Sen. Luján Calls Out DHS Misconduct: “One American right after another that is being torn apart!”

Senate Committee on Appropriations · March 16, 2026

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A committee member opened the hearing, noting this was the first budget hearing of the Congress and that it occurs roughly 13 months into the congressional term; framed the hearing's broader priorities. The speaker positioned cost-of-living issues (groceries, gas, housing) as urgent concerns for constituents.

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At a hearing of the Senate Committee on Appropriations budget panel, a committee member criticized the committee’s focus on immigration enforcement and cited a Congressional Budget Office estimate that recent legislation added about $3.4 trillion to the federal deficit. The speaker also pressed witnesses about ICE warrantless home entries and Department of Homeland Security use of facial recognition technology.

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