Top Republican on ICE funding committee questions Noem over Minnesota killings: ‘Not in a good place’
Who's accountable for the results?
Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) on Monday expressed notable skepticism about Minnesota Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, signaling that pivotal Republican House support for the Trump administration is on shaky ground.
“I’ll tell you this: There needs to be a pivot in the whole operation,” he told the Nevada Independent. “Because regardless of what side of immigration enforcement you’re on, we are not in a good place right now.”
Amodei chairs the House committee that leads negotiations to secure funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE. His concerns about how the Trump administration is strategizing immigration operations come at a particularly significant time, as the deadline for Congress to approve appropriations legislation that would greenlight ICE funding is Friday.
Democratic calls in Congress to abolish ICE, force federal agents to withdraw from Minnesota, or defund the agency have risen ahead of that deadline, making a partial government shutdown increasingly likely.
The backlash against the DHS comes after two people have been killed during ICE-related operations. The deaths of Renee Good, 37, on Jan. 7, and Alex Pretti, 37, on Saturday, sparked widespread protests and riotous acts against the agency.
Amodei appeared to take a fairly neutral view of the debate about whether the deadly shootings were justified, saying he was looking forward to “facts” coming about the Minnesota controversy. But he questioned Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s handling of the situation, including her characterization of Pretti as a domestic terrorist. Noem has increasingly faced bipartisan scrutiny for her leadership, with calls growing for her to resign or be fired.
“There’s people who have had it with Kristi Noem,” Amodei said. “For an administration that’s had a lot of success on the border and immigration issues generally, in my view, this has put all that stuff into question. And whether that’s right or not, well, it is politics, and perception is reality. And right now, the perception is not outstanding.”
The Nevada lawmaker does not support defunding ICE and did not directly say whether he agreed with Democrats that ICE funding should be separated from other federal funding, according to the Nevada Independent. But he is pressing the Trump administration to make sure it is focusing ICE operations on apprehending “the worst of the worst” and people whose asylum claims have been denied, and he suggested it’s time …
Who's accountable for the results?
Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) on Monday expressed notable skepticism about Minnesota Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, signaling that pivotal Republican House support for the Trump administration is on shaky ground.
“I’ll tell you this: There needs to be a pivot in the whole operation,” he told the Nevada Independent. “Because regardless of what side of immigration enforcement you’re on, we are not in a good place right now.”
Amodei chairs the House committee that leads negotiations to secure funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE. His concerns about how the Trump administration is strategizing immigration operations come at a particularly significant time, as the deadline for Congress to approve appropriations legislation that would greenlight ICE funding is Friday.
Democratic calls in Congress to abolish ICE, force federal agents to withdraw from Minnesota, or defund the agency have risen ahead of that deadline, making a partial government shutdown increasingly likely.
The backlash against the DHS comes after two people have been killed during ICE-related operations. The deaths of Renee Good, 37, on Jan. 7, and Alex Pretti, 37, on Saturday, sparked widespread protests and riotous acts against the agency.
Amodei appeared to take a fairly neutral view of the debate about whether the deadly shootings were justified, saying he was looking forward to “facts” coming about the Minnesota controversy. But he questioned Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s handling of the situation, including her characterization of Pretti as a domestic terrorist. Noem has increasingly faced bipartisan scrutiny for her leadership, with calls growing for her to resign or be fired.
“There’s people who have had it with Kristi Noem,” Amodei said. “For an administration that’s had a lot of success on the border and immigration issues generally, in my view, this has put all that stuff into question. And whether that’s right or not, well, it is politics, and perception is reality. And right now, the perception is not outstanding.”
The Nevada lawmaker does not support defunding ICE and did not directly say whether he agreed with Democrats that ICE funding should be separated from other federal funding, according to the Nevada Independent. But he is pressing the Trump administration to make sure it is focusing ICE operations on apprehending “the worst of the worst” and people whose asylum claims have been denied, and he suggested it’s time …
Top Republican on ICE funding committee questions Noem over Minnesota killings: ‘Not in a good place’
Who's accountable for the results?
Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) on Monday expressed notable skepticism about Minnesota Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, signaling that pivotal Republican House support for the Trump administration is on shaky ground.
“I’ll tell you this: There needs to be a pivot in the whole operation,” he told the Nevada Independent. “Because regardless of what side of immigration enforcement you’re on, we are not in a good place right now.”
Amodei chairs the House committee that leads negotiations to secure funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE. His concerns about how the Trump administration is strategizing immigration operations come at a particularly significant time, as the deadline for Congress to approve appropriations legislation that would greenlight ICE funding is Friday.
Democratic calls in Congress to abolish ICE, force federal agents to withdraw from Minnesota, or defund the agency have risen ahead of that deadline, making a partial government shutdown increasingly likely.
The backlash against the DHS comes after two people have been killed during ICE-related operations. The deaths of Renee Good, 37, on Jan. 7, and Alex Pretti, 37, on Saturday, sparked widespread protests and riotous acts against the agency.
Amodei appeared to take a fairly neutral view of the debate about whether the deadly shootings were justified, saying he was looking forward to “facts” coming about the Minnesota controversy. But he questioned Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s handling of the situation, including her characterization of Pretti as a domestic terrorist. Noem has increasingly faced bipartisan scrutiny for her leadership, with calls growing for her to resign or be fired.
“There’s people who have had it with Kristi Noem,” Amodei said. “For an administration that’s had a lot of success on the border and immigration issues generally, in my view, this has put all that stuff into question. And whether that’s right or not, well, it is politics, and perception is reality. And right now, the perception is not outstanding.”
The Nevada lawmaker does not support defunding ICE and did not directly say whether he agreed with Democrats that ICE funding should be separated from other federal funding, according to the Nevada Independent. But he is pressing the Trump administration to make sure it is focusing ICE operations on apprehending “the worst of the worst” and people whose asylum claims have been denied, and he suggested it’s time …
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