ICE and immigration directors to testify before House Homeland Security Committee

Leaders of three immigration agencies will testify before the House Homeland Security Committee on Feb. 10, Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) announced on Tuesday.

Garbarino said in a statement, “Transparency and communication are needed to turn the temperature down.” The hearing announcement said the testimony will “provide an opportunity to conduct oversight of each agency and ensure they are fulfilling their duty” to protect the United States, as stated in the Department of Homeland Security’s “core mission.”

The hearing comes after the death of Alex Pretti, who was shot by a Border Patrol agent while immigration officials were conducting operations in Minneapolis. His death, which happened Saturday, came just a few weeks after the fatal shooting of another Minnesota resident, Renee Good, by an ICE officer.