Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said he will be pressing Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons for an apology for the deaths of Minnesota anti-ICE protesters Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
Lyons is due to testify before the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Thursday,Mediaitereported.
On Tuesday, Democratic Rep.Eric Swalwellof California asked Lyons while he was testifying before the House Homeland Security Committee, “Will you apologize to the family of Renee Good for being called a domestic terrorist by the president and his leadership?”
“Why not?” Swalwell followed up.
“Sir, I welcome the opportunity to speak to the family in private, but I’m not going to comment on any active investigation,” Lyons answered.
Todd Lyons, who is the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), refused to publicly apologize for the deaths of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota during a congressional hearing on Tuesday.
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Swalwell also wanted to know if the director would apologize to Pretti’s family before the committee.
Appearing on “CBS Mornings” on Wednesday,Paulresponded, “When a mistake of this magnitude happens, the first thing should be an apology, and it should be regret. It should be sadness, and it should be, ‘We are going to do better, and this is the policy, and we’re going to make sure it’s enforced.’”
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