A banner on the fencing around the Whipple federal building in Minneapolis. The building is used as a ICE detention center and base during current operations in Minnesota. “Nina Blanca Holy Death Bring joy to me, restore our breath Bless my fate, my people too, Keep all evil far from view. From the bloodthirsty pedophile and all his allies near Break ICE’s grip, dissolve their reign, Leave their badges ash and names”
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.
