Residents are sending a clear message about the violent deportations taking place across the country during this midterm cycle
Alex Pretti’s memorial site, which has been covered by flowers and signs for months, now has new pops of color – “I Voted” stickers from community members.
Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse at the Veterans Affairs medical center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was killed by federal immigration officials during a large-scale immigration enforcement operation in the Minneapolis region in January. His death happened just days after an immigration official in the city shot and killed another US citizen, Renee Good.
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