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CAUSE OF DEATH: ICE

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Died in ICE Custody / Were Killed by ICE

* Many “died by apparent suicide,” or were “suddenly unresponsive.”

* How many internal injuries were from detainment and/or violence in the prisons themselves, and how many of them were from guards?

* One is even thought to be a homicide from compression to the chest and neck.

* We have seen footage of how violent ICE goons are, and how they are taking people down.

* Several people who died had been previously accused of crimes, but they had done their time and were trying to lead their lives. They were not accused of new crimes.

* A few were reported detoxing.

* One man, an Iman, was convicted of fraud, but family and friends think that he may not have understood the application entirely.

In almost all the cases, medical neglect seems apparent.

Many families report that the detainees were healthy before going to prison/detention centers.

None are listed as having been served judicial warrants.

February 2, 2026 at 1:27 AM

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Coming up next.

We the People:
How We Rescue American
Meeting Open to the Public
hosted by Indivisible Champlain Islands
Guest Speaker: Gov. Howard Dean
Sunday, February 1 2:00-4:00pm (doors open at 1:30)
at the North Hero Community Hall

Support Hussien Noor Hussien
Rally at the Courthouse
Court Hearing: Feb 4th 11AM
Federal Courthouse, 11 Elmwood Avenue, Burlington, VT

Longtime community member Hussien Noor Hussien was taken into ICE custody while working in the taxi line at BTV Airport. A husband, father, and breadwinner for nine, he has spent more than two decades living, working, and raising his family in Vermont.

Support team contact:
Email: ccook@adamantaccord.com
Phone: (802) 272-2829

NO KINGS Mass Call
EYES ON ICE: Document and Record
Get the tools you need to exercise your rights as Federal agents terrorize our communities.
Thursday, February 5
8PM EST / 5PM PST

Community Resiliance Potluck Party
6 PM Feb 5th
Burlington*

Ready together: A community potluck & gathering for mutual aid & safety

Register at: bit.ly/BTV-MutualAid

* Location disclosed after registration

February 1, 2026 at 2:39 AM

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ICE OUT NOW! DID YOU SHUT IT DOWN TODAY?

Share your crowd counts with the Crowd Counting Consortium,

and also share numbers & photos in the COMMENTS!

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Have actions coming up this weekend, or beyond? Be sure to submit them here: 50501vermont.com/submit-your-...

After the Protest
Submit protest crowd sizes to Harvard University's
CROWD COUNTING CONSORTIUM
Protests Count, and so do we!

Learn more at WeCountProject.com

January 30, 2026 at 10:11 PM

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From 50501 Iowa - #CallToAction

January 30, 2026 at 5:57 PM

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TODAY & TOMORROW!

50501vermont.com/events/

Organizations across the country are calling for a Nationwide Shutdown on January 30, from unions in Minnesota to individuals and community groups here in Vermont, followed by a day of actions on January 31.

ICE OUT OF EVERYWHERE
Join our National Days of Action in Solidarity with Minnesota
Abolish ICE Now!

JAN 30 BLACKOUT
Don't work. Don't shop. Shut down the economy.

JAN 31 PROTEST
Hit the streets. Make noise. Enough is Enough.

January 30, 2026 at 3:13 PM

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NATIONAL SHUTDOWN - FRI JAN 30
NO SCHOOL. NO WORK. NO SHOPPING.

In solidarity with the people of Minnesota, Make sure that there is no business as usual while federal agents kidnap our neighbors and gun people down in the streets.

VERMONT events: 50501vermont.com/events/

nationalshutdown.us

Stand with Minnesota
ICE OUT
Vermont, thut it down!
No work. No school. No shopping.
FRI, JANUARY 30
3PM - BURLINGTON CITY HALL

Join the Root and Brattleboro Indivisible
Friday 1/30 Shutdown
Let's Make Some Noise!
7:00pm Everywhere in Brattleboro

CLOSED DUE TO ICE
We're shutting down the country
Friday January 30th

January 30, 2026 at 2:44 AM

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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/do...

Don’t give personal voter data to the Trump administration!

The Trump administration released thousands of untrained, armed agents into Minnesota, creating a deadly crisis in Minneapolis—and now, it is trying to extort Minnesotan officials to end it.  Fo...

sign.moveon.org

January 29, 2026 at 3:24 AM

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The Department of Homeland Security has a goal of hiring 10,000 new ICE agents to power the Trump administration’s mass deportation machine. Demand Google and YouTube take down these vile ads and stop accepting money from ICE.

actionnetwork.org/letters/goog...

Tell Google and YouTube: Stop taking money from ICE. Take down vile ICE recruitment ads now.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has a goal of hiring 10,000 new ICE agents to power the Trump administration’s mass deportation machine. They’re spending $100 million on an “aggressive” recr...

actionnetwork.org

January 28, 2026 at 9:39 PM

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PLEASE SHARE WIDELY!

The Senate is voting tomorrow (Thursday 1/29) on whether or not to give ICE a blank check to continue its abusive operations. This bill already passed in the House.

Tell the Senate: VOTE NO!

WRITE: action.aclu.org/send-message...

CALL: 5calls.org/issue/dhs-bu...

