MINNEAPOLIS ‒ Subzero temperatures did little to cool the anger and resentment growing across Minneapolis a day after federal immigration agents shot and killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti, who was attending a protest.
Approximately 3,000 federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Border Patrol were deployed across the city as part of a detention surge ordered by President Donald Trump.
Facing them with increasing hostility were tens of thousands of residents furious about how the Trump administration is carrying out those detentions.
“We are angry. We are scared. And we are very sad about what happened,” said Minneapolis resident and new mom Leah Thompson, 31. “It’s absolutely terrifying to think about what’s happening and what comes next.”
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