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'I Voted' Stickers Spotted at ICE Memorials for Renee Good, Alex Pretti

'I Voted' Stickers Spotted at ICE Memorials for Renee Good, Alex Pretti

Summary

Voters left “I Voted” stickers at memorials in Minneapolis for Renee Good and Alex Pretti, and at a Houston memorial for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. Good and Pretti, both U.S. citizens, were fatally shot by federal agents in January; Salgado Araujo, a Mexican construction contractor, was killed by an ICE officer in July.

Key Facts

  • Dozens of voting stickers were left at the Minneapolis memorials for Good and Pretti.
  • More than 1,000 stickers had been placed at Salgado Araujo’s Houston memorial by late October.
  • Salgado Araujo’s son Ronaldo placed his sticker at the memorial after voting on October 19, the first day of early voting in Texas.
  • Some Houston voters said they were dedicating their votes to Salgado Araujo and to immigrants who cannot vote.
  • The article reported no evidence of an organized effort behind the stickers in Minneapolis.
  • Good, 37, was shot on January 7 in south Minneapolis during a federal immigration operation; her family filed federal lawsuits on October 1.
  • Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse, was killed on January 24 after recording federal agents in Minneapolis; the county medical examiner ruled his death a homicide.
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