Protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the streets of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 25, 2026. ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP
Nothing was happening in Minneapolis, Minnesota, before the arrival of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). That is important to remember when describing what has been happening there in recent days: a social experiment led by the Trump administration aiming to push a city to its breaking point.
The death of Alex Pretti on Saturday, January 24, killed by a Border Patrol agent, came two weeks after the death of Renee Good, who was killed by an ICE agent under similar circumstances. The tragic deaths of these two Americans, both 37 years old, were a direct result of the federal anti-immigration operation "Metro Surge," which has plunged this major city in the northern United States into a state of terror and outrage.
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Killing of Alex Pretti by immigration agents fuels anger in traumatized Minneapolis
