Washington, April 16 -- Congresswoman Veronica Escobar issued the following press release:
This morning, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) questioned Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons during a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Rodney Scott, Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Joseph Edlow, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) were also a part of the hearing.
The video can be found here (https://youtu.be/soXEufOH-84?si=_0iF8u9pEUB9xQd7) and a (lightly edited) transcript has been provided below:
DHS Subcommittee Chairman Mark Amodei: The gentlelady from Texas, Ms. Escobar. The floor is yours. ...