Funding Lapse & Security Gaps: Assessing Harmful Impacts of the DHS Shutdown on Americans, Part II

House Committee on Homeland Security · April 23, 2026

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Chair opening remarks and framing

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Chairman Garberino opened the hearing defending the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), urging colleagues to support reopening the department, and criticizing calls to dismantle DHS; he noted prior Republican funding votes and framed today as an opportunity to hear witnesses. He then recognized Ranking Member Thompson.

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At a House Homeland Security Committee minority-day hearing, four U.S. citizens testified about alleged use-of-force, wrongful detention, and intimidation by ICE and CBP; members debated subpoenas for senior administration aides and tabled a motion to subpoena Steven Miller and Thomas Hman in a 15–14 recorded vote.

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