"On Monday morning, two days after federal agents shot and killed Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti, a Google DeepMind employee sent the following message in an internal message board for the company's roughly 3,000-person AI unit: "US focused question: What is GDM doing to keep us physically safe from ICE? The events of the past week have shown that immigration status, citizenship, or even the law is not a deterrent against detention, violence, or even death from federal operatives.""
"By Monday evening, no senior leaders from Google had responded to the message. In fact, Google's top brass-including CEO Sundar Pichai and DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis-have remained silent on Pretti's killing even inside the company, sources say. The messages show some of the latest divisions forming between AI firms and their employees over the Trump administration's deployment of federal immigration agents across America."
Google DeepMind employees asked leadership for plans and policies to keep staff physically safe from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while on company premises and commuting. The request followed the shooting and killing of Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti and appeared on an internal message board for the unit of roughly 3,000 employees. Staff warned that immigration status, citizenship, or law may not deter detention or violence and asked about office safety and preparedness across US metro areas. The message drew multiple reactions and, by Monday evening, no senior Google leaders had publicly responded, exposing tensions over federal immigration enforcement.
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