Giancarlo Esposito Calls For 'Revolution' After Minneapolis Shootings

Actor Giancarlo Esposito said in an interview at the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 27 that "This is a time for a revolution" after a Border Patrol agent shot Alex Pretti during a Minneapolis enforcement operation.

The remarks followed fatal shootings earlier in January of Alex Pretti and Renee Good during federal immigration enforcement, incidents that have prompted protests and drawn contested accounts about the circumstances, according to multiple reports.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not immediately respond to requests for comment, and festival attendees including Tatiana Maslany and Olivia Wilde displayed "ICE OUT" pins to express opposition, witnesses and participants said.

Other high-profile artists including Bruce Springsteen, Edward Norton and Elijah Wood have publicly criticized ICE or produced cultural responses tied to the Minneapolis shootings, amplifying national attention, according to their public statements and social posts.

Advocates said the comments and ongoing protests are likely to spur additional demonstrations and calls for federal and local reviews of enforcement practices in the coming days.