The cultural stereotype is “Minnesota nice.” These past two weeks, anger, persistence, and bravado are also in the mix among residents who have shown up to observe, film, or protest the actions of immigration agents. Pretti’s parents, Michael and Susan, wanted the world to know that their son was a “kindhearted man” and a “good soul.” But in their statement they also called out “Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs” and referred to the “lies” the administration told about their son as “disgusting.”