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Here's Scott's plea to Congress.
Lyons promised to release body cam footage of enforcement in Minneapolis as well.
But Lyons also said that he would not ask his officers to remove their face coverings.
Both Scott and Lyons said that that could result in doxing for their officers.
Republicans generally are still opposed to mandating that officers remove their face masks.
Both Democrats and Republicans suggested ICE may have gone too far in recent actions.
For example, one Republican, Representative Michael McCaul of Texas, said he believed, quote, roving patrols should be done at the border rather than in major cities of the United States.
Ending these, quote, roving patrols is something Democrats also want.
McCaul also applauded the leadership changes in Minneapolis, which removed Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino and sent in White House Border Czar Tom Homan to lead on-the-ground operations there.
McCaul said this was, quote, returning to the original mission of ICE.
Well, all three are scheduled to be back on Capitol Hill on Thursday to do it all over again.
But this time before the Senate, I'm going to continue to keep an eye on what Republicans are asking for and how far apart the two parties are in their concerns.
But if they can't come to an agreement, parts of DHS may see their funding slow down.
Now, this would be particularly things like the Transportation Security Administration or disaster response.
Now, Border Patrol and ICE got that infusion of cash last summer from Congress.
So they can continue to dip into that and work and get paid, even if there is a shutdown to the agency.
Democrats and some Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee criticized the tactics used by officers on the ground and the strategy of top Trump administration officials to curb illegal immigration.
The criticisms came as congressional funding is set to expire on Friday for the Homeland Security Department.
That's the cabinet department that houses immigration and customs enforcement, customs and border protection, and citizenship and immigration services.
The hearing underscored how deeply divided Republicans and Democrats remain on top-level changes to immigration enforcement in the wake of the shootings.