US EditionICE leader refuses to publicly apologize to families of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons defended agency actions amid calls for investigations and refused to apologize for fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens during immigration enforcement in Minneapolis.
- On Thursday, Republican senators pressed Ellison at a Capitol Hill hearing, where he rejected accusations and defended Minnesota's cooperation with ICE.
- The federal immigration surge in Minneapolis produced 4,000 arrests, including during a January encounter that drew national scrutiny, lawmakers say.
- Video footage shown to the committee depicted a border officer dousing Pretti with pepper spray as he backed away, and Rodney Scott said a full investigation was needed.
- Amid partisan attacks, Sen. Ron Johnson suggested Ellison had encouraged the deaths of Renee Good and Pretti, as lawmakers failed to reach a DHS funding agreement, risking a partial government shutdown tonight.
- On Thursday, Democrats say they will withhold budget approval until reforms are met, while the ongoing investigation into the shootings faces renewed scrutiny as Scott, Lyons and Joe Edlow are questioned.
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Sen. Ron Johnson tells Minnesota attorney general ‘you disgust me’
Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson blamed Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison for the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good by federal immigration agents during the recent immigration enforcement action in Minnesota. The comments came in a heated exchange Thursday at a U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing. “I, as a government official, would have said, ‘Back off. Let us work with ICE, let’s …
US senators sharply question Trump officials about Pretti shooting, use of force
The top Republican and Democrat on a U.S. Senate committee played video showing the lead-up to the shooting of U.S. citizen Alex Pretti to Trump immigration officials at a hearing on Thursday, sharply questioning whether the use of force was appropriate. The committee’s Republican chairman, U.S. Senator Rand Paul, said the video clearly showed Pretti was backing away when a border officer doused him with pepper spray at close range during the Ja…
Immigration officials shown video of Pretti’s death
Sen. Rand Paul has challenged federal immigration officers over the shooting death of Alex Pretti and said the public has lost trust. On Thursday, Paul played a video from the Minnesota operation and said Pretti was retreating while officers pepper-sprayed…
Republicans press Minnesota Attorney General on deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti
Lawmakers sparred with witnesses on Thursday during another combative hearing on Capitol Hill.Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said the goal of the hearing was to restore public trust in Immigration and Customs Enforcement.But early on, it became Republican attacks against Minnesota's Attorney General Keith Ellison, including from Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), who suggested Ellison had "encouraged" the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti."A tragedy was going t…
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