Video Appears to Show Alex Pretti Spit at ICE, Kick Taillight Out of ICE Vehicle in Prior Confrontation

Chris Menahan
InformationLiberation
Jan. 29, 2026

Newly released footage taken by The News Movement appears to show Alex Pretti spitting at ICE officers before kicking the taillight out of one of their vehicles during a prior confrontation on Jan 13.

ICE officers can be seen tackling the man to the ground but then releasing him in the face of an enraged crowd of "protesters."

A gun could be seen in his waistband as he was let go.



From The News Movement:
On January 13th, The News Movement filmed a man who appears to be Alex Pretti interacting with federal immigration agents. Our footage was analyzed by the BBC, whose facial recognition technology confirmed his identity to a 97% degree of accuracy.

We were filming a documentary about ICE activity in Minneapolis when we received a tip that federal agents were blocking a street, and captured this footage.

Reporting by Dan Ming, Dallin Mello, and BBC Verify.
The Minnesota Star Tribune published footage of the same confrontation from a different angle on Wednesday, and a spokesperson for Alex Pretti's family and his family's attorney confirmed the man in the video was Pretti.

UPDATE: New video of the incident from a different angle shows Pretti told the ICE officer, "Assault me, motherfucker," and then tried to spit on him inside of his vehicle.


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