{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Largest nurses union calls to abolish ICE after Alex Pretti killing","description":"On Friday, Jan. 23, around 50,000 people in Minneapolis, MN, engaged in a historic mass strike and day of protest to demand an end to ICE terror and President Trump\u2019s federal siege of Minnesota. Then, on Saturday, Jan. 24, an ICE agent shot and killed Alex Pretti, volunteer ICE observer and a registered union nurse who worked for the Veterans Health Administration. In this episode, we speak with Mary C. Turner, a registered nurse inn Minnesota and a member of the Council of Presidents of National Nurses United, the largest nurses union in the US, which is now forcefully calling for the abolition of ICE.&amp;nbsp;  Additional links\/info:&amp;nbsp;  National Nurses United: \u201cWeek of action in honor of Alex Pretti, RN and all others killed by ICE\u201d National Nurses United press release (1\/24\/26): \u201cNational Nurses United outraged by murder of VA registered nurse by immigration agents, demand abolition of ICE\u201d National Nurses Organizing Committee\/National Nurses United website, Facebook page, Twitter\/X page, and Instagram Devon Lum &amp;amp; Haley Willis, The New York Times, \u201cVideos show moments in which agents killed a man in Minneapolis\u201d Thomas Birmingham &amp;amp; Ari Bloomekatz, In These Times, \u201cA staggering number of Minnesotans took to the streets Friday to demand ICE leave. The next day, ICE responded by killing another resident\u201d Maximillian Alvarez, Working People \/ TRNN, \u201cTrump plans massive military parade while cutting veteran jobs, benefits, &amp;amp; healthcare\u201d Maximillian Alvarez, Working People \/ TRNN, \u201cTrump cuts leave VA hospital nurses and veteran patients in a crisis\u201d   Credits:  Audio Post-Production: Jules Taylor  ","author_name":"Working People","author_url":"http:\/\/workingpeople.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39906455\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/197954175"}