WASHINGTON, D.C. –– House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) has requested testimony from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director Todd Lyons, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney Scott, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph Edlow at a full Committee hearing. The hearing will provide an opportunity to conduct oversight of each agency and ensure they are fulfilling their duty to protect the homeland. 

“As chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, my top priority remains keeping Americans safe and ensuring the Department of Homeland Security can accomplish its core mission,” Chairman Garbarino said. “I take my oversight duties for the department seriously, and Congress has an important responsibility to ensure the safety of law enforcement and the people they serve and protect. I am committed to ensuring ICE, CBP, and USCIS are effectively using the historic resources provided through reconciliation to strengthen public safety, and I look forward to each of these agencies testifying before the Committee.”

In the letters, Chairman Garbarino writes, “On January 15, 2026, Committee on Homeland Security (Committee) staff invited you to testify at a hearing regarding oversight of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) components charged with border security and immigration enforcement. Today, I am formally memorializing this previous invitation.”

Background: 

This week, the Committee convened a hearing to conduct oversight of DHS with testimony from Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Acting Director Dr. Madhu Gottumukkala, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Acting Administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill, and Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Under Secretary Pedro Allende.

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