Many are already aware of the growing tension in Minneapolis, where increased ICE activity has left families fearful to leave their homes or go to work. The situation has only intensified after two people, ICU nurse Alex Pretti and Renée Good, were killed by federal agents within a month. For Paige Bueckers, who grew up just 10 miles southwest of downtown Minneapolis, these events have hit especially close to home.
As she continues to play her trade in Unrivaled, Minnesota native Paige Bueckers, who grew up in Hopkins, has delivered a powerful message about the situation in Minneapolis.
“Innocent lives are being taken; innocent families are being broken apart,” Bueckers said. “People are afraid to send their children to school, people are afraid to go to work and provide for their family, people are afraid to go to the grocery store. What’s going on is not OK, and at some point — we feel like, and we hope and we pray, that there’s a change in direction in where this is heading.”…