Democrats press Trump officials on immigration enforcement tactics in tense hearing

Democrats in the US Congress pressed President Donald Trump’s top immigration officials on Tuesday over the Republican president’s crackdown, the first such hearing since two US citizens were killed in Minnesota amid mounting opposition to Trump’s mass deportation push.

The officials – the highest-ranking at three agencies overseeing immigration enforcement and legal immigration – faced repeated criticism from Democrats on the committee after federal immigration officers fatally shot Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.