by Leyla MohammedBuzzFeedBuzzFeed Staff Martha Stewart is joining the long list of celebrities speaking out against ICE after receiving a stern message from her 14-year-old granddaughter. Theo Wargo / Getty Images Numerous celebs have been using their platforms to condemn ICE following the killing of ICU nurse Alex Pretti on Jan. 24. The 37-year-old was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis, just weeks after Renée Nicole Good, another 37-year-old resident of the city, was killed by an ICE agent in her vehicle. Scott Olson / Getty Images Martha typically isn't very vocal when it comes to politics or the current state of the US. In fact, back in 2020, she dodged a question about whether she was planning to endorse either Joe Biden or Donald Trump ahead of the presidential election, stating: "My personal conundrum is, my friends know who I am and what I stand for, but in terms of being the owner of [a] magazine, how do you take sides when 50 percent of your readers might be on one side, and 50 percent on the other? It's difficult. That's my answer to that." Fabrice Coffrini / Getty Images In 2024, she did reveal, when asked, that she was endorsing Kamala Harris over Trump.
Years earlier, Martha publicly supported Hillary Clinton in the run-up to the 2016 election, stating, "We just can't have a country run by someone who is totally unprepared for what comes." However, she swiftly changed her tune when Trump won, instead congratulating him and stating that there was now a "true entrepreneur in the White House. This week, Martha, 84, took to Instagram to reveal that her granddaughter Jude Stewart - who is the child of Martha's daughter, Alexis Stewart - had called out her silence on the ICE killings. Variety / Getty Images In a screenshot posted by Martha, the 14-year-old said, "I'm not sure it's excusable to not be speaking up right now." @marthastewart48 / Via instagram.com Acknowledging that she took Jude's message "to heart," Martha wrote, "My granddaughter wrote this to me yesterday she is fourteen and sensitive to what is going on in our country as we all should be." Nbc / Getty Images "I am disheartened and sad each and every day that we cannot demonstrate our sympathy for the beleaguered, that we are told immigrants, which most of us are or descended from, are unwelcome, that we cannot show our frustration in peaceful demonstration and that we can be attacked and even killed by Federal troops," she continued, adding, "Things must and have to change quickly and peacefully." View this photo on Instagram @marthastewart48 / Via instagram.com Several people have since praised Jude for influencing Martha - who has almost 3 million Instagram followers - to use her platform for advocacy. "Her generation gives me hope. Thanks for speaking out, Martha!" one comment read, while someone else said, "A compassionate, strong child. Thank you for listening to her." @marthastewart48 / Via instagram.com @marthastewart48 / Via instagram.com "She is wise beyond her years," another user wrote, while someone added, "Good for your granddaughter and good for you, Martha. Please, say more and do more. It makes a difference." @marthastewart48 / Via instagram.com @marthastewart48 / Via instagram.com Meanwhile, several people praised Jude's generation over on Reddit. "Gen Alpha already changing the world. The kids are alright once again," someone said, while one person echoed, "And the children shall lead." Let us know what you think in the comments, and to see more statements from celebrities condemning ICE, click here. Comments