A candlelight vigil for Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis nurse killed by federal immigration agents, was held outside Joliet City Hill near the Jefferson Street bridge on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Photo by Bob Okon)More than 100 people attended a Joliet vigil held Wednesday night for nurse Alex Pretti, who was killed in a confrontation with federal immigration agents in Minneapolis. He was shot multiple times on Saturday as he was filming Border Patrol officers who were conducting an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis. Those at the gathering, which was outside of the Joliet Township government offices, cheered calls for the abolition of ICE. Immigration Enforcement Minnesota Demonstrators hold signs during a rally against federal immigration enforcement at Federal Courthouse Plaza on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Minneapolis.