"2. On Saturday, January 24, 2026, at about 8:50 am, I was getting ready to go to work when I heard whistles outside. I knew the whistles meant that ICE agents were in the area, so I decided to check it out on my way to work. I've been involved in observing in my community because it is so important to document what ICE is doing to my neighbors. Connecting to your local community and knowing who your neighbors are is something I profoundly value."
"9. An agent approached and asked us to back up, so I moved slowly back onto the sidewalk. 10. The man stayed in the street, filming as the other observers I mentioned earlier were being forced backward by another ICE agent threatening them with pepper spray. The man went closer to support them as they got threatened, just with his camera out. I didn't see him reach for or hold a gun."
A Whittier neighborhood resident and children's entertainer recounts events on January 24, 2026, around 8:50 am when whistles signaled ICE presence. Several ICE agents formed a vehicle convoy on Nicollet and 28th while about 15 observers recorded and blew whistles. An agent ordered observers to back up; one observer moved onto the sidewalk while another remained in the street filming. An ICE agent shoved one observer to the ground and then pepper-sprayed three people. The filming observer did not reach for or hold a gun. The affidavit alleges the murder of Alex Pretti by a U.S. government-affiliated death squad.
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