US EditionICE leader refuses to publicly apologize to families of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti
Homeland Security officials testify amid calls for ICE reforms and a Feb. 13 funding deadline as polls show 63% disapproval of ICE enforcement, increasing pressure on lawmakers.
- On Tuesday, senior immigration officials testified before the House DHS Committee on Capitol Hill about enforcement, following incidents involving federal officers in Minneapolis last month.
- The deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti sparked renewed congressional scrutiny after two U.S. citizens were shot and killed by federal officers in Minneapolis last month.
- Polls show broad disapproval of ICE, with Quinnipiac finding 63% disapprove and Ipsos 62% say efforts go too far, as DHS Secretary Kristi Noem ordered body cameras in Minneapolis to expand nationwide.
- With a Feb. 13 deadline looming, funding talks are deadlocked as Congress faces a potential partial government shutdown if Democrats and Republicans fail to agree on ICE reforms.
- Thompson criticized DHS leadership, saying 'Bystander videos from Minneapolis and cities around the country, show ICE and CPD personnel behaving like unprofessional goons,' and accused Noem's department of 'the blood of American citizens on its hands.
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