January 26, 2025
Contact: media@haitianbridge.org,  Paige Censale, pcensale@haitianbridge.org

San Diego, CA — Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) is devastated and outraged by the killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen and intensive care nurse who was shot and killed by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis on January 24, 2026, amid a federal immigration enforcement operation. Pretti’s death followed the fatal shooting of 37-year-old American citizen Renée Good  by an ICE agent in the same city on January 7, 2026, during earlier enforcement activity. In both cases, community members have challenged official accounts of the incidents and called for independent investigations.

“These tragedies show how federal immigration enforcement has become a mechanism of violence rather than protection,” said Guerline Jozef, Executive Director of Haitian Bridge Alliance. “The deaths of Alex Pretti and Renée Good are not isolated accidents — they are the product of unchecked federal power that prioritizes force over human dignity. We demand full accountability, community-led investigations, and an end to militarized immigration operations that terrorize civilians.”

Haitian Bridge Alliance stands in solidarity with the families of Pretti, Good, and all who have suffered under aggressive enforcement actions. We call on policymakers and community leaders to act with urgency and moral clarity. We demand:

1. Independent state-level investigations into the killings of Alex Pretti and Renée Good, free from federal interference;
2. Immediate suspension of aggressive federal immigration enforcement operations in U.S. cities where lethal force has been used against civilians;
3. Legislative reform to abolish ICE and reinvest in community-centered immigration and human rights protections;
4. Federal accountability and prosecution of officers involved in unlawful use of deadly force;
5. Comprehensive civil rights protections for journalists, legal observers, and community members documenting enforcement actions.

These deaths expose a systemic failure that demands not just accountability but transformation. Haitian Bridge Alliance will continue to uplift the voices of affected communities and fight for a humane immigration system that respects human life and constitutional rights.

ABOUT HAITIAN BRIDGE ALLIANCE

Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA), also known as “The Bridge”, is a grassroots community organization that advocates for fair and humane immigration policies, foreign policy, and provides migrants and immigrants with humanitarian, legal, and social services, with a particular focus on Black migrants, the Haitian community, women and girls, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and survivors of torture and other human rights abuses. HBA also seeks to elevate the issues unique to Black migrants and builds solidarity and collective movement toward policy change. Anpil men chay pa lou (“Many hands make the load light”). Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @haitianbridge