{"id":2554458,"date":"2026-01-27T17:39:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T22:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-centrists-see-immigration-reform-opening-after-minnesota-shootings\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T17:41:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T22:41:41","slug":"house-centrists-see-immigration-reform-opening-after-minnesota-shootings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-centrists-see-immigration-reform-opening-after-minnesota-shootings\/","title":{"rendered":"House centrists see immigration reform opening after Minnesota shootings"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-centrists-see-immigration-reform-opening-after-minnesota-shootings%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2554458&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>house centrist lawmakers Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY), co-chairs of the Problem Solvers Caucus, renewed a request to meet with President Trump to pursue bipartisan immigration and border-security reforms after the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and renee Good by immigration enforcement personnel in Minneapolis. In a letter they argued that working together could reduce the need for enforcement, focus deportations on violent criminals, and recognize immigrants\u2019 positive contributions.They proposed five legislative priorities: permanently secure the border consistent with Trump\u2019s executive actions, fix the asylum system, provide legal protections for immigrants, limit federal law enforcement to actions they\u2019re trained for, and require independent investigations of all federal law enforcement-involved shootings. other lawmakers, including Republican Mike Lawler, have also called for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-l-a-da-tells-prosecutors-to-give-illegals-under-criminal-investigation-a-way-to-avoid-deportation\/\" title=\"Leftist L.A. DA Tells Prosecutors To Give Illegals Under Criminal Investigation A Way To Avoid Deportation\">comprehensive immigration policy<\/a> changes and a pathway to legal status for long-term noncriminal migrants, while some Republicans have demanded a full investigation into Pretti\u2019s death. Many House Democrats have called for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem\u2019s removal and threatened impeachment, and Senate Democrats are seeking DHS operational changes in exchange for votes on funding bills. President Trump has defended Noem and the governance\u2019s border record; the White House was contacted for comment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">House centrists see immigration reform opening after Minnesota shootings<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2486156\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tom-suozzi\/\">Tom Suozzi<\/a> (D-NY) sent a letter Tuesday renewing a meeting request with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president-donald-trump\/\">President Donald Trump<\/a> to discuss <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\/\">immigration<\/a> and border security issues in the wake of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minneapolis\/\">Minneapolis<\/a> shootings.<\/p>\n<p>Fitzpatrick and Suozzi, co-chairmen of the Problem Solvers Caucus who both sit in competitive congressional seats, are making a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bipartisanship\/\">bipartisan<\/a> effort to reach a solution following the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis by immigration enforcement personnel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4435334\/eleanor-holmes-norton-retirement-statement\/\">Eleanor Holmes Norton says it&#8217;s time to &#8216;lift up&#8217; next generation in retirement statement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4435364\/sherrod-brown-loses-fourth-union-endorsement-jon-husted\/\">Sherrod Brown loses fourth union endorsement to Republican Jon Husted<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4435049\/democratic-candidates-dick-durbin-senate-seat-noncommittal-chuck-schumer-leadership\/\">Democratic candidates vying to fill Durbin&rsquo;s Senate shoes all noncommittal on Schumer leadership<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;If we work together, there will be dramatically less need for enforcement, and we can focus on those violent criminals that must be deported, and on the positive contributions of the millions of immigrants who work hard, raise families, work together with law enforcement, and who contribute so much to our nation, as have so many generations of immigrants who came before them,&rdquo; the two <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/988416166\/Problem-Solvers-Caucus-Co-Chairs-Letter-to-Trump\">wrote in the letter to the president.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The co-chairmen are proposing five legislative priorities: permanently securing the border consistent with Trump&rsquo;s executive action, fix the &ldquo;broken&rdquo; asylum system, provide legal protection to immigrants, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ensure federal law enforcement officers<\/a> only engage in actions they are trained for, and require all federal law enforcement-involved shootings be subject to an independent investigation. <\/p>\n<p>The fatal shootings of Pretti and Good have called into question the Trump administration&rsquo;s immigration enforcement tactics, with Democrats denouncing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in particular, calling for her removal.<\/p>\n<p>Fitzpatrick and Suozzi are not the only ones making a call for bipartisan change. <\/p>\n<p>Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) called for a pathway to legal status for long-term noncriminal migrants, among other things, in an op-ed in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/27\/opinion\/republicans-minneapolis-immigration-trump.html\"><em>New York Times<\/em><\/a>. Lawler said both parties need to come together to make a &ldquo;new comprehensive national immigration policy&rdquo; that addresses concerns from the public.<\/p>\n<p>Along with these calls for reform, a handful of Republicans have also called for a full investigation into Pretti&rsquo;s shooting.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now is the time to come together: to lower the temperature, reject reckless rhetoric, condemn violence and hatred in all their forms, and lead with respect, restraint, and above all, humanity &mdash; for one another, and for the rights and institutions that hold our society together,&rdquo; the letter concluded. <\/p>\n<p>This letter comes as many House Democrats, including leadership, have vowed to make an effort to impeach Noem.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The violence unleashed on the American people by the Department of Homeland Security must end forthwith,&rdquo; House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) wrote in a statement Tuesday. &ldquo;Kristi Noem should be fired immediately, or we will commence impeachment proceedings in the House of Representatives.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In the upper chamber, Democrats are&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4434526\/democrats-lay-out-immigration-demands-congress-shutdown\/\">demanding changes to the DHS&rsquo;s operations<\/a>&nbsp;in exchange for their votes to pass a tranche of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suozzi-walks-back-support-for-ice-funding-after-minnesota-shooting\/\" title=\"Suozzi walks back support for ICE funding after Minnesota shooting\">government funding bills ahead<\/a> of the Friday deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Thus far, Trump has stayed in Noem&rsquo;s corner.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4435443\/house-democrats-tell-trump-fire-kristi-noem\/\">HOUSE DEMOCRATS TELL TRUMP TO FIRE NOEM AND THREATEN IMPEACHMENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think she&rsquo;s doing a very good job, the border is totally secure, you know, you forget, we had a border that I had inherited where millions of people were coming through, now we have a border where no one is coming through,&rdquo; Trump said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the White House for comment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House centrists seek immigration talks after shootings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2554459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-collage-eas6gj25g-1769549797675-e1769549863443.jpg?1769534643&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[72050,41893,57258],"class_list":["post-2554458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-house-centrists","tag-immigration-reform","tag-minnesota-shootings"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-collage-eas6gj25g-1769549797675-e1769549863443.jpg?1769534643&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2554458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2554458"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2554458\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2554462,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2554458\/revisions\/2554462"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2554459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2554458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2554458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2554458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}