Saint Paul, Jan. 26 -- A second fatal shooting of a Minnesota resident by federal ICE officers has triggered rare public dissent among senior GOP lawmakers, exposing the widening cracks within the party over President Donald Trump's increasingly hardline immigration enforcement, and the more moderate side of the party.
While the White House has closed ranks around Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a string of prominent Republicans are now calling for transparent investigations into the shootings, warning that the administration's aggressive posture risks further loss of life and political backlash.
The strongest division over Trump's handling of migrants, came from House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer, who suggested federal a...