St. Joseph to hold second ‘ICE Out NOW’ rally this Saturday after fatal Minneapolis shooting

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.

“We encourage people to dress warmly and bring flags and signs (optional); we will also have signs available to ‘borrow’,” he added.

This will be the ninth peaceful protest Persisterhood-St. Joseph has sponsored since March 2025 and the second focused on the latest actions of ICE officers.

More than 400 people participated in a peaceful protest in St. Joseph on Jan. 11 following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good on Jan. 7 in Minneapolis.

Saturday’s rally will conclude with speakers and a moment of silence commemorating those killed at the hands of ICE agents or in DHS detention facilities within the last year.

Persisterhood is part of a broad coalition of groups sponsoring events happening across the nation this Saturday, prompted by the 50501 organizers.

More information as it becomes available about the St. Joseph "Ice Out NOW" vigil/rally will be at https://www.facebook.com/PersisterhoodSJ.