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[quote=Anonymous]A few GOP congressmen are speaking up about their concerns regarding ICE training standards.

A handful of GOP lawmakers are showing an openness to Democrats’ demand that immigration officers should get more training in the wake of the shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good in Minneapolis. These lawmakers are not going so far as to criticize the Trump administration’s approach to immigration enforcement outright — and Republicans on the Hill are mostly backing the Trump administration’s ICE operations — but they’re raising the possibility that additional training could make such shootings less likely.

The calls for new training for ICE agents and other immigration officers come as Immigration and Customs Enforcement is facing one of its greatest crises of public legitimacy. Polls by Quinnipiac and by YouGov released this month suggest that a majority of Americans believe ICE is using too much force in carrying out immigration operations. Polling also shows that support for abolishing the immigration enforcement agency outright is rapidly increasing.

*“The more training they could have, the better it’ll be, because they’re dealing with some strange stuff going on that’s coming at them in a lot of different directions,” said Sen. [b]Jim Justice (R-W.Va.)[/b], noting how ICE officers use masks to prevent online activists from doxxing them or their families.

*Rep. [b]Michael McCaul (R-Texas)[/b], the current vice chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, said that while ICE officers are already getting detailed training, more would be helpful. “Law enforcement needs training to be aware of how to handle certain situations,” he said. “It’s hard to sit there and take it and get abused.”

*Sen. [b]Rand Paul (R-Ky.)[/b], who chairs the Senate Homeland Security Committee, emphasized that the bigger issue is the existence of sanctuary cities, which he argued forced federal agents to conduct these kinds of crackdowns. But he added: “I’m not against more training.”

*“They need to show more balance in enforcement and more compassion and empathy in enforcement,” said Rep. [b]Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Penn.)[/b], an influential moderate who’s worked with Democrats to pass legislation the White House opposes.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/15/ice-training-republicans-shootings-00732583

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