Archive · 2 Feb 2026
Rand Paul Questions DHS Use of Force
Senator Rand Paul, who is from Kentucky, is asking important questions about when and why government agents can use force.
He is the head of a special group in the Senate that deals with safety.
He wants to have a public meeting to talk about this because some agents recently shot and killed two people in Minneapolis.
He wants to know more about what happened and why.
He is also asking for more openness and honesty from the government about these kinds of situations.
Senator Rand Paul questions DHS use of force and calls for transparency.
Paul chairs the Senate Homeland Security Committee.
DHS agents shot and killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
Paul scheduled a public hearing for February 12 in Minneapolis.
3,000 Border Patrol and ICE officers are involved in the operations.
- Who
- Senator Rand Paul
- What
- Questions DHS use of force and calls for transparency
- When
- Hearing scheduled for February 12
- Where
- Minneapolis
- Why
- After DHS agents shot and killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti during immigration enforcement operations
- Senator
- Rand Paul
- State
- Kentucky
- Committee
- Senate Homeland Security Committee
- Date of Hearing
- February 12
- Agencies Involved
- Border Patrol, ICE
- Number of Officers Deployed
- 3,000
- Victims
- Renee Good, Alex Pretti
- Location of Incident
- Minneapolis