The Trump administration’s approach to immigration has reached a level of violence that the tech industry cannot ignore. In 2026 so far, federal immigration agents have killed at least eight people , including at least two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis – Renee Good and Alex Pretti. As immigration enforcement has grown more extreme — even detaining school children seeking legal asylum – tech workers have called on their leaders to speak up. The tech industry has always been entwined in politics.