Jasmine Crockett vowed, "there will be protests" until the ICE officer who fatally shot a woman is prosecuted. (House Judiciary)
The remarks came amid sharp partisan exchanges as the committee debated public safety and bail reform.
Democrats used the hearing to press DHS officials over the shooting and the lack of publicly available information about the officer involved.
"Long story short, we are sitting in the judiciary and no one on that side of the aisle seems to care that this particular person, whose name we don’t know at this point, became the judge, jury, and executioner," Crockett said, taking a dig at Republican lawmakers. "I don’t know how you square that."
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks during a news conference at City Hall. (Leila Navidi/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images)
Her comments drew audible reactions in the hearing room as she described the impact of the shooting on the victim’s family.
Crockett framed the incident as a moral issue, urging lawmakers to prioritize accountability over politics.
"I remember when Charlie Kirk got killed. Do you remember what our response was?" Crockett asked. "Our response wasn’t to sit there and pretend like it was okay."
The deployment comes amid an intensified federal immigration enforcement push in Minnesota tied to alleged fraud and travel-ban-related policy changes. (Tia Dufour / Dept. of Homeland Security)
Fox News Digital has reached out to Crockett for comment on her remarks.
During a news conference Wednesday afternoon, Frey called DHS’s explanation that the officer fired his weapon in self-defense "bull----" and told ICE to "get the f--- out" of Minneapolis.
"The mayor of Minneapolis told y’all to get the f--- out," Crockett said. "Yet y’all are the ones — it is this administration — that is bringing crime to their streets."
Crockett’s remarks prompted vocal objections from Republican lawmakers over the repeated use of profanity during the hearing.
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., joined the exchange, asking one lawmaker, "Are your princess ears okay?"
"Are we offending your princess ears? Are they that soft?" Swalwell continued.
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The exchange capped a tense hearing marked by repeated clashes over immigration enforcement and public safety.
The Department of Homeland Security has not publicly released the name of the officer involved or announced whether any disciplinary action has been taken.
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Frey later appeared on CNN Wednesday night, where he doubled down on his remarks after being asked whether he was stoking discord in Minneapolis.
"I’m so sorry if I offended their Disney princess ears, but here’s the thing – if we’re talking about what’s inflammatory, on one hand you got someone who dropped an f-bomb, and you got someone who killed somebody else," Frey said. "I think the most inflammatory action is killing somebody. And so, once again, let’s be real and just be honest and straight up about what’s happening here. This is not OK."
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