WATCH: Eric Swalwell comes up with the craziest idea of homeland security you’ve ever heard

U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif.

Democratic California Rep. Eric Swalwell told “Situation Room” co-hosts Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown Tuesday that “protecting the homeland” did not involve deporting illegal immigrants.

Immigration enforcement operations became controversial following the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good in the Minneapolis area by agents from the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in January...