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Homeland Security Immigrations and Customs officials testify before the House Department of Homeland Security Committee.
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Biden administration open border policies eliminated border security
Trump administration implemented effective border security policies
Border encounters dropped 95% under Trump
CBP seized record amounts of narcotics
Federal agents face coordinated attacks and intimidation
Death threats and assaults on ICE officers increased dramatically
Protesters attacked ICE officer; officials called them Gestapo
ICE arrested 379,000 people including gang members and suspected terrorists
ICE conducted over 475,000 removals in one year
ICE seized 2.5 million pounds of narcotics, 50% increase
291,000 unaccompanied children lost by system under Biden
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Federal agencies ran 206 million SAVE queries
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DHS reviewing immigration benefits for high-risk countries
287G partnerships increased 900% under Trump
ICE hired 12,000 officers with 222,000 applications
ICE faces deadliest operating environment with 8,000% increase in threats
Elected officials called ICE agents Gestapo
ICE families targeted and made to feel unsafe
Message to those trying to intimidate ICE
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Left-wing rhetoric caused 1,000% increase in assaults on ICE
ICE officer escalated situation; not trained for crowd control
Roving patrols should be at border, not major cities
Tom Holman replaced Bovino; now targeted operations
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Concern about unidentified ICE agents in unmarked vans
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No ICE agents fired for misconduct under current leadership
Two people killed by ICE: nurse and mother
Lyons refuses to apologize for calling victim domestic terrorist
ICE agents dragged women by hair; deported US citizen child
Lyons refuses to resign from ICE
ICE cared for child after father abandoned him
Democrats causing second DHS shutdown
Government shutdown leaves Americans less safe
Democrats responsible for government shutdown
Only 14% of ICE arrests had violent convictions
Deporting non-criminals does not make nation safer
60% of ICE detainees have criminal charges or convictions
ICE detained American citizen despite showing passport
No American citizen subject to immigration enforcement
No ICE agents fired for violations despite incidents
American citizens detained by ICE for up to five days
ICE surveilling protesters and creating databases
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ICE did not pick up 50 referred criminal aliens
Democrats favor open borders and want to abolish ICE
Illegal entry and skipping court appearance are crimes
10-12 million illegal entries under Biden; sanctuary cities refuse compliance
ICE officers threatened with violence and doxing
8,000% increase in death threats against ICE agents
Defend 612 group coordinates to impede law enforcement
Minneapolis police refused cooperation with ICE
Minneapolis elected officials ordered police not to cooperate with ICE
Minneapolis mayor's anti-ICE rhetoric demoralizing
ICE agent killed nurse Alex Freddie
CBP claimed nurse planned to massacre agents
Secretary Noem and VP Vance called victim domestic terrorist
ICE agent said 'you raise your voice, I erase your voice'
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ICE and CBP agents acting as thugs, killing citizens
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CBP official does not need pardon from Trump
ICE must be abolished; Secretary Noem must be impeached
ICE operations in Minneapolis compared to Fallujah
Coordinated insurgencies trying to prevent law enforcement
Protesting at official's home should be a crime
Body camera footage will show officers' perspective
Need laws to protect officers and fund body camera programs
65,000 H-2B visas released annually
ICE has not hired January 6 rioters
ICE has vetting program for hiring
CBP refuses to disclose agent discipline numbers
CBP agent sprayed pepper spray into car with one-year-old
CBP sprayed pepper spray into moving vehicle
Pepper spray into moving vehicle is dangerous and improper
CBP agent intentionally sprayed pepper spray; no discipline
CBP agent sprayed pepper spray into face of pinned person
Pepper spray intended to deescalate, not escalate
CBP investigating pepper spray incident
No accountability in CBP for unnecessary violence
Trump administration lost public trust on immigration
Secretary Noem unfit and should be removed
CBP Commander Bovino lied to federal judge
CBP refuses to discuss Bovino discipline
Border closed; fentanyl poisonings down 35%
Mayorkas claimed border secure while 11 million entered
Biden administration sold America out on border
Biden border failures benefited cartels and criminals
Trump enforced existing laws on border
Zero illegal aliens released under Trump
Mayorkas lied about border security
Biden administration orchestrated border invasion
Border security is national security
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Immigration enforcement is national security
Political rhetoric targets legitimacy of law enforcement
Left-wing politicians call to abolish ICE
ICE arrested 1,477 suspected terrorists
Undermining immigration enforcement harms legal immigration
ICE does not ask people on streets for citizenship proof
ICE asks about nationality during investigations
Lyons denies directing racial profiling
Regimes required citizenship proof like Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany and Soviet Union required citizenship proof
Comparing ICE to Gestapo is wrong
ICE tactics are fascist and un-American
ICE agents wearing masks to conceal identity
Assaults on ICE officers up 25%, not 1,400%
ICE agents wear masks to avoid accountability
FBI not investigating ICE shootings
ICE is out-of-control and violating Constitution
Democrats caused border crisis with open border policies
Trump deported fewer people than predecessors without riots
Rhetoric and misleading public caused riots
Sanctuary cities force ICE to conduct dangerous street operations
Jail detainers reduce law enforcement involvement
Jail detainers allow more border enforcement
No riots for victims of crimes by illegal aliens
Democrats care more about illegal aliens than victims
Foreign adversaries influencing social media discourse
Democrats will not support voter citizenship requirements
Democrats want illegal aliens to vote for power
DHS officials perpetrated great evil
ICE killed two people, violated court orders, used banned tactics
ICE entered homes without warrants, violating Fourth Amendment
CBP attempted to execute woman, murdered nurse, violated court orders
ICE and CBP are paramilitary forces like KKK and slave patrols
USCIS mission is to administer lawful immigration system
14-year-old with autism detained 60 days
USCIS stripping asylum protections from children
DHS must be dismantled; it is a weapon against citizens
DHS officials weaponized government and supported fascism
DHS officials will be held accountable
Democrats want enforcement of worst criminals, not all immigrants
People should not die for reporting crimes
Lyons denies detaining American citizens
ICE detained people to verify identity
Undocumented people could look like anyone
ICE does not use skin color or accents for enforcement
Biden-era immigrants connected to criminal organizations
Biden-Harris administration undermined border security
Trump empowered CBP and ICE
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Memphis murders down 47%; violent crime down 30%
ICE arrested 196 criminal aliens in Nashville
56 agencies partnering with ICE in Tennessee
Sanctuary city policies prevent law enforcement cooperation
ICE forced to manage protesters without local support
Memphis model shows successful ICE-local law enforcement partnership
Cooperative states have no riots and better public safety
Trump locked down southern border
Cartels use protests as distraction for smuggling
Law enforcement misconduct should be investigated and prosecuted
Lyons cannot comment on Alex Pretty killing due to investigation
Cannot comment on investigation to avoid impeding it
Secretary Noem made false accusations without investigation
Secretary Noem should be prosecuted
Statements from refugee and religious liberty organizations
CBP separated families; warrantless arrests ruled unlawful
Only 14% of ICE arrests had violent records; thousands of kids detained
Five-year-old detained, asking for mother
Non-citizen voting is rare; allegations are fabricated
Federal authorities monitoring critics; ICE denying medical care
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