Republicans have called for an investigation and hearings into federal agents’ tactics after the second fatal shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Breitbart News’s Randy Clark, a 32-year veteran of the United States Border Patrol, wrote an analysis of the incident that the Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents’ actions will likely fall within the agency’s policies:
The policy describes the tense situations that face officers and agents, saying, “the calculus of reasonableness embodies an allowance for the fact that law enforcement officers/agents are often forced to make split-second decisions — in circumstances that are tense, uncertain, and rapidly evolving — about the amount of force that is necessary in a particular situation.”
Available videos circulating on social media show the chaos imposed on the agents by a crowd of agitators who use loud whistles not to protest but to impede. The deafening whistles, blown at point-blank range at the agent’s height, heighten the tension the agents normally face when conducting an enforcement operation against a suspect that may be armed and pose a danger to them.|
Republican lawmakers, in the aftermath of the shooting, have called for investigations and hearings.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who now faces a primary challenge from the Trump-endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA), called the shooting and other events “incredibly disturbing” and called for a “full joint federal and state investigation.”
“The events in Minneapolis are incredibly disturbing. The credibility of ICE and DHS are at stake. There must be a full joint federal and state investigation. We can trust the American people with the truth,” he wrote.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) said on Sunday the shooting raises “serious questions within the administration about the adequacy of immigration-enforcement training and the instructions officers are given on carrying out their mission.”
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) wrote that “there must be a thorough and impartial investigation into yesterday’s Minneapolis shooting, which is the basic standard that law enforcement and the American people expect following any officer-involved shooting.”
Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) said that the border patrol agent’s “use of lethal force must be thoroughly and objectively investigated.”
Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) wrote that “we need a full investigation into the tragedy in Minneapolis.”
Rep. James Comer (R-KY), the chair of the House Oversight Committee, said that President Donald Trump should consider pulling Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents out of Minnesota.
“If I were President Trump, I would almost think about, ‘OK, if the mayor and the governor are going to put our ICE officials in harm’s way and there’s a chance of losing more innocent lives, then maybe go to another city,’ Comer said on Sunday.
Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) wrote:
As we see an organized opposition to federal law enforcement in Minnesota, it is important to remember we need the facts to emerge. While emotions are no doubt high, a congressional hearing is a place where federal, state, and local community leaders can be heard. I believe Congress can conduct oversight and lead a facts-based discussion.
Trump on Sunday wrote on Truth Social that his border czar, Tom Homan, would go to Minnesota.
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