The men in charge of the agencies carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda delivered a staunch defense of immigration enforcement operations in a three-hour testimony to Congress. Acting ICE director Todd Lyons faced the bulk of the highly charged questioning, with Democrats scrutinizing him and Republicans offering broad support. Lyons stood behind ICE’s tactics, refusing to apologize for the actions of his officers despite criticism that the enforcement operations have trampled on the rights of both immigrants and American protesters. The hearing was called after federal officers killed Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis.
