By Siddharth Cavale and Ross Kerber NEW YORK, Jan 26 (Reuters) - After weeks of silence, corporate executives in the past 24 hours have spoken up about the heavy immigration enforcement actions in Minnesota after federal agents shot and killed a protester in Minneapolis over the weekend,

The CEOs of 60 major Minnesota-based companies, including Target, Best Buy and General Mills, urged 'de-escalation' of tensions.

In a 60-page ruling Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Gregory Presnell excoriated the actions of the deputies, including the dozens who used unmarked vehicles to box in a car carrying Baez, 20, and three of his companions and the two who opened fire when Baez tried to speed away.

A shooting in the parking lot of a Savannah Target claimed the life of a husband and father to three young children.