Lawmakers Press ICE Officials on Training and Vehicle Stops After Killings of Immigrants

On Capitol Hill, Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee Wednesday pressed ICE officials about body cameras, vehicle stops and training in the wake of ICE-related killings of immigrants. The public hearing came after ICE officials told lawmakers in a closed-door briefing that there have been 56 complaints of excessive force against ICE officers; 32 were cleared, with just one ICE officer referred for disciplinary action. This is Democratic Congressmember Jamie Raskin. Rep. Jamie Raskin: “Since the administration took office, more than 50 people have died in ICE custody. More have died in custody in 2025 than in any year in the last two decades. The rate of death in ICE custody is spiking because the conditions are simply worse than they’ve ever been before. ICE and DHS traffic in lawless violence, propaganda and disinformation to mask all the corruption and cruelty which are the daily bread of the system.” www.democracynow.org