sidewalk, covering a two-block stretch. Many brought handmade signs, covered in phrases like “Abolish ICE,” pushing back against both the actions of immigration officers in Minnesota, and their presence in Michigan…