"Chances are, you've seen Richard Tsong-Taatarii's photo. Taken Wednesday in Minneapolis, it shows an unidentifiable protester face down on the ground; two Border Patrol agents are on top of him, holding him there, while a third unloads pepper spray into his face from just inches away. The photo ran on the front page of The Minnesota Star Tribune on Friday and already feels like a defining image of the long ICE incursion in Minneapolis-a powerful illustration of how the agency has acted,"
"And yesterday, the world saw footage of Alex Pretti, a nurse who worked in the ICU of a Veterans Affairs hospital, as agents pepper-sprayed him, knocked him down, appeared to remove a legally permitted gun from his person, and fired at least 10 bullets into his prone body. (Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino has claimed that the agents were the "real victims" and suggested that they were acting in self-defense.)"
Photographs and videos show Border Patrol and ICE agents using force against civilians across Minneapolis, including a protester held face down while an agent pepper-sprayed him at close range. A separate image captured a 5-year-old detained outside his home, and footage showed an agent chasing a teenager as the boy shouted "I'm legal" in Spanish. Video of Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse, shows agents pepper-spraying him, knocking him down, appearing to remove a legally permitted firearm, and firing at least ten bullets into his prone body. Officials claimed agents were "real victims" and acted in self-defense. Two people—Renee Nicole Good and Pretti—have been killed during an 18-day surge.
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