"And beyond calling for an investigation, he said Congress should hold hearings immediately with the heads of ICE, Border Patrol, and DHS to promote an honest national conversation about immigration enforcement moving forward. He offered a few suggestions for changing immigration law, including a realistic plan that would provide a path to legal status not citizenship for long-term illegal immigrants without criminal records."
"He dinged Democratic lawmakers who have called for abolishing ICE, saying they have increased the danger for agents by delegitimizing federal immigration enforcement. But he also said he believed ICE and other agencies need to reconsider their methods. Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection are conducting forceful operations in American communities, Lawler wrote. They should reassess their current tactics."
A call was made for the Trump administration to reassess how ICE and other immigration agents perform duties following the shooting death of Alex Pretti. Bipartisan collaboration was urged, beginning with a transparent, accountable investigation into Pretti's shooting and the death of Renee Good. Democratic proposals to abolish ICE were criticized as increasing danger to agents by delegitimizing federal enforcement. Agencies were urged to reconsider forceful tactics used in communities and to reassess operations. Congress was urged to hold hearings with leaders of ICE, Border Patrol, and DHS. Proposed legal changes include a pathway to legal status (not citizenship) for long-term undocumented immigrants without criminal records and merit-based prioritization.
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