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Photos: Iowa City protests following ICE shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis

Following Alex Pretti’s death on Jan. 24, hundreds of community members attended the protest in downtown Iowa City.
Gabby Drees, Samantha DeFily, and Emma Calabro
January 26, 2026
Samantha DeFily
Iowa City community members chant during a protest against ICE at the University of Iowa Pentacrest on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, following the second fatal shooting in Minneapolis by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer this month. Hundreds attended the protest that lasted a little over an hour and a half. (Samantha DeFily/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa City community members called for accountability in a below freezing protest at the University of Iowa Pentacrest after the second fatal shooting in Minneapolis by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer this month.

Angel Lindell poses for a portrait during a protest against ICE at the University of Iowa Pentacrest on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, following the second fatal shooting in Minneapolis by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer this month. Hundreds attended the protest that lasted a little over an hour and a half. (Emma Calabro/The Daily Iowan)
Iowa City community members chant during a protest against ICE at the University of Iowa Pentacrest on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, following the second fatal shooting in Minneapolis by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer this month. Hundreds attended the protest that lasted a little over an hour and a half. (Gabby Drees/The Daily Iowan)
Iowa City resident Leah Stitt holds up a sign as she chants during a protest against ICE at the University of Iowa Pentacrest on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, following the second fatal shooting in Minneapolis by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer this month. “I’m opposing this horrible, murderous regime,” Stitt said. (Samantha DeFily/The Daily Iowan)
Bettendorf resident Pekc Grove poses for a portrait during a protest against ICE at the University of Iowa Pentacrest on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, following the second fatal shooting in Minneapolis by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer this month. The helmet worn by Grove is from the Euromaidan protests in Ukraine in late 2013 and early 2014. (Samantha DeFily/The Daily Iowan)
University of Iowa Sophomore Ellie Leise poses for a portrait during a protest against ICE at the University of Iowa Pentacrest on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, following the second fatal shooting in Minneapolis by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer this month. Leise attended the protest because she believes that you can have beliefs, but you can only prove you care if you take action. (Samantha DeFily/The Daily Iowan)
Iowa City resident Leah Stitt poses for a portrait during a protest against ICE at the University of Iowa Pentacrest on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, following the second fatal shooting in Minneapolis by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer this month. “I’m opposing this horrible, murderous regime,” Stitt said. (Samantha DeFily/The Daily Iowan)
Davenport resident Mike Higgins poses for a portrait during a protest against ICE at the University of Iowa Pentacrest on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, following the second fatal shooting in Minneapolis by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer this month. Higgins came with his daughter, saying that his family has been “fighting facisim” since 1940, and said that he is currently protesting to show his dissatisfaction for what is going on with ICE.(Samantha DeFily/The Daily Iowan)
Iowa City resident Matt Laux poses for a portrait during a protest against ICE at the University of Iowa Pentacrest on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, following the second fatal shooting in Minneapolis by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer this month. Laux said he’s originally from Wisconsin, and is here was protesting what is happening with ICE across America. (Samantha DeFily/The Daily Iowan)
Iowa City resident Ronnie Wieland poses for a portrait during a protest against ICE at the University of Iowa Pentacrest on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, following the second fatal shooting in Minneapolis by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer this month. Wieland attends protests weekly and this is her 48th in the past year. (Samantha DeFily/The Daily Iowan)
Iowa City community members chant during a protest against ICE at the University of Iowa Pentacrest on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, following the second fatal shooting in Minneapolis by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer this month. Hundreds attended the protest that lasted a little over an hour and a half. (Gabby Drees/The Daily Iowan)
Protestors hold up signs during a protest against ICE at the University of Iowa Pentacrest on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, following the second fatal shooting in Minneapolis by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer this month. Hundreds attended the protest that lasted a little over an hour and a half. (Emma Calabro/The Daily Iowan)
A protester holds an American flag upside down during a protest against ICE at the University of Iowa Pentacrest on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, following the second fatal shooting in Minneapolis by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer this month. Hundreds attended the protest that lasted a little over an hour and a half. (Emma Calabro/The Daily Iowan)
Protesters chant during a protest against ICE at the University of Iowa Pentacrest on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, following the second fatal shooting in Minneapolis by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer this month. Hundreds attended the protest that lasted a little over an hour and a half. (Emma Calabro/The Daily Iowan)
Amber Jackson-elwer poses for a portrait during a protest against ICE at the University of Iowa Pentacrest on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, following the second fatal shooting in Minneapolis by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer this month. Hundreds attended the protest that lasted a little over an hour and a half. (Emma Calabro/The Daily Iowan)