Alex Pretti was a health care provider who dedicated his life to helping others. His killing at the hands of ICE is symbolic of the threat ICE poses to the freedom and health of all Americans. Minneapolis is experiencing a tragic escalation of what we have lived through in Chicago. Many immigrants and citizens here, there, and across the country, including people living with HIV, are terrified to go to the doctor for fear that they will be snatched off the street or worse. ICE and its deadly occupation of our cities and harassment of our Latine, Black, and immigrant communities will worsen health outcomes for people living with and vulnerable to HIV and other chronic conditions. 32 people are documented to have died in ICE custody in 2025, and nearly all were Black, Latine or other people of color.
We call on the Trump administration to immediately stop terrorizing communities. Congress must take action to hold the Department of Homeland Security accountable by stopping all funding for militarized immigration enforcement.
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