GOP senator demands DHS immigration chiefs testify after fatal shootings in Minnesota
Kentucky senator calls for public hearings with immigration officials by February 12
By Alex Miller Fox News
Published January 26, 2026 6:42pm EST
A top Senate Republican is demanding that the heads of several immigration-focused units at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) testify publicly before the Senate.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., called on the heads of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigrations Services (USCIS) to come before his panel, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, next month.
In three separate letters to acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott and USCIS Director Joseph Edlow, Paul noted that DHS had received "an exceptional amount of funding to secure our borders and enforce our immigration laws."
"Congress has an obligation to conduct oversight of those tax dollars and ensure the funding is used to accomplish the mission, provide proper support for our law enforcement, and, most importantly, protect the American people," Paul wrote.
"I write to request your testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs at an open hearing by February 12, 2026," he continued. "Please provide your availability to appear before the Committee by the close of business on January 28, 2026."
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