Republicans on US House Homeland panel defend immigration tactics at tense hearing

By: Ariana Figueroa

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: February 10, 2026

Words: 767

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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WASHINGTON — The head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement declined during a U.S. House hearing Tuesday to apologize to the families of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, the victims of fatal shootings by immigration officers in Minneapolis last month.

Top Trump administration officials, including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, had said both Minneapolis residents engaged in “domestic terrorism.” Good was a poet and mother of three and Pretti was an intensive care unit nurse.

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