Crockett warns of nationwide protests over ICE shooting: 'State-sanctioned execution'

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, warned that nationwide protests will erupt unless an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer involved in a fatal shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota , is identified and prosecuted, calling the incident a "state-sanctioned execution" as she accused Republicans and the administration of ignoring deadly misconduct. Tensions flared during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on bail reform Thursday as Democrats criticized the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) following the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE officer in Minneapolis the day before. Crockett escalated her criticism during the hearing, warning lawmakers that protests would spread nationwide without criminal accountability. "There are gonna be protests around this entire country because of the state-sanctioned execution that we all saw unfold unless there is some kind of justice that takes place, and we get the name of that officer and that officer is prosecuted," Crockett said. ICE DIRECTOR FIRES BACK AT 'SQUAD' LAWMAKERS OVER 'POLITICAL RHETORIC' AFTER FATAL MINNEAPOLIS SHOOTING 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." ENRAGED ANTI-ICE PROFESSORS SLAM AMERICA, DEMAND 'NUREMBERG' TRIALS FOR AGENTS: ‘MODERATE POSITION’ Crockett accused Republicans of minimizing the shooting and shielding federal law enforcement from scrutiny despite calls for transparency. She argued that officers should be held to the same legal standards as civilians when deadly force is used. "A c…