Celebrities are in tears over the death of Alex Pretti, a U.S. citizen fatally shot by federal immigration officers over the weekend in Minnesota.
by ELAINE MALLON | The National News DeskPARK CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 24: Natalie Portman attends "The Gallerist" Premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Center Theater on January 24, 2026 in Park City, Utah.
Pretti is the second American citizen in just the last few weeks to be killed by federal immigration enforcement officers in Minneapolis, which has become ground zero for the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Actress Natalie Portman broke down in tears while on the red carpet at Sundance Film Festival as she condemned President Donald Trump and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. ”It's such a horrible day, it's been a horrible week. What is happening in our country is just obscene," Portman said.In another interview on the red carpet, Portman once again talked about her horror of ICE agents in American cities. “Of course we're at an unfortunately horrific moment in our country with the federal government attacking civilians in our own cities,” Portman said.Actors Natasha Lyonne and Elijah Wood participated in an anti-ICE protest at the film festival called “Sundancers Melt ICE”“Here we are at this film festival that is about bringing people together; it’s about telling stories from all over the world. We’re not divided here; we’re coming together.” Meanwhile pop-icon Billie Eilish shared on her Instagram story asking other celebrities if they will speak up in the wake of Pretti’s death.some celebrities walking the red carpet wore anti-ICE pins following the death of Renee Good, who was shot and killed by a federal agent while in her car.The Trump Administration said Good used her car as a weapon against the ICE agent, who ended up using deadly force.Connor McKell, a professional rodeo steer wrestler, is being held without bail in the Utah County Jail after being arrested on multiple felony charges, accordinThe man convicted in the killing of 15-year-old Kiplyn Davis will be released from prison next month after serving 15 years for manslaughter, leaving her parentAn assistant city attorney in Provo wants to lower the penalty for their "lookout law," the basic city code rule that tells drivers to keep a proper lookout forFamily members of four Utah children who disappeared with their mother in November are speaking out after the children were located in Croatia.Now, the family iA mother’s search for her missing daughter ended in heartbreak after she learned the woman had died following a traffic collision, authorities said.
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