{"id":28690,"date":"2026-02-10T20:51:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/?p=28690"},"modified":"2026-02-10T21:15:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:15:52","slug":"drei-stunden-rechtfertigung-und-kein-wort-fuer-die-toten-von-minneapolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/drei-stunden-rechtfertigung-und-kein-wort-fuer-die-toten-von-minneapolis\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Hours of Justification \u2014 and Not a Word for the Dead in Minneapolis"},"content":{"rendered":"

While in Minneapolis two names still hang in the air - Alex Pretti and Renee Good - in Washington the heads of the agencies enforcing Trump\u2019s deportation agenda are appearing before Congress. Before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Todd Lyons of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Rodney Scott of Customs and Border Protection, and Joseph Edlow of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are expected to explain how they justify the intensified enforcement of immigration law in American cities. The timing is explosive. Public support for the agencies\u2019 actions is declining, yet they are backed by substantial funding from a spending bill passed last year that enabled the nationwide expansion of these measures. More money, more personnel, more operations - and at the same time growing criticism of how those powers are being used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rodney Scott of the Border Patrol, Joseph Edlow of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Todd Lyons of Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The backdrop is incendiary. Public approval is declining, yet the agencies are flush with funding: a spending law passed last year fueled the expansion of operations nationwide. More personnel, more capacity, more flights - and with that more encounters that no longer affect only migrants, but also Americans who watch or protest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n