MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock traveled to Minneapolis Tuesday to visit a memorial for 37-year-old V.A. ICU nurse Alex Pretti, the man shot and killed by a U.S. border patrol agent.
Warnock has been outspoken in his criticism of ICE in a series of social media posts.
He calls the agency a threat to American freedoms and accuses ice of operating without sufficient oversight and violating constitutional rights.
Warnock says he plans to vote against funding for ICE, accusing the agency of killing Americans, detaining children and tearing families apart.
“We are losing our humanity,” Warnock wrote in a post on X. “This is a defining moment for our nation. A moment for moral courage. We must stand together and say no ... Trump has turned our streets into a war zone.”
I will vote NO on the funding bill for Trump’s ICE.
— Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (@SenatorWarnock) January 25, 2026
They are killing Americans.
Detaining children.
Trampling our freedoms.
We are losing our humanity.
This is a defining moment for our nation. A moment for moral courage. We must stand together and say no.
Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff also issued a statement in response to the ongoing unrest in Minneapolis.
“Massively deployed and ill-trained Federal forces are violating civil liberties with impunity and showing reckless disregard for life and property. Masked federal agents are detaining citizens without cause and raiding Americans’ homes without a judge’s warrant. A growing number of Americans have been assaulted or killed. This cannot be America. Democrats and Republicans alike must act to stop this spiraling chaos and protect our Constitutional rights.”
— U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff
