Minneapolis National Shutdown Call Live Press Conference

Live press conference from Minneapolis where student activists, community groups and business owners call for a nationwide shutdown on Friday January 30 in response to the deaths of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse shot and killed by federal agents on January 24, 2026, and Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother shot and killed by an ICE agent in early January. Speakers from CAIR Minnesota, New Justice Project Minnesota, Black and Somali student organizations and others address the crowd about ending the federal occupation of the Twin Cities, holding federal agencies accountable and defending the right to protest. Demonstrations and calls for action are spreading nationwide.