January 28, 2026 at 8:44 PM

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ICE OUT NATIONWIDE SHUTDOWN

nationalshutdown.org

Stand with Minnesota
ICE OUT!
VERMONT, SHUT IT DOWN!
NO WORK. NO SCHOO. NO SHOPPIN.
FRI, JANUARY 20
3PM - BURLINGTON CITY HALL

ICE OUT!
NATIONWIDE SHUTDOWN!
NO WORK. NO SCHOOL. NO SHOPPING.
JAN 30, 2026
SIGN ON TO JOIN US:
NationalShutdown.us

January 27, 2026 at 8:04 PM

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COMING UP TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY IN VERMONT

50501 Vermont lists more events at 50501vermont.com/events/

Organizers should submit their events to 50501vermont.com/submit-your-...

Vigil for Alex Pretti
Tuesday, January 27 at 5:30p
Manchester Roundabout
No signs

Vigil for Alex Pretti
01/27 Tuesday 4:30-5:30pm
Join together at Pliny Park
Solemn march along Main Street
No signs
Bring candles/flashlights

Candlelight Vigil
For Alex Jeffrey Pretti
Renee Nicole Good
and all the victims of ICE!
Wednesay, January 28th
5:00-6:00pm
In front of the Fairfax Community Center
1210 Main Street
Fairfax, VT 05454

WHAT TO DO POST ICE ARREST
Friday January 30
Virtual Meeting
bit.ly/postice

January 27, 2026 at 8:02 PM

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vermontrises.blogspot.com/2026/01/keep...

Keeping Vermont Safe: What Comes Next

Start by naming the truth plainly. Alex Pretti was murdered by federal agents. This was not an accident. It was the predictable result of an...

vermontrises.blogspot.com

January 27, 2026 at 1:42 AM

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Somali and Black student organizations in Minneapolis are calling for a nationwide shutdown this Friday, after the execution-style murder of Alex Pretti. They're asking all pro-immigrant forces around the country to share this graphic on their pages and support the call.

nationalshutdown.us

ICE OUT!
Justice for Alex Pretti!
Justice for Renee Good!
NATIONWIDE SHUTDOWN!
JAN 30, 2026
2pm March in Downtown Minneapolis
NO WORK.
NO SCHOOL.
NO SHOPPING.

January 26, 2026 at 8:21 PM

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January 26, 2026 at 1:36 AM

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Vigil for Alex Pretti
Tuesday, January 27 at 5:30pm
Manchester Roundabout
No signs

January 25, 2026 at 8:48 PM

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Hosted by Green Mountain Alliance Indivisible
Holding Light in the Darkness

Time: Jan 25, 2026 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/85851786224?pwd=Aa5L1eebnsRbH1E6G1RNpLDFdnow54.1
Meeting ID: 858 5178 6224
Passcode: 680163

January 25, 2026 at 7:03 PM

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National Faith Call to Action
Sunday, January 25 * 8 PM ET
bit.ly/nationalfaithcalltoaction

January 25, 2026 at 7:02 PM

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Requests for support from organizers in Minneapolis—

Right now, we are:

1. Fully supporting a general strike
2. We need targeted help
3. We need people to lend their skills and resources

(see details in graphic)

Donations can be made at
mn50501.org/donate/ and linktr.ee/MutualAidMN50501

January 25, 2026 at 3:29 AM

50501 Vermont

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Requests for support from organizers in Minneapolis—

Right now, we are:

1. Fully supporting a general strike
2. We need targeted help
3. We need people to lend their skills and resources

(see details in graphic)

Donations can be made at
mn50501.org/donate/ and linktr.ee/MutualAidMN5...

Requests for support from organizers in Minneapolis—
Right now, we are:
1. Fully supporting a general strike. Tomorrow we will be advocating for such a community meeting. We are hoping labor leads the charge but if they won’t, we hope they can follow our example.
2. We need targeted help in the form of supplies, and also people to come and support where we have labor shortages. Supplies like: PPE (masks, goggles), hand warmers, water, food, tents.
3. We need mutual aid distributors, press, documenters, lawyers, medics, faith leaders, and others with relevant experience to stand with Minnesotans on the ground and lend their skills and resources.
Donations can be made at mn50501.org/donate/ and https://linktr.ee/MutualAidMN50501

January 25, 2026 at 2:26 AM

50501 Vermont

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Action Alert: 5 Corners Resists event Sunday at 2 PM - 3PM

Please share with your networks:

Five Corners Resists just committed to a emergency protest for MN and Alex at 5 Corners tomorrow
-Sunday 1/25 from 2-3pm
-before the snow storm
-marshals meeting up at 1:40 in front of Firebird Cafe

Pop-up vigil
for Alex Jeffrey Pretti

Sunday, January 25, 10:00-11:00 am

Main Street Park, Rutland

Come out in solidarity with Minnesotans defending our rights. Dress warmly and bring signs.

Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse for the VA. He was observing and recording CPB activity in Minneapolis on Saturday when he was attacked by agents, beaten, and shot multiple times after he was already on the ground.

January 25, 2026 at 2:15 AM

50501 Vermont

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Call 202-224-6542, hit 3, and than hit any button to call Chuck Schumer and tell him that this DHS budget cannot pass.

NO FUNDING FOR ICE!

You can also use 5calls.org and democracy.io#!/

www.congress.gov/members/find...

January 24, 2026 at 7:33 PM

50501 Vermont

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Don't just get mad. Do something.

indivisible.org
www.fiftyfifty.one
5calls.org

#IceOutNow

List of names of those who died in ICE detention or were killed by ICE

January 24, 2026 at 4:39 PM

50501 Vermont

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ICE is MURDERING people in the streets.

If you aren't already protesting, why the hell not?!

IF YOU AREN'T PART OF THE SOLUTION,
YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM

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