1. United States
2. Wash.
3. Letter

I am writing to demand immediate action regarding the killing of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis. Cellphone videos recorded by Minnesota citizens show Pretti being surrounded, pepper-sprayed, shoved to the ground, and shot ten times. This footage directly contradicts the official narrative from the Trump administration. Within hours of the shooting, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem claimed without evidence that Pretti "arrived at the scene to inflict maximum damage on individuals and to kill law enforcement." Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino called the agents "victims." No investigation had been conducted before these statements were made. Once the videos went viral, it became clear that the administration's version of events was false. This is not an isolated incident. ICE's public relations office has become a propaganda machine, producing taxpayer-funded social media videos of agents confronting and arresting people. The administration is attempting to define reality before it can be independently established. Attorney General Pam Bondi's leaked memo to Governor Tim Walz offering to remove ICE from Minnesota in exchange for voter information suggests these operations were never truly about border safety. I am one of thousands of constituents documenting federal law enforcement actions with cellphone cameras. We are creating a record of what is happening in our communities. The videos show what occurred, but we need Congress to investigate why it happened and who is responsible. I urge you to call for an independent investigation into Alex Pretti's death, demand transparency from ICE regarding their operations in our state, and support legislation that holds federal agents accountable when they use excessive force against American citizens. Our communities deserve protection from those who are supposed to serve us, not violence against us.