Republican lawmakers set up oversight hearings starting this week after the fatal shootings of two Americans by immigration agents, platforms that could result in hours of high-profile criticism of one of President Donald Trump’s signature political issues.
Representatives from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection and Citizenship and Immigration Services will appear before a House panel Tuesday and a Senate panel Thursday.
And Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is set to testify before the House and Senate Judiciary committees the first week of March. Congress is at a critical time as Democrats seek to add provisions to curtail immigration operations into a Homeland Security spending bill. Lawmakers face a Friday night deadline, when DHS funding expires.
