Report: VA investigated employees who spoke publicly about Alex Pretti

By: Madison McVan

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: May 5, 2026

Words: 315

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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In the days following the Border Patrol killing of Alex Pretti, his colleagues at Department of Veterans Affairs clinics and hospitals across the country held vigils in his honor.

The VA opened investigations into multiple staffers who attended the vigils and spoke to the press, CNN reported Tuesday.

Becky Halioua, a recreational therapist and union leader at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia, told a local TV station covering a …

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