"People gather for National Day of Truth & Freedom at Union Square on January 23, 2026, in New York City. 1199SEIU frontline healthcare workers, faith leaders, students and community members stood in solidarity with Minnesota, after community groups, faith-based organizations, and unions in the state came together to call for an "economic blackout," as part of National Day of Truth & Freedom to stand against corporations profiteering from Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) actions."
"National Nurses United, which has 225,000 members, became the first national union to call for the abolition of ICE, holding a week of actions beginning January 26 on that theme. AFGE held a nationwide day of remembrance for Pretti on February 1, with vigils outside V.A. hospitals in 22 cities. The union called for the resignation of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller for branding Pretti a "domestic terrorist.""
Large gatherings and union actions responded to the January 23 Minneapolis mass strike and the January 24 killing of Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse and AFGE Local 3669 member who worked at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Hospital. His death at the hands of Border Patrol agents prompted national outrage and intensified labor organizing. National Nurses United called for abolition of ICE and staged a week of actions beginning January 26. AFGE held vigils at V.A. hospitals in 22 cities on February 1 and demanded resignations of Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller for labeling Pretti a "domestic terrorist." Major unions including AFL-CIO, CWA, SEIU and others called for ICE to leave Minnesota and urged broader action against immigration enforcement profiteering.
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