Police and Federal Use of Force

Sen. Rand Paul has scheduled a Feb. 12 field hearing in Minneapolis to examine the Renee Good and Alex Pretti shootings and a widening pattern of federal immigration‑agent use of force after video evidence has contradicted initial DHS accounts in at least five cases (with independent trackers noting roughly 15 related incidents since last summer). The session will probe a new DOJ perjury investigation into ICE officers’ testimony and address specific discrepancies — including CBP’s preliminary report confirming two agents fired at Pretti and noting chain‑of‑custody gaps — as the episodes draw national scrutiny and political fallout, including the partial drawdown of federal agents from Minneapolis.