tech
January 28, 2026
Anthropic, Apple, OpenAI CEOs condemn ICE violence, praise Trump
Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Sam Altman spoke out against ICE enforcement tactics following Minneapolis violence, with one addressing concerns publicly and the other in an internal message.
TL;DR
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei expressed concern over Border Patrol agent violence in Minneapolis, emphasizing the need to protect democratic values at home.
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that ICE's actions were "going too far" and that there's a distinction between deporting criminals and current events.
- Apple CEO Tim Cook was "heartbroken by the events in Minneapolis."
- Tech workers are calling on their CEOs to demand ICE leave U.S. cities and to cancel contracts with the agency.
- Activists noted that while Amodei and Altman have spoken out, the CEOs of Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Meta have remained silent.
- All three CEOs who commented couched their statements with praise for President Trump.
- J.J. Colao criticized Altman for attempting to "have it both ways" by praising Trump while condemning ICE's actions.
- OpenAI and Anthropic have confirmed they have no contracts with ICE.