As the Trump administration’s deportation drive proceeds, political officials around the country have a moral obligation to provide thorough monitoring when a federal immigration agent kills or injures someone. Congress has not completely ignored its responsibility. In February, Republican-led committees held oversight hearings following the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. But, nearly eight months after the two Minnesotans were slain, important concerns about the investigations, use of force, and responsibility remain unanswered.
This makes what happened at a congressional “shadow hearing” on September 22 particularly disturbing. Those who had lost a loved one or witnessed immigration agents shooting someone down demanded answers at the Washington, DC gathering. Among those who spoke were Good’s mother and brother, Donna and Brent Ganger. Good is the Minneapolis mom who was fatally shot in her SUV during Operation Metro Surge in January.
Stella Carlson also captured footage of the killing of Alex Pretti, a Veterans Affairs health system nurse who was shot by federal authorities in Minneapolis later that month. They’d made time in their schedules to travel to the nation’s capital and speak at the invitation of Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., ranking member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
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