A sign posted on the window of Wrecktangle Pizza on Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis on January 14, 2026. EVERYONE IS WELCOME HERE * EXCEPT I.C.E. * We have the right to deny I.C.E. access to private areas without a judicial warrant. We assert our constitutional rights — which apply to everyone in this country, regardless of immigration status — in this establishment. Members of our community are safe here. Any form of harassment of guests or staff will not be tolerated.
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.
