By Warren Pederson, Staff Writer
Updated Feb 1, 2026 (SFChronicle.com)
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Thousands of protesters took to San Francisco’s Ocean Beach on Saturday to create a piece of human art in response to recent fatal shootings by immigration agents in Minneapolis. Stephen Lam/S.F. Chronicle
The protesters, motivated by the killings this month of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent and Alex Pretti by Border Patrol officers, spelled out “ABOLISH” in a message to ICE, with signs declaring “We have eyes, no more lies” to supplement their message. Some protesters waved upside-down U.S. flags, a traditional signal of extreme distress increasingly displayed at political demonstrations.
Good, a stay-at-home mom, was killed Jan. 7 as ICE agents surrounded her vehicle during a protest near her home, while Pretti, a Veterans Affairs nurse, was shot last Saturday during a confrontation with immigration agents as he tried to protect another protester. Both Good and Pretti were 37 years old.
