Senate Democrats to Noem: Testify "without delay" after Minneapolis shootings
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Washington — Senate Homeland Security Committee Democrats are calling on Secretary Kristi Noem to testify before the panel "without delay," following the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis this month.
Washington — Senate Homeland Security Committee Democrats are calling on Secretary Kristi Noem to testify before the panel "without delay," following the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis this month.
In a letter first obtained by CBS News and sent to Noem on Wednesday, Democrats on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee said actions by federal officials under her authority resulted in the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti and warrant immediate oversight by the Senate committee with jurisdiction over the Department of Homeland Security.
Good was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Jan. 7 in Minneapolis. Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, was fatally shot by Customs and Border Protection agents on Jan. 24 during an enforcement operation in Minneapolis. Both incidents have drawn widespread attention, caused scrutiny of federal immigration enforcement tactics and led to heightened tensions in the Twin Cities.
The Democrats' request comes days after Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, announced that the heads of ICE, CBP and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will testify before the panel on Feb. 12. Paul publicly thanked Noem for helping arrange the hearing, but Democrats argue the secretary herself must testify.
"However, as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, you are ultimately responsible for the Department's actions," the lawmakers wrote, arguing that her response to the shootings has caused a "breakdown" in public trust in federal law enforcement.
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