"Artist Edel Rodriguez published his new print, Minneapolis, just hours after a federal agent shot and killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti on January 24. The print features a pop art image of President Donald Trump, mouth agape and gun in hand, kneeling on the neck of Lady Liberty, who's slowly bleeding out on the street from multiple gunshot wounds."
"The killing occurred during the weeks-long, federally ordered presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection, and other federal agencies in the Twin Cities, where those agents have raided residential neighborhoods, detained employees from local businesses, and taken multiple schoolchildren into custody in broad daylight. Pretti's death came just weeks after Minneapolis resident Renee Good was shot and killed in her car during an encounter with an ICE agent."
"As Minnesotans continue to witness ICE agents disrupting their local communities and targeting their neighbors, protest art has served a critical role in their collective movement against the surge of federal forces. Across Minneapolis, graffiti, yard signs, stickers, and even sleds with anti-ICE messages have exploded in popularity. Local screen-printing studios like Burlesque of North America and Art Price Studio have produced their own designs while also offering free printing services to protesters."
A federal agent shot and killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti on January 24 amid a weeks-long, federally ordered presence of ICE, Customs and Border Protection, and other agencies in the Twin Cities. Those agencies carried out raids in residential neighborhoods, detained local business employees, and took schoolchildren into custody. Pretti's death followed shortly after the killing of Minneapolis resident Renee Good during an encounter with an ICE agent. Widespread community outrage has produced protest art across Minneapolis—graffiti, yard signs, stickers, sleds, and screen-printed designs—with local studios offering free printing and national artists showing support.
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