Anti-ICE protesters erected barricades, lit fireworks, and blocked cars outside a hotel in St. Paul, Minnesota, where they believe ICE agents are staying, during the 59-minute reporting window from 1:46 a.m. to 2:45 a.m. UTC on Jan. 26, 2026, according to live updates posted by ScooterCasterNY on X. The protesters held a noise demonstration targeting the hotel, with activities described as ongoing in real time by ScooterCasterNY, amid heightened tensions over ICE operations in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a federal officer during immigration enforcement this weekend. In a related development reported during the window, U.S. District Judge Michael Davis issued another order on Sunday, Jan. 25, upbraiding the administration for "an undeniable move...to defy court orders or at least to stretch the legal process to the breaking point in an attempt to deny noncitizens their due process rights," per a court filing shared by Politico's Kyle Cheney on X. Judge Davis's remark echoes his earlier scolding of the Department of Justice during proceedings for suggesting Minnesota judges had not seriously considered ICE's position, as noted in a court filing reported by Politico on Jan. 25. Footage of Pretti's shooting has spread widely on social media, galvanizing users, according to The Atlantic's Charlie Warzel as highlighted by CNN's Brian Stelter before the current window. President Donald Trump stated in a Wall Street Journal interview published early on Jan. 26 that his administration is reviewing the shooting and signaled eventual withdrawal of ICE agents from the area, while several officials defended the officer involved, per WSJ reporter Josh Dawsey.
