US EditionICE leader refuses to publicly apologize to families of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti
- Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons refused to apologize for the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during a congressional hearing on February 10, 2026.
- LaMonica McIver asked Lyons if he believed he would go to hell for his actions, which drew rebukes from Chairman Andrew Garbarino.
- Lyons stated he would not comment on ongoing investigations and defended ICE's actions while facing intense questioning from Democrats.
- The hearing highlighted tensions over immigration enforcement and the tragic deaths during protests against ICE tactics.
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‘No Reason He Should Have Died’: Alex Pretti’s Parents Open Up
Alex Pretti’s parents keep a box crammed with 200 letters and cards that have poured into their suburban Denver home since their 37-year-old son was shot and killed by immigration agents last month in Minneapolis. Some are from health-care workers and veterans praising Mr. Pretti’s work as an intensive-care nurse at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Others are from strangers who hail Mr. Pretti as a hero for his final actions, when he tried to…
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Republicans on US House Homeland panel defend immigration tactics at tense hearing
Pictures of Alex Pretti sit in front of his Minneapolis home on Jan. 26, 2026. Pretti, an ICU nurse, died Jan. 25, after being shot multiple times during a brief altercation with Border Patrol agents in south Minneapolis. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — The head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement declined during a U.S. House hearing Tuesday to apologize to the families of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, the victims of fatal …
Republicans on US House Homeland Security panel defend immigration tactics at tense hearing
Pictures of Alex Pretti sit in front of his Minneapolis home on Jan. 26, 2026. Pretti, an ICU nurse, died Jan. 25, after being shot multiple times during a brief altercation with Border Patrol agents in south Minneapolis. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — The head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement declined during a U.S. House hearing Tuesday to apologize to the families of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, the victims of fatal …
‘Going to Hell’: Democrats Press DHS Officials on Immigration Action
Democrats aired their grievances against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown at a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday, even questioning the salvation of agency leaders. Questioning grew so contentious that Homeland Security Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., slammed his gavel to remind his colleagues of House “decorum” standards. Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., was questioning Todd Lyons, the acting director of Immigration and C…
Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Director Rodney Scott, and US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph Edlow are being heard today by the House Homeland Security Committee. The trio defended the administration's policy.
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