WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
Following the killing of Renee Nicole Good, an unarmed U.S. citizen, by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), wrote U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem today seeking information about "how thoroughly, if at all, agents are being trained on DHS policies governing the use of force, what those policies are, and whether, in light of the rapid expansion of its forces - 12,000 officers and agents hired in less than a year - speed is being prioritized over safety and substance i...