Hearing: “Sanctuary Policies, Tragic Consequences”

Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement (Committee on the Judiciary)

2141 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Support Documents

• A tweet from David Bier dated August 30, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Roy of TX. [PDF] Added 09/01/2026 at 02:09 PM
• A tweet from David Bier dated August 25, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Roy of TX. [PDF] Added 09/01/2026 at 02:09 PM
• An article from the Cato Institute titled “ICE Is Releasing 23% More Convicted Criminals Than Under Biden” dated August 27, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD. [PDF] Added 09/01/2026 at 02:09 PM
• An article from The New York Times titled “Deportees Recount Harrowing Journeys to Africa: Shackles, a ‘Freezer’ and Blows” dated August 30, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Nadler of NY. [PDF] Added 09/01/2026 at 02:09 PM
• An article from The New York Times titled “ICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Records Are Increasingly Targeted” dated August 27, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Nadler of NY. [PDF] Added 09/01/2026 at 02:09 PM
• An article from CREW titled “Trump has made 29 private prison stock trades since taking office” dated July 21, 2026, submitted for the Record by Ms. Ross of NC. [PDF] Added 09/01/2026 at 02:09 PM
• An article from The New York Times titled “Prison Firm Donated to Trump’s PAC After ICE Gave It $165 Million a Year in Contracts” dated August 21, 2026, submitted for the Record by Ms. Ross of NC. [PDF] Added 09/01/2026 at 02:09 PM
• An article from AP News titled “California revokes 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants” dated November 13, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ. [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 03:19 PM
• A document from the United States District Court of Maryland (Greenbelt Division), Civil Action No. 8:26-cv-0205-SAG, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ. [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 03:19 PM
• An article from the Washington Examiner titled “Cost of the migrant crisis: Denver’s rocky road as a sanctuary city” dated April 29, 2024, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ. [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 03:19 PM
• An article from the Washington Examiner titled “Cost of the migrant crisis: Why Denver’s neighbors have had enough” dated May 2, 2024, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ. [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 03:19 PM
• An article from Maryland Matters "County sheriffs file lawsuit challenging Community Trust Act” dated May 27, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ. [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 03:19 PM
• An article from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security titled “DHS and Department of Transportation Announce Successful Operation that Removes More than 800 Dangerous Truckers from America’s Roads” dated August 10, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ. [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 03:19 PM
• An article from CBS News “DOJ shuts down nearly 300 truck-driving schools in 23 states amid fraud investigation” dated August 31, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ. [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 03:19 PM
• An article from the Deseret News titled “Transportation secretary announces closure of truck driving schools related to fraud and undocumented drivers” dated August 31, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ. [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 03:19 PM
• An article from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security titled “ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Semi-Truck Driver who Killed 4, Injured Others in Indiana” dated February 5, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ. [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 03:19 PM
• An article from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security titled “ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Truck Driver Who Critically Injured American Man in Semi-Truck Crash” dated March 27, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ. [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 03:19 PM
• An article from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security titled “ICE Lodges Detainer for Haitian Illegal Alien Arrested After Semi-Truck Crash that Killed Pennsylvania State Trooper” dated July 6, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ. [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 03:19 PM
• An article from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security titled “ICE Lodges Detainers for Criminal Illegal Aliens Arrested for Trafficking More Than 300 Pounds of Cocaine Hidden in a Semi-Truck in Indiana” dated January 5, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ. [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 03:19 PM
• An article from AP News titled “Deadly semitrailer crash in California renews federal criticism of immigrant truck drivers” dated October 24, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ. [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 03:19 PM
• An article from Fox News titled “Man charged with murder of missing woman is illegal immigrant out on bail after previous DWI arrest: report” dated September 5, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ. [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 03:19 PM
• An article from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security titled “Mayor Frey’s Sanctuary Policies Release Criminal Illegal Aliens From Jails Back onto Minneapolis Streets to Terrorize More Innocent Americans” dated January 14, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ. [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 03:19 PM
• An article from Fox News titled “Prosecutors seeking death penalty for deported illegal alien indicted in murder of sister-in-law” dated July 10, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ. [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 03:19 PM
• An article from the Washington Examiner titled “Sanctuary cities are sanctuaries for criminals” dated January 30, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ. [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 03:19 PM
• An article from The Heritage Foundation titled “Sanctuary Cities Pose an Unacceptable Risk to Public Safