In a statement, PAME described scenes of arrests, raids on workplaces and schools, and fatal shootings as part of an “organised operation” aimed at terrorising entire neighbourhoods and suppressing resistance. It argued that these actions reflect a broader policy of restricting rights and criminalising protest.
The intervention comes amid heightened tension in Minnesota linked to intensified federal immigration activity. In recent days, large-scale protests and work stoppages have been reported in Minneapolis and elsewhere, including a “no work, no school, no shopping” day of action that organisers framed as a response to an ICE “surge” and alleged constitutional violations.
PAME said it welcomed the strike mobilisations on Friday, 23 January, declaring solidarity with unions and workers “standing up against terrorism” and demanding an end to raids and the persecution of immigrant communities.
The statement also denounced the killing of Alex Pretti, described as a nurse and union member, alleging he was shot dead by immigration officers. Local reporting in Minnesota has identified Alex Pretti as a nurse and union member killed during an ICE operation; Reuters has also reported on lethal incidents involving federal immigration agents in Minneapolis during the same period.
PAME framed the events as inseparable from wider US policy, arguing that intensifying repression at home goes hand in hand with imperialist aggression abroad. It urged stronger international solidarity, calling for a common struggle “against repression, racism, authoritarianism and state violence”, and insisting that the same coercive machinery used against migrants today will be used against broader society as crises deepen.
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