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Oversight Democrats open hearing alleging widescale DHS, ICE abuses and two fatal shootings
Summary
An unidentified Oversight Democrat opened a congressional hearing alleging systemic unlawful force by DHS agencies, cited a dashboard of 470 incidents (186 uses of force), named two fatal cases and said the panel will continue investigations to seek accountability.
An unidentified Oversight Democrat opened a congressional hearing by accusing the Department of Homeland Security and its immigration arms of pervasive misconduct and saying Congress must step in to protect constitutional rights.
“We're here because the Department of Homeland Security, ICE, and, of course, broader agencies across DHS are completely out of control,” the speaker said, framing the hearing as part of ongoing oversight. The speaker displayed a chart and alleged that, over the past decade, ICE’s budget rose from “less than $6,000,000,000” to "over $85,000,000,000," a change they linked to expanded enforcement activity.
The speaker said “Oversight Democrats have tracked, reviewed,…
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