Barack and Michelle Obama condemned the ongoing ICE operations in Minnesota and mourned the shooting death of VA nurse Alex Pretti via a lengthy statement shared online Sunday.
Barack and Michelle Obama condemned the ongoing ICE operations in Minnesota and mourned the shooting death of VA nurse Alex Pretti via a lengthy statement shared online Sunday.
“This has to stop,” the former president and first lady insisted.
The statement reads in full:
“The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.”
“Federal law enforcement and immigration agents have a tough job. But Americans expect them to carry out their duties in a lawful, accountable way, and to work with, rather than against, state and local officials to ensure public safety. That’s not what we’re seeing in Minnesota. In fact, we’re seeing the opposite.”
“For weeks now, people across the country have been rightly outraged by the spectacle of masked ICE recruits and other federal agents acting with impunity and engaging in tactics that seem designed to intimidate, harass, provoke and endanger the residents of a major American city,” the pair added.
