Top officials from ICE, Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are set to testify before the House and Senate Homeland Security committees next month, following turmoil over their enforcement actions in Minnesota.
ICE acting Director Todd Lyons, CPB Commissioner Rodney Scott and USCIS Director Joseph Edlow have agreed to appear before the House on Feb. 10 and the Senate on Feb. 12.
Rep. Andrew Garbarino, New York Republican and chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, and Senate Homeland Security chair Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, made the requests earlier this month.
“I appreciate the Department of Homeland Security for working with us to make this hearing happen. We’ll continue our oversight work to ensure these agencies are carrying out their mission and keeping our communities and law enforcement safe,” Mr. Garbarino wrote on X.
Mr. Paul thanked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for “making this happen.”
The appearances were announced after the second fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen protesting ICE in Minneapolis. Renee Good, 37, was shot and killed by an ICE agent on Jan. 7. Alex Pretti, 37, was killed by federal agents on Saturday.
“Transparency and communication are needed to turn the temperature down,” Mr. Garbarino said in a statement. “Thank you to Secretary Noem and the Department of Homeland Security for making these witnesses available, and I look forward to receiving their testimony.”
Ms. Noem is expected to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in March.
