Artist Isabelle Brourman blocks ICE projectile with drawing board during Minneapolis protests
On January 24, during protests in Minneapolis, artist Isabelle "Izzy" Brourman narrowly escaped injury when a masked federal agent discharged pepper balls at her. She managed to shield herself with her drawing board, though it sustained damage. Brourman was capturing instances of ICE violence alongside her partner Peter Hambrecht and friend Jeannette Berlin for their initiative, Starring America News. This event occurred in the wake of the fatal shooting of 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents. Berlin and Hambrecht documented the incident. Drawing on her past experiences with immigration court raids, Brourman reacted swiftly. The group intends to highlight governmental misconduct through their art and video, gathering footage from Trump's 2023 fraud trial and planning a fundraising tour in a rental van.
Key facts
- Isabelle "Izzy" Brourman blocked pepper balls with her drawing board during Minneapolis protests on January 24
- A masked federal agent fired at Brourman at point-blank range while she was sketching
- The projectile left a jagged hole through the drawing board that could have injured Brourman
- Brourman was documenting ICE violence with Peter Hambrecht and Jeannette Berlin for Starring America News
- The incident occurred the same day hospital nurse Alex Pretti, 37, was killed by federal agents
- Berlin and Hambrecht captured the unprovoked attack on video from multiple angles
- Brourman attributes her quick reaction to experience recording immigration court raids
- The trio plans to continue exposing government abuses through drawings, videos, and a documentary
Entities
Artists
- Isabelle "Izzy" Brourman
- Peter Hambrecht
- Jeannette Berlin
- Donald Trump
- Isabelle “Izzy” Brourman
Institutions
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
- Starring America News
Locations
- Minneapolis
- United States
- New York