Trump’s immigration chiefs face questions in Congress after protester deaths

Rodney Scott, Joseph Edlow and Todd Lyons are sworn in during the House Committee on Homeland Security oversight hearing. Picture: Tom Brenner/AP

The heads of the agencies carrying out US President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda were giving evidence in Congress on Tuesday, parrying questions over how they are prosecuting immigration enforcement in American cities.

Todd Lyons, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Rodney Scott, who leads Customs and Border Protection, and Joseph Edlow, the director of Citizenship and Immigration Services, were called to appear before the House Committee on Homeland Security amid falling public support for immigration enforcement.