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Jacksonville, FL \u2013 Over 1000 people marched through downtown and packed the courtyard outside the federal courthouse here on January 27, demanding justice for Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n
The emergency action, called by the Jacksonville Immigrant Rights Alliance (JIRA), came after Pretti\u2019s killing on January 24. Speakers connected his death to the killings of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis and Renee Good, and to local immigration enforcement through the 287(g) agreement between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office (JSO).<\/p>\n
Organizers urged the crowd to turn anger into organization, explicitly calling on people to join JIRA to build power and fight to end the 287(g) pact.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe same force that murdered Alex is terrorizing our city through 287(g) traffic stops and raids. We are fighting the same enemy,\u201d said JIRA organizer Maria Garc\u00eda.<\/p>\n
As temperatures dropped during the event, protesters were undeterred and a participant suggested a new chant to the crowd: \u201cWe\u2019re not cold, we\u2019re not afraid! Alex taught us to be brave!\u201d It was quickly taken up by the entire assembly as they marched through the streets of downtown Jacksonville.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do have family that is undocumented. Both my parents were undocumented. So growing up, I lived in constant fear,\u201d said local participant Crystal Aguilar. \u201cSeeing so many people come out today in support of families like mine is amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n
The rally ended with a clear call to action: Unite all who we can to beat back ICE, end the deportations, and dismantle Trump’s racist, reactionary agenda.<\/p>\n
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