Team USA snow sculpture in Stillwater removed over ‘ICE out’ messaging

Team USA’s sculpture for the World Snow Sculpting Championship in downtown Stillwater has been removed. Championship officials cited changes the sculptors made in response to recent federal immigrant enforcement.

The original design featured a sphere of outstretched hands. It was called “A Call to Arms.”

But Team USA, which includes St. Paul artist Dusty Thune and teammates Dan Belcher and Josh Jakubowski, decided during the making of the sculpture to add peace signs and hand gestures using American Sign Language.