"When we have these situations happen, we always offer our condolences to those families, and I offer mine as well. I was getting reports from the ground, from agents at the scene, and I would say that it was a chaotic scene."
"Durbin noted that the leaders of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) both of whom testified before the House judiciary committee last month said they did not provide information to Noem that Pretti was a domestic terrorist."
"Prior to the crackdown, there were about 150 federal immigration officers present in the state. Throughout Operation Metro Surge there were about 3,000 agents in Minnesota. What I want to know is, when are you going to get down to the original footprint as promised to us?"
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem appeared before Congress and declined to retract her characterization of Renee Good and Alex Pretti as domestic terrorists following their deaths during immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis. Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Dick Durbin pressed Noem to recant, noting that ICE and CBP leaders had testified they provided no such information to her. Noem claimed she received reports from agents at the scene describing a chaotic situation. Senator Amy Klobuchar questioned the continued presence of approximately 650 federal immigration agents in Minnesota, down from 3,000 during Operation Metro Surge but significantly higher than the original 150-officer footprint. The enforcement surge drew bipartisan criticism.
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