Democrats call for hearings, independent probes over ICE shooting
Source: Roll Call
Posted January 8, 2026 at 4:29pm
Democratic members of Congress on Thursday called for oversight hearings and independent probes into the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal immigration agent as well as the wider Trump administration approach to immigration enforcement.
The lawmakers raised concerns about whether the American people would have doubts about a federal investigation into the shooting in Minneapolis, pointing to the quick defenses of the agent from President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that included descriptions of what happened that didn’t appear to match with videos of the incident.
And Sen. Christopher S. Murphy of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, suggested a DHS appropriations bill might address Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection operations.
“I think it should be clear to Republicans that if they want Democratic votes for a DHS appropriations bill, they’re going to have to work with us on our concerns,” Murphy said.
Read more: https://rollcall.com/2026/01/08/democrats-call-for-hearings-independent-probes-over-ice-shooting/
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