Handwritten and printed protest signs taped to a utility pole. One cardboard sign reads, “Together we must — they leave us no choice — defend our neighbors & our city.” A printed flyer above says “Know Your Rights.” Another printed sign reads, “ICE are terrorists, kidnappers, murderers. Kick ICE out of Minnesota now!”
This photo is part of the ICE IN MINNEAPOLIS series covering “Operation Metro Surge”. The operation, which began in late December 2025 and intensified in January 2026, has drawn widespread local and national attention amid protests and confrontations.
On January 7, 2026, 37-year-old Minneapolis resident Renée Nicole Good was fatally shot by an ICE agent on Portland Ave — a killing that sparked immediate large scale protests. Less than three weeks later, on January 24, 2026, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse and Minneapolis resident, was shot and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent on Nicollet Avenue. Between those incidents, federal agents also injured another man in North Minneapolis.
