Top DHS Immigration Chiefs to Testify Over Minneapolis Shootings
Acting ICE head Todd Lyons, CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott and USCIS Director Joseph Edlow will appear Feb. 10 and Feb. 12 before House and Senate panels.
Overview
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott and USCIS Director Joseph Edlow will testify before the House Homeland Security Committee on Feb. 10, 2026, and the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Feb. 12, 2026, House Chairman Andrew Garbarino and Sen. Rand Paul said.
The hearings follow the fatal shootings of Renee Nicole Good and 37-year-old Alex Pretti during immigration operations in Minneapolis, both of whom were U.S. citizens, incidents that have prompted bipartisan calls for investigations, according to news reports.
House Homeland Security Chairman Andrew Garbarino said in a statement that 'transparency and communication are needed to turn the temperature down,' and he framed the Feb. 10 hearing as an opportunity for oversight of each agency.
Sen. Rand Paul said on X that all three officials agreed to appear before his Senate panel on Feb. 12 after he demanded testimony in three separate letters and cited 'an exceptional amount of funding' provided to DHS under last year's legislation.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is expected to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in March, and Senate Democrats led by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are preparing efforts to strip DHS funding from a six-bill package, which could intersect with oversight at the hearings, according to congressional aides.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the coverage as an accountability moment, emphasizing scrutiny of DHS after the “deadly shootings” and the scheduling of congressional hearings. Editorial choices foreground congressional demands and a Garbarino statement while offering minimal DHS/agency response; quote selection and placement amplify controversy over institutional perspective.