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Why this hearing
On the record: 4 witnesses, including 1 from a business or trade group, 1 federal official, and 1 from an advocacy group or think tank.
The witnesses also include a resident fellow in law and policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
Real oversight or theater?
Did this hearing get real answers, or was it mostly speeches?
NO RATINGS YET
What each witness said
We haven’t summarized the witnesses’ statements yet.
Who asked what
We haven’t logged who asked questions at this hearing yet.
Question logs come from the committee’s official video.
The subcommittee
10 members · 6 Republicans, 4 Democrats
Witnesses
- Charles MarinoCEO of Sentinel Security Systems, Former Senior Law Enforcement Advisor at DHSTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Scott MechkowskiFormer New York Field Office Deputy Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Jason HouserFormer ICE Chief of Staff & DHS Counterterrorism OfficialTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Andrew ArthurResident Fellow in Law and Policy, Center for Immigration StudiesTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
In the news
No news coverage of this hearing yet.
Timeline & documents
- Hearing noticed (done)
- Held (done)MAY 20, 2025 · 2:00 PM – 4:28 PM
- Video posted (done)MAY 20, 2025 · 4:28 PM
- Written testimony posted (not yet)NOT POSTED YET
- Questions for the record (not yet)NOT POSTED YET
- Printed transcript (done)PUBLISHED JUL 21, 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.
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