ICE and CBP officials grilled on enforcement tactics at hearing on immigration
Source: ABC News
February 10, 2026, 2:04 PM
A top Democrat said Tuesday's House committee hearing on the Trump administration's immigration enforcement is the beginning of "accountability" for Department of Homeland Security officials, including Secretary Kristi Noem.
"This hearing is just the start of a reckoning for the Trump administration and its weaponization of DHS against American citizens, and the principle our country stands for. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem must be held accountable for this lawlessness immigration operation," said Rep. Bennie Thompson, the ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee.
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, Customs and Border Protection (CPB) Commissioner Rodney Scott, and Joseph Edlow, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, are appearing in the first of two hearings on oversight of the two agencies.
Scott highlighted the low border crossing numbers and the work of the men and women of CBP. "We have now implemented effective policies, established unified priorities and objectives across all federal departments, and empowered our workforce to do their jobs by simply enforcing the laws that already exist," Scott said. Lyons pushed back on those who label ICE officers "Gestapo or secret police."
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