Overview
- At a House Homeland Security hearing, leaders of ICE, CBP and USCIS declined detailed answers on the Minneapolis killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, citing ongoing investigations, as lawmakers presented videos alleging excessive force and pressed for accountability data.
- Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said ICE made 379,000 arrests and conducted more than 475,000 removals over the past year and pledged to continue mass deportation operations.
- Lyons reported more than 3,000 ICE agents now wear body cameras with another 6,000 being deployed, and CBP has roughly 10,000 in use, while he rejected calls to require officers to remove masks.
- Democrats said they will withhold DHS funding unless changes are adopted, including a masks ban, limits on roving patrols, tighter warrant rules and an enforceable code of conduct; Republicans defended the enforcement push and warned a shutdown would harm security agencies.
- Following the Minneapolis fatalities, on-the-ground leadership shifted from Greg Bovino to Tom Homan for a more targeted approach, and talks continue ahead of a Friday deadline to prevent a DHS funding lapse.