Salesforce Workers Demand CEO Benioff Denounce ICE

Employees circulate letter urging Benioff to prohibit use of Salesforce software by immigration agents and back ICE reform legislation.

Published on Feb. 10, 2026

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Employees at Salesforce are circulating an internal letter to chief executive Marc Benioff calling on him to denounce recent actions by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, prohibit the use of Salesforce software by immigration agents, and back federal legislation that would significantly reform the agency. The letter specifically cites the 'recent killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis' as catalysts, calling them the 'devastating indictment of a system that has discarded human decency.'

Why it matters

The letter comes after Benioff joked at a company event that ICE was monitoring international employees, sparking immediate backlash from workers. Salesforce has faced scrutiny over its reported efforts to provide technology to help ICE scale up its operations, which critics say enables the agency's 'mass deportation agenda'.

The details

The letter, which has not been reported on previously, is being organized amid Salesforce's annual leadership kickoff event this week in Las Vegas. During an appearance at the event, Benioff asked international employees to stand to thank them for attending, before joking that ICE agents were in the building monitoring them, according to current and former Salesforce employees.

  • The letter is being circulated this week during Salesforce's annual leadership kickoff event in Las Vegas.

The players

Marc Benioff

The chief executive officer of Salesforce.

Renee Good

A victim of recent killings in Minneapolis that the letter cites as a catalyst.

Alex Pretti

A victim of recent killings in Minneapolis that the letter cites as a catalyst.

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What’s next

The letter is still being circulated internally at Salesforce, and it is unclear how many employees have signed on so far.

The takeaway

This employee-led effort at Salesforce highlights the growing tensions between tech workers and their employers' business relationships with government agencies like ICE, which have faced intense scrutiny and criticism over their immigration enforcement practices.