Top leaders in Silicon Valley have expressed outrage in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, who was killed by immigration agents on a Minneapolis street, Minnesota, on January 24. About 70 VIP guests were present, including some from the tech industry. President Donald Trump said his administration was “going to de-escalate a little bit” in Minnesota. In early January, Renee Good was fatally shot by an immigration officer, followed by Pretti later in the month. Leaders of most major tech companies have refrained from publicly backing the administration’s mass-deportation efforts, with the exception of the owner of X, Elon Musk, who has posted in support of immigration agents on his social media platform.

Source: The Telegraph January 28, 2026 23:20 UTC