WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:

On Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 3 PM ET, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Representative Robert Garcia (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, will hold a bicameral public forum to receive testimony on the how violent tactics, a disregard for laws and constitutional rights, and new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policies have harmed children in America.

The following young Americans will offer testimony about their personal experiences being assaulted or separated from their families by DHS agents:

* Arnoldo Bazan: ...