As hundreds of Minneapolis residents assembled in Whittier park Saturday evening to demand once again that federal immigration agents leave Minnesota following the second fatal shooting of a legal observer in less than three weeks, one speaker demanded that the gathering must not simply be ”another damn vigil.”
“This is a turning point,” saeid Edwin Torres DeSantiago of the Immigrant Defense Network.
He spoke to the crowd hours after several federal officers were filmed surrounding Alex Pretti, 37, after he attempted to help a woman one of them had pushed to the ground, and fatally shooting him.
Torres DeSantiago’s words were echoed by the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention, which did not mince words about the agents of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection who have for months roamed the streets of cities including Minneapolis, Chicago, and Los Angeles, arresting immigrants and US citizens and opening fire nearly two dozen times – killing at least six people including Pretti.
The federal agents recruited by the Trump administration with flyers imploring them to choose between their “homeland” and an “invasion,” said the Lemkin Institute, “are loyal agents of Nazis and white supremacists
U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar on Wednesday called on Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to order the city’s police department to “take control of the scene of the latest deadly ICE shooting, launch an independent criminal probe, and protect peaceful protesters at the scene from ICE violence.”
“Calling for ICE to leave is not enough. This shooting happened on a city street in the jurisdiction of the minneapolis law enforcement and they must lead an independent investigation into what appears to be another horrific, needless execution of a Minneapolis resident,” said Mitchell. “ICE should immediately end its deadly and disastrous siege of Minnesota and turn over all evidence and information about this shooting and the prior shooting of Renee Good to local authorities.”
Meanwhile, Trump administration officials continued pushing a narrative which was contradicted by numerous videos of the shooting and the moments leading up to it, claiming Pretti had “approached” federal agents with a gun. Footage shows Pretti holding only a phone, not a firearm, and one of agents involved in wrestling him to the ground after he was pepper-sprayed reaches into the scuffle empty-handed and then pulls out a gun before the multiple shots were fired.
Pretti was armed with a gun that he was carrying lawfully and had a permit for, local authorities said.
Despite the video evidence, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem repeated almost verbatim the claim she made earlier this month when an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Good in another incident that did not match the administration’s description in footage taken by bystanders: “Fearing for his life and the lives of his fellow officers around him, an agent fired defensive shots.”
Stephen Miller, President Donald Trump’s homeland security adviser and deputy chief of staff, said without any evidence soon after the shooting that Pretti was a “domestic terrorist” who “tried to assassinate federal law enforcement,” and Trump called Pretti a “gunman.”
Facebook Pixel Code Explained
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The provided code snippet is a standard implementation of the Facebook Pixel, a JavaScript code snippet used to track website visitor activity and measure the effectiveness of Facebook advertising campaigns. It initializes the pixel with a unique ID and then tracks a ‘PageView’ event,signaling to facebook that someone has visited a page on the website.
The Facebook Pixel works by placing a small piece of code on a website. This code allows Facebook to track visitor actions, such as page views, purchases, and form submissions.This data is then used to create custom audiences for Facebook advertising, optimize ad delivery, and measure the return on investment (ROI) of Facebook ad campaigns.
For example, a business running a Facebook ad campaign could use the Pixel to track which visitors who clicked on their ad ultimately made a purchase on their website. Facebook’s documentation details how this data is used for conversion tracking and optimization.
Pixel Initialization (‘init’)
Pixel initialization is the first step in implementing the Facebook Pixel. It sets up the pixel with a unique ID, which is used to identify the website and its associated data within Facebook’s advertising platform. The ID, ‘717290745328772’ in this case, is assigned by Facebook when a pixel is created.
This initialization process ensures that all subsequent events tracked by the Pixel are correctly attributed to the specific Facebook ad account and campaign. Without proper initialization, the Pixel would not be able to accurately report data back to Facebook.
According to Facebook’s developer documentation, the ‘init’ function is crucial for establishing the connection between the website and Facebook’s tracking system. It must be included before any event tracking code.
Event Tracking (‘track’, ‘PageView’)
Event tracking allows the Facebook Pixel to record specific actions taken by visitors on a website. The ‘track’ function is used to send information about these actions to Facebook. In this instance,the event being tracked is ‘PageView’,indicating that a user has loaded a page on the website.
Tracking ‘PageView’ events is fundamental for understanding website traffic and user behavior. It provides data on the number of visitors, the pages they visit, and the duration of their visits. This information is essential for optimizing website content and improving the user experience.
As stated in Facebook’s Business Help Center, the ‘PageView’ event is automatically tracked by the base code, but explicitly calling it ensures consistent tracking, especially in complex website setups.
- Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly Facebook, Inc.): The parent company of Facebook and the provider of the Facebook Pixel. Official Website
- Facebook Pixel: The tracking code itself, used for advertising and analytics. Facebook Pixel Overview
- Facebook Ads Manager: The platform used to manage Facebook advertising campaigns and analyze Pixel data. Facebook Ads Manager
latest Verified Status (as of 2026/01/26 06:51:53): The Facebook Pixel continues to be a widely used tool for website tracking and advertising measurement. Meta has made ongoing updates to the Pixel to address privacy concerns and improve data accuracy, including changes related to iOS 14 and beyond. The core functionality of initializing the pixel and tracking events remains consistent with the provided code snippet.
