{"id":2568995,"date":"2026-02-11T20:02:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T01:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rand-paul-vows-to-ask-ice-director-to-apologize-for-renee-good-alex-pretti-shootings\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T20:04:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T01:04:48","slug":"rand-paul-vows-to-ask-ice-director-to-apologize-for-renee-good-alex-pretti-shootings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rand-paul-vows-to-ask-ice-director-to-apologize-for-renee-good-alex-pretti-shootings\/","title":{"rendered":"Rand Paul Vows to Ask ICE Director to Apologize for Renee Good, Alex Pretti Shootings"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Frand-paul-vows-to-ask-ice-director-to-apologize-for-renee-good-alex-pretti-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=2568995&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>During a congressional hearing, Republican Sen. Rand Paul saeid he would press ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons for an apology to the families of renee Good and Alex Pretti,who were killed during ICE operations in Minnesota. Lyons testified before the Senate homeland Security Committee and, when Rep. Eric Swalwell asked if he would apologize to Good\u2019s family for being described as a domestic terrorist by the president and leadership, he replied, \u201cNo, sir.\u201d Paul and Swalwell pressed for accountability, while Paul later spoke on CBS Mornings about the need for a potential apology and better policy enforcement when mistakes happen. The piece notes that both Good and Pretti were killed during ICE operations in Minnesota and summarizes various media and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >social-media reactions<\/a>, including tweets about the incidents and the surrounding debate. It also mentions President Trump\u2019s comments about possibly adopting a \u201csofter touch\u201d on immigration enforcement and Tom Homan\u2019s reports of increased cooperation with local authorities.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said he will be pressing Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons for an apology for the deaths of Minnesota anti-ICE protesters Renee Good and Alex Pretti.<\/p>\n<p>Lyons is due to testify before the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/tv\/rand-paul-promises-to-push-for-apologies-to-renee-good-and-alex-prettis-families-ahead-of-hearing-with-ice-director\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mediaite<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Democratic Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-acting-ice-director-thwarts-eric-swalwells-gotcha-question-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eric Swalwell<\/a> of California asked Lyons while he was testifying before the House Homeland Security Committee, &ldquo;Will you apologize to the family of Renee Good for being called a domestic terrorist by the president and his leadership?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No, sir,&rdquo; Lyons responded.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why not?&rdquo; Swalwell followed up.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sir, I welcome the opportunity to speak to the family in private, but I&rsquo;m not going to comment on any active investigation,&rdquo; Lyons answered.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Todd Lyons, who is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/developing-trump-to-meet-with-acting-defense-secretary-chris-miller-in-the-oval-office-at-330-pm\/\" title=\"DEVELOPING: Trump to Meet with Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller in the Oval Office at 3:30 PM\">acting director<\/a> of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), refused to publicly apologize for the deaths of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota during a congressional hearing on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No, sir,&rdquo; Lyons answered after Rep. Eric Swalwell,&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v2xzsckw4X\">pic.twitter.com\/v2xzsckw4X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The National Desk (@TND) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TND\/status\/2021407723619754373?\">February 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Swalwell also wanted to know if the director would apologize to Pretti&rsquo;s family before the committee.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-acting-ice-director-thwarts-eric-swalwells-gotcha-question-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lyons<\/a> said he would not.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on &ldquo;CBS Mornings&rdquo; on Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rand-paul-puts-aside-differences-sends-trump-personal-message-seeking-partner-key-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul<\/a> responded, &ldquo;When a mistake of this magnitude happens, the first thing should be an apology, and it should be regret. It should be sadness, and it should be, &lsquo;We are going to do better, and this is the policy, and we&rsquo;re going to make sure it&rsquo;s enforced.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>CBS host Vladimir Duthiers asked the lawmaker, &ldquo;You do believe that the killings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti were mistakes. Yesterday in that House hearing, acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, he refused to apologize to those families. Will you push back if that&rsquo;s his response?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Absolutely, because one of their responses is, &lsquo;Oh, it&rsquo;s in the middle of an investigation, we&rsquo;re not going to comment.&rsquo; Well, we have at least four members of the administration who commented immediately. Within hours of the video being posted, within hours of the shooting, they had drawn conclusions,&rdquo; Paul replied.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) says the deadly shootings of U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minnesota were &ldquo;a mistake,&rdquo; adding that immigration officials should apologize to their families.<\/p>\n<p>Paul, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KN2mrYRYS1\">pic.twitter.com\/KN2mrYRYS1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSMornings\/status\/2021593968069255502?\">February 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now weeks later, with everybody having seen the video, they&rsquo;re going to say, &lsquo;Oh, we&rsquo;re not going to draw conclusions,&rsquo;&rdquo; the lawmaker added. &ldquo;No, they need to draw better conclusions. They need to be more judicious, and they need to be more fair-minded in their thinking, because no one in the public seeing those videos is believing what they&rsquo;re saying.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/celebrities-wear-anti-ice-pins-golden-globes-tribute-renee-good\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Good<\/a> and Pretti were shot when they inserted themselves in the middle of ICE operations. Good tried to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-ice-agent-hit-renee-goods-vehicle-suffered-internal-bleeding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plow into an officer<\/a> with her car, and the officer then shot her. Before that, Good had refused multiple commands to exit the vehicle.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; JUST IN: NEW POV FOOTAGE released of the Minneapolis ICE agent that shot and killed woman who tried to run him over with her vehicle<\/p>\n<p>He was DIRECTLY IN FRONT of the car as she floored it, you can hear the engine rev up<\/p>\n<p>The agent then discharged his firearm.<\/p>\n<p>CLEAR CUT, CASE&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lpYXL3IPfm\">pic.twitter.com\/lpYXL3IPfm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2009682363077509453?\">January 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-alex-pretti-violent-confrontation-ice-agents-one-week-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pretti<\/a> was armed and actively resisting arrest when he was shot after an officer called out, &ldquo;He&rsquo;s got a gun,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/01\/24\/us\/invs-videos-show-federal-officer-recovered-gun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Alex Pretti was not merely &ldquo;observing&rdquo; law enforcement with his cell phone.<\/p>\n<p>He put his hands on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-investigating-voter-registration-group-run-by-democrat-raphael-warnock\/\" title=\"Georgia Secretary Of State Investigating Voter Registration Group Run By Democrat Raphael Warnock\">law enforcement officer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He got in between the officer and the woman and initiated physical contact with the officer.<\/p>\n<p>Watch for yourself. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8lRITLuX60\">pic.twitter.com\/8lRITLuX60<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Liz_Wheeler\/status\/2016302298599764184?\">January 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Last week, President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-calls-administration-use-bit-softer-touch-immigration-enforcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> NBC News that his administration could use a &ldquo;softer touch&rdquo; when it comes to its enforcement of immigration laws.<\/p>\n<p>NBC News host Tom Llamas asked the president what his takeaways were from the ongoing ICE operations in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I learned that maybe we could use a little bit of a softer touch. But you still have to be tough,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re dealing with really hard criminals. But look, I&rsquo;ve called the people. I&rsquo;ve called the governor. I&rsquo;ve called the mayor. Spoke to &lsquo;em. Had great conversations with them. And then I see them ranting and raving out there. Literally as though a call wasn&rsquo;t made.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The president further stated that it was his call to send border czar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-calls-administration-use-bit-softer-touch-immigration-enforcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Homan<\/a> to Minneapolis and to reduce the number of federal officers on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Homan told reporters that he has been receiving increased cooperation from local officials in turning over illegal aliens with criminal records to ICE at the jailhouse and prisons, allowing him to draw down his force.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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