Silicon Valley Tech Workers Are Campaigning to Get ICE Out of US Cities

First, it makes sense to start with a headline that immediately signals both the technological and political stakes, something that will stop a reader mid-scroll. Then the lede should hook with the contrast between the first Trump administration’s tech resistance and the eerie silence of today’s industry. That sets up the emotional core.

From there, a quick but vivid recap of 2017’s tech activism—Brin at the airport, Bezos’s internal memo, Zuckerberg’s Instagram post—will anchor the reader in what “tech standing up” once looked like. That history becomes a foil for the current moment: the Amazon MGM screening of Melania right after Pretti’s killing. That juxtaposition is the emotional pivot point.

The ICEout.tech letter needs to be introduced as a new wave of worker-led protest, with concrete details: 1,000+ signatories, origin in Renee Nicole Good’s killing, demands for ICE removal, contract cancellations, and public denouncements. This is where the tone shifts from recounting to inciting—the reader should feel the tension between worker courage and executive complicity.

Next, it’s important to contextualize the industry’s current dynamic: the tilt of power toward management, the spectacle of executives courting favor at the White House, and the contrast with the quiet of the past year. That sets up the “is the dam breaking?” moment when Altman, Cook, and others finally speak out.

The interview with Pete Warden and Lisa Conn should be woven in as a centerpiece, with their quotes (or paraphrased sentiments) illustrating why they signed and what they hope to achieve. Their voices add credibility and human stakes.

Finally, close with a forward-looking beat—what’s next for the movement, what the industry could do, and why this moment matters. Then, without headings, drop the viral tags and phrases in a punchy list that readers can screenshot or share: phrases like “tech silence is complicity,” “ICEout.tech is the new resistance,” “workers vs. the White House,” “Silicon Valley’s moral reckoning,” and so on. These act as shareable hooks that extend the story’s reach.

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