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ancianita

(43,128 posts)
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 08:16 PM 4 hrs ago

Republican chair of House Homeland Security Committee requests ICE, CBP, USCIS appear before Congress

Source: AP

BY MATT BROWN

Rep. Andrew Garbarino, a New York Republican who chairs the committee that oversees the Department of Homeland Security, sent a letter to the department requesting three top officials appear for questioning before the committee.

“As chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, my top priority remains keeping Americans safe and ensuring the Department of Homeland Security can accomplish its core mission,” Garbarino said in a statement. “Congress has an important responsibility to ensure the safety of law enforcement and the people they serve and protect.”

Garbarino requested that Immigration and Customs Enforcement senior official Todd Lyons, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joseph Edlow appear.

The public hearing would take place sometime in the next two months. Garbarino previously requested that senior DHS officials appear before the committee in a Jan. 15 letter.

Read more: https://apnews.com/live/minneapolis-ice-shooting-updates-1-24-2026#0000019b-f281-d077-a3df-f6a9ef4e0000



"The public hearing would take place sometime in the next two months"
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ancianita

(43,128 posts)
3. Right? Talk about a slow response party... The big announcement: "We'll get right on that."
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 08:20 PM
4 hrs ago

ancianita

(43,128 posts)
7. The polls show that they and JD are headed for the ash heap of history. They and JD the parrot know this.
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 08:44 PM
3 hrs ago

RandySF

(81,624 posts)
5. Sad to say
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 08:27 PM
4 hrs ago

but the general public is noticing that feds are now killing white people and it’s apparently making some Republicans nervous.

ancianita

(43,128 posts)
6. They know they can't question their boss's agency heads, so they do "oversight" talk.
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 08:43 PM
3 hrs ago

They make their money in the dark, come and go in the dark, and will die in the dark.

vapor2

(3,970 posts)
8. Keeping Americans safe??? MOFO
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 08:51 PM
3 hrs ago

And exactly what is the core mission of DHS??? Shoot to kill?

ancianita

(43,128 posts)
10. They speak to assuage the guilt of the braindead base who can't admit they believe they're the real Americans who matter
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 08:58 PM
3 hrs ago

ancianita

(43,128 posts)
12. Their Project 2025 owner/donors have been running them so it looks like Republicans have been running the country, yes
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 09:20 PM
3 hrs ago
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