America’s largest labor movement calls for ICE to leave Minnesota before ‘anyone else is hurt or killed’
Jan 25, 2026, 12:19 PM PT
- The AFL-CIO called on ICE to leave Minnesota before “anyone else is hurt or killed.”
- A federal agent shot and killed Alex Pretti, 37, on Saturday in Minneapolis.
- A local labor union representing Pretti blamed Trump’s immigration policies for the death.
America’s largest network of labor unions has condemned ICE after a federal agent on Saturday shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident.
The AFL-CIO, which represents nearly 15 million workers, called Pretti’s death “senseless.”
“As tens of thousands of Minnesotans made clear peacefully and powerfully yesterday, the Trump administration’s horrific operation — and their actions aimed at stoking violence and chaos — must end,” the labor group said in a statement.
“America’s unions join the call for ICE to immediately leave Minnesota before anyone else is hurt or killed. We demand local authorities conduct a full, transparent investigation that will lead to accountability for this tragic and violent act, and for Congress to use its power to hold ICE accountable.”
A federal agent fatally shot Pretti in Minneapolis, where he worked as an ICU nurse at a US Department of Veterans Affairs hospital. Minneapolis police confirmed on Saturday that Pretti is a US citizen. He had been filming the agents when the confrontation began.
The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees Border Patrol and ICE, said Pretti was carrying a 9 mm semiautomatic handgun and “approached” agents at the scene. The department said officers tried to disarm Pretti, but he resisted. In multiple videos of the incident, however, Pretti is never seen threatening agents and is disarmed and subdued before he is shot. Minneapolis police said Pretti had a permit to carry the weapon.
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