Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Trump administration officials said federal immigration officers are properly enforcing the nation's laws during congressional testimony Tuesday as Democratic lawmakers accused them of "using unnecessary force."
The 3-hour hearing included testimony from Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Todd Lyons, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joseph Edlow.
The agency lawfully and correctly is enforcing the nation's immigration laws and properly trains officers before they go to work in the field, Lyons told members of the Committee on Homeland Security.
He said federal officers face threats of violence from those who oppose the enforcement of federal immigration laws, but they won't stop enforcing the law.
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