Performance artist Maria De Victoria spent Tuesday chanting the last words of Renee Nicole Good—a poet and mother killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis—outside the ICE field office in New York City's Jacob K. Javits Federal Building. Dressed in a coat bearing Good's phrase "I'm not mad at you, dude," De Victoria performed the endurance piece from sunrise to sunset as an act of dissent against federal immigration crackdowns. The work concluded with a silent vigil, and De Victoria, an immigrant from Peru represented by Desnivel Gallery, has a history of politically charged endurance performances.
This performance matters because it transforms a viral moment of police violence into a sustained public protest at a symbolic federal site, directly confronting the Trump administration's immigration enforcement in sanctuary cities. By repeating Good's final words, De Victoria connects personal tragedy to broader systemic critique, amplifying calls for accountability and immigrant rights. The piece also highlights how artists are mobilizing in real time against federal actions, using endurance and public presence to force passersby to engage with urgent political issues.