2026-02-11
14 分钟Good morning.
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It's Wednesday, February 11th, I'm Cecilia Lay in for Shemitah Basu.
This is Apple News Today.
The country's top immigration officials testified in Congress for the first time
since two high-profile killings of American citizens in Minneapolis.
Their appearance before the House Homeland Security Committee could not have come at a more delicate time for DHS.
Friday is the deadline for Congress to fund the department and avoid a partial government shutdown,
and Democrats are holding out for more reforms of ICE.
At the heart of the hearing was the recent fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretty.
Democratic congressman Eric Swalwell asked acting ICE director Todd Lyons about their deaths.
But while Lyons said the loss of any life was unacceptable, he wouldn't get into specifics.
Will you apologize to the family of Renee Good for being called?
a domestic terrorist by the president and his leadership?
No, sir.
Why not?