"Yesterday in that House hearing, acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, he refused to apologize to those families. Will you push back if that's his response? Duthiers asked. Absolutely, because one of their responses is, oh, it's in the middle of an investigation, we're not going to comment.' Well, we have at least four members of the administration who commented immediately. Within hours of the video being posted, within hours of the shooting, they had drawn conclusions, Paul said."
"Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, for instance, claimed Pretti brandished a gun during an altercation with Border Patrol officials. Pretti was armed, but video contradicted Noem's early conclusion. ICE and immigration agencies, Paul argued, have lost public trust in the wake of the two shootings. He argued the public at large is confused about what kind of escalation tactics federal immigration agents are following. Now weeks later, with everybody having seen the video, they're going to say, oh, we're not going to draw conclusions,'"
Sen. Rand Paul expects acting ICE Director Todd Lyons to apologize to the families of Renee Good and Alex Pretti for their killings by immigration agents in Minneapolis. Lyons refused to apologize during a House hearing, and Paul intends to press him again at a Senate hearing. Paul criticized multiple administration officials for issuing immediate conclusions after the shootings. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem asserted that Pretti brandished a gun, but video evidence contradicted that early claim. ICE and other immigration agencies have suffered a loss of public trust, and the public remains confused about federal agents' escalation tactics.
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