WNBA star Breanna Stewart calls to 'abolish ICE' before Unrivaled game

New York Liberty prima Breanna Stewart made her feelings known astir U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) connected Sunday earlier her crippled successful the Unrivaled hoops organization.

Stewart, who plays for the Mist, held up a motion that work "Abolish ICE" arsenic she took the tribunal for her crippled against the Vinyl. The connection came aft different play of unrest successful Minneapolis pursuing a Border Patrol-involved shooting that near 1 antheral dead.

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Breanna Stewart #30 of the Mist drives against Rae Burrell #12 of the Vinyl during the 3rd 4th of the crippled astatine Sephora Arena connected Jan. 25, 2026 successful Medley, Florida.  (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

It was the 2nd incidental involving residents successful Minneapolis and national officers this month.

The unfortunate successful Saturday’s shooting was identified arsenic Alex J. Pretti. He was changeable and killed aft helium allegedly confronted officers during a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) cognition successful the confederate portion of the city.

The shooting decease came a fewer weeks aft a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) serviceman changeable and killed Renee Nicole Good. DHS said Good was changeable successful self-defense aft she utilized her SUV successful a mode that posed a threat. DHS said video showed Good interfering with ICE officers by parking her conveyance successful the roadway successful an evident effort to artifact national vehicles.

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Breanna Stewart #30 of the Mist shoots the shot against the Vinyl during the 4th fourth of the crippled astatine Sephora Arena connected Jan. 25, 2026 successful Medley, Florida. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

WNBA players person been outspoken against instrumentality enforcement officers since the archetypal Trump administration.

In 2020, WNBA teams and players were among those who protested radical injustice pursuing the decease of George Floyd successful Minnesota.

The WNBA players national besides voiced enactment for a constabulary betterment measure successful the aftermath of Floyd’s death.

"The increasing epidemic of constabulary unit against Black and brownish radical indispensable end. It is up to us, the radical of bully conscience, to grant George Floyd, his girl Gianna, and his household by continuing our propulsion for broad authorities to clasp constabulary accountable," the WNBPA said successful a connection astatine the time.

New York Liberty guardant Breanna Stewart (30) drives to the handbasket against Chicago Sky guardant Michaela Onyenwere (12) during the archetypal fractional astatine Wintrust Arena connected Sept. 11, 2025. (Kamil Krzaczynski/Imagn Images)

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"America has a superior occupation erstwhile it comes to discriminatory policing. It is simply a deadly occupation for Black and brownish people. Excessive unit utilized against communities of colour is past crisis-level. Excessive unit utilized against communities of colour demands enactment by Congress."