ICE Tactics and Public Opinion

After the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, corporate leaders and tech CEOs urged "de‑escalation": Apple’s Tim Cook sent an internal memo and said he spoke with President Trump, dozens of Minnesota CEOs (including 3M, UnitedHealth and Target) signed a Chamber letter calling for immediate de‑escalation, and hundreds of Amazon, Google and Meta employees pressed their companies to publicly condemn ICE and cancel contracts. Tech chiefs such as Sam Altman and Dario Amodei sent internal warnings that ICE tactics have "gone too far," while experts say firms are issuing cautious, collective statements to acknowledge employee anger without directly confronting the administration — even as DHS and local officials dispute details about an injured officer and national polls show growing public unease with aggressive ICE operations that is eroding support for the administration’s immigration push.