ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A local organization is set to host a second vigil and rally this weekend in protest of another fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis.
Persisterhood – St. Joseph announced it will sponsor an “Ice Out NOW” peaceful vigil/rally this Saturday, Jan. 31, from 2 to 3 p.m. on the public sidewalks on the southeast corner of the Belt Highway and Frederick Avenue intersection in St. Joseph.
“The assault on innocent human beings at the hands of ICE and DHS continues, most recently shocking the nation with the execution of American Citizen Alex Pretti last Saturday in Minneapolis. Pretti’s broad-daylight murder is part of the pattern of unchecked violence and abuse carried out by federal immigration enforcement agencies,” said Dakota Allen, rally organizer, in a news release…