This Is What It Means to Be Minnesotan

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“This Is What It Means to Be Minnesotan”
My neighbors, in their own words, on why they continue to stand up against ICE
Photographs and text by Peter DiCampo.
Design by Zisiga Mukulu.
March 26, 2026

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Kristin Heiberg
Kristin Heiberg hugs another protester a block south of where Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal immigration agents.
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On the day that federal immigration agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, I ran out of my house with my camera in hand to document the aftermath. As a visuals editor at ProPublica, I spend most of my time at my desk. But I couldn’t ignore this massive story rapidly unfolding in Minneapolis, the city I’ve called home for the past few years.

snip''The first thing I photographed that day was a woman trying to calm a man with a hug. “There was a young man right at the police tape, honestly inches away from some of the agents, and he was so angry,” she told me later. “I was getting really scared for him.” Not long after, the scene grew volatile, as federal, state and city police forces tear-gassed and detained protesters in a standoff that lasted for hours.

Kristin Heiberg, I learned, is a 64-year-old technical writer, a volunteer at an animal shelter and a cancer survivor. And, like many other people here, she patrols her neighborhood with a whistle, on the lookout for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

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1. Also, I honor ProPublica for bringing these stories. (And you, irisblue!)

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2. I put money to them a couple years back

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3. Ty for sharing, Iris!