{"id":435991,"date":"2026-01-27T07:31:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T07:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/435991\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T07:31:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T07:31:18","slug":"wnbas-breanna-stewart-speaks-out-on-ice-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/435991\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA’s Breanna Stewart Speaks Out on ICE Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York Liberty<\/a> star Breanna Stewart keeps setting the standard as one of the WNBA\u2019s leading voices, and she did so again on Sunday, this time against the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agency.<\/p>\n

Ahead of Mist BC\u2019s Unrivaled League game against Vinyl BC, Stewart stood in solidarity with the victims of the fatal ICE shootings in Minneapolis, holding up a sign calling for the agency to be abolished.<\/p>\n

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ICE have drawn widespread public outage and protests over the fatal shootings of U.S citizens Renee Good, a single mom, and Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse in Minnesota.<\/p>\n

As such, Stewart\u2019s decision before the game quickly drew attention, and Stewart solidly stood by it afterward, explaining her reasons when asked about the message in her postgame press conference.<\/p>\n

\"Breanna<\/p>\n

Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Breanna Stewart explains her decision to stand with protesters against ICE<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters after the game, Breanna Stewart<\/a> said she was \u201cdisgusted\u201d by the latest events that has happened in Minnesota.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knowing what my values are and what I stand for, really, all day yesterday I was kind of disgusted,\u201d Stewart said. \u201cEverything that you see now on Instagram and the news.\u201d<\/p>\n

The NY Liberty player also stated she wanted to spread love and \u201cuplift\u201d communities, which are values she believed ICE was trying to erase.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are so fueled by hate right now instead of love,\u201d Stewart continued. \u201cI wanted to have a simple message of abolish ICE, which means to uplift families and communities instead of fueling fear and violence.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think when human lives are at stake, it\u2019s bigger than everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stewart held up a simple two-word message during the player introductions on Sunday: \u201cAbolish ICE.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Breanna<\/p>\n

Credits: r\/WNBA\/Reddit<\/p>\n

Though short, the words were viewed as a solidarity sign with protesters as condemnations continue to pour out over the fatal shooting by federal agents on Friday, which led to the death of Alex Pretti, a Minneapolis native.<\/p>\n

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Nonetheless, the WNBA star then backed her pre-game message with a strong performance on the court, recording a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds on the night.<\/p>\n

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