The Guardian reported that voters left “I Voted” stickers at Alex Pretti’s Minneapolis memorial on Tuesday, linking the nurse’s death during a federal immigration operation to a campaign issue in the U.S. midterms.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office said Pretti, 37, was an intensive care nurse who served veterans. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents fatally shot him during Operation Metro Surge on Jan. 24, the office said.
Arne, a retired physician who worked with Pretti, told The Guardian he left a sticker at the memorial. He described the vote as a chance for Americans to express their view of the administration’s actions, saying, “Today is a chance for America to say whether they support this kind of thing.”
The Guardian reported that immigration enforcement was a major issue in the midterm campaign nationally and in Minnesota. It also said community rapid-response groups shifted attention to the election. Minnesota Secretary of State ballot information listed U.S. Senate, governor and U.S. House races on the state’s general-election ballot.
