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Why this hearing
On the record: 4 witnesses, including 1 member of Congress, 1 from an advocacy group or think tank, and 1 academic.
Paul Larkin is a legal research fellow at the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, and Kate Shaw is a University of Pennsylvania law professor.
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Did this hearing get real answers, or was it mostly speeches?
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What each witness said
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Who asked what
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Question logs come from the committee’s official video.
The subcommittee
19 members · 9 Republicans, 9 Democrats, 1 independent
- Darrell IssaR-CA-48 · CHAIR
- Michael BaumgartnerR-WA-5
- Ben ClineR-VA-6
- Scott FitzgeraldR-WI-5
- Russell FryR-SC-7
- Lance GoodenR-TX-5
- Laurel M. LeeR-FL-15
- Thomas MassieR-KY-4
- Kevin KileyI-CA-3
- Jim JordanR-OH-4 · EX OFFICIO
- Hank JohnsonD-GA-4 · RANKING
- Sydney Kamlager-DoveD-CA-37
- Ted LieuD-CA-36
- Zoe LofgrenD-CA-18
- Jared MoskowitzD-FL-23
- Joe NeguseD-CO-2
- Deborah K. RossD-NC-2
- Eric SwalwellD-CA-14
- Jamie RaskinD-MD-8 · EX OFFICIO
Witnesses
- The Honorable Newt GingrichFormer Congressman for Georgia, 50th Speaker of the United States House of RepresentativesTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Cindy RomeroVictim of criminal activity perpetrated by Tren de AraguaTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Paul LarkinJohn, Barbara, and Victoria Rumpel Senior Legal Research Fellow, Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial StudiesTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Kate ShawProfessor of Law, University of PennsylvaniaTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
In the news
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Timeline & documents
- Hearing noticed (done)
- Held (done)APR 1, 2025 · 10:00 AM – 3:26 PM
- Video posted (done)APR 1, 2025 · 3:26 PM
- Written testimony posted (not yet)NOT POSTED YET
- Questions for the record (not yet)NOT POSTED YET
- Printed transcript (done)PUBLISHED JUN 2, 2025
- Written testimonyPENDING
- Questions for the recordPENDING
- Printed transcriptPDF (opens the committee’s file)
Written follow-up questions from members, answered after the hearing. aren’t posted yet. The printed transcript is out.