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NNEDV Condemns Violence, Unlawful Actions of ICE and Border Patrol in Minnesota, Other Communities

January 26, 2026

Congress must immediately halt funding and increase accountability for immigration enforcement agencies.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: NNEDV Communications Team (Communications@NNEDV.org)

Washington, DC – The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) unequivocally condemns the killing of Alex Pretti by the U.S. Border Patrol this past weekend in Minneapolis, MN.

Border Patrol officers shot and killed Alex Pretti just weeks after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed Renee Good, also in Minneapolis. These horrific acts of brutality are the latest in a long line of state-sponsored violence against our communities, particularly immigrant communities and communities of color. As we remember Alex Pretti and Renee Good, we also remember Keith Porter (shot and killed by ICE in Los Angeles in December) and dozens of other people who have died in ICE custody in recent months and years.

While NNEDV’s work is about ending domestic violence, we know that our efforts are deeply entangled with all forms of violence and oppression. When our homes, streets, schools, and places of worship are safer for everyone, they are safer for victims and survivors of abuse, too. As long as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its agencies continue to inflict unchecked violence and death upon any of our neighbors, none of us are truly safe.

“As advocates, we understand that interpersonal violence and state violence mirror one another and create a world where all of us – especially our neighbors who are already marginalized – are in danger,” said Tonia Moultry-Pace, NNEDV Interim President & CEO. “It is sickening that federal agents would feel emboldened to shoot and kill members of our communities on camera, in broad daylight. Much like abusers, we can only imagine what kind of harm they are also choosing to inflict behind closed doors. All of this violence is unacceptable, and it must be stopped.”

NNEDV is in solidarity with our member coalition, Violence Free Minnesota, and with all organizations and advocates working to end violence in Minnesota and across our country.

NNEDV calls on Congress to immediately:

  • Separate the DHS funding bill from the rest of the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) spending package.
  • Pass the rest of the FY26 spending package in order to avoid a partial government shutdown, which would jeopardize lifesaving services for survivors and programs.
  • Halt funding to ICE and Border Patrol until they stop inflicting violence and death in our communities.
  • Include strong accountability measures in any future DHS funding bills.

We all deserve to live in safe, well-resourced communities. Continuing to funnel taxpayer dollars towards ICE and Border Patrol’s unchecked violence will not make any of us safer.

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The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) represents the 56 state and U.S. territorial coalitions against domestic violence. NNEDV is a social change organization working to create a social, political, and economic environment in which domestic violence no longer exists. NNEDV works to make domestic violence a national priority, change the way society responds to domestic violence, and strengthen domestic violence advocacy at every level.