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'Fell the enemies:' Illini Republicans support ICE amid Minnesota killings
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Gregory Pratt
@royalpratt.bsky.social
University of Illinois college republicans advocate for executing protesters as “traitors” with art that takes a disturbing killing and makes it even more extreme.
https://dailyillini.com/news-stories/university-news/student-organizations/2026/02/01/illini-republicans-ice-minnesota/
‘Fell the enemies:’ Illini Republicans support ICE amid killings - The Daily Illin
In a post that included a graphic of a presumed officer holding a gun to someone's head, Illini Republicans stated that they “stand with ICE."
dailyillini.com
11:40 PM · Feb 1, 2026
@royalpratt.bsky.social
University of Illinois college republicans advocate for executing protesters as “traitors” with art that takes a disturbing killing and makes it even more extreme.
https://dailyillini.com/news-stories/university-news/student-organizations/2026/02/01/illini-republicans-ice-minnesota/
‘Fell the enemies:’ Illini Republicans support ICE amid killings - The Daily Illin
In a post that included a graphic of a presumed officer holding a gun to someone's head, Illini Republicans stated that they “stand with ICE."
dailyillini.com
11:40 PM · Feb 1, 2026
University of Illinois college republicans advocate for executing protesters as “traitors†with art that takes a disturbing killing and makes it even more extreme.
— Gregory Pratt (@royalpratt.bsky.social) 2026-02-02T04:40:44.629Z
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
National News • Student Organizations
‘Fell the enemies:’ Illini Republicans support ICE amid Minnesota killings
By Aidan Sadovi, Staff Writer • Feb 1, 2026
A photo, posted by Illini Republicans on Instagram, shows what appears to be a federal agent pointing a gun at someone’s head. The group has said it stands with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Screenshot from @IlliniRepublicans // Instagram)
In a post that included a stylized graphic of a presumed federal officer holding a gun to someone’s head, Illini Republicans stated that they “stand with ICE” amid the killings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota.
The RSO referred to Pretti and Good, two United States citizens who were both killed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in the past month, as “traitors.” ... As of Sunday, the group removed the graphic but kept the larger post, which garnered more than a thousand comments on their Instagram account.
The post continues to state that “it is, has, and always will be the mandate of our brave public servants, domestic and abroad, to fell the enemies of the United States of America.”
In a written response to questions from The Daily Illini, Illini Republicans declined to comment on whether they were saying Good and Pretti deserved to be killed.
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asadovi2@dailyillini.com
‘Fell the enemies:’ Illini Republicans support ICE amid Minnesota killings
By Aidan Sadovi, Staff Writer • Feb 1, 2026
A photo, posted by Illini Republicans on Instagram, shows what appears to be a federal agent pointing a gun at someone’s head. The group has said it stands with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Screenshot from @IlliniRepublicans // Instagram)
In a post that included a stylized graphic of a presumed federal officer holding a gun to someone’s head, Illini Republicans stated that they “stand with ICE” amid the killings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota.
The RSO referred to Pretti and Good, two United States citizens who were both killed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in the past month, as “traitors.” ... As of Sunday, the group removed the graphic but kept the larger post, which garnered more than a thousand comments on their Instagram account.
The post continues to state that “it is, has, and always will be the mandate of our brave public servants, domestic and abroad, to fell the enemies of the United States of America.”
In a written response to questions from The Daily Illini, Illini Republicans declined to comment on whether they were saying Good and Pretti deserved to be killed.
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asadovi2@dailyillini.com
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