politics
enero 27, 2026
Natalie Portman: "The government and ICE are being abusive"
Natalie Portman and Jenna Ortega denounced the violence and abuses of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) service during the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, amid protests and national tension following a fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis, EFE reported.
TL;DR
- Natalie Portman and Jenna Ortega condemned ICE's actions as abusive and totalitarian.
- Their statements were made at Sundance in response to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis.
- Pretti was killed after reportedly trying to mediate between agents and citizens protesting ICE operations.
- Videos online have been cited as not supporting the Department of Homeland Security's account of the incident.
- This shooting follows another incident less than three weeks prior where a woman was killed by an ICE officer in Minneapolis.
- The actresses expressed pride in citizen mobilization and support for communities.
- Portman and Ortega were at Sundance to present their film 'The Gallerist'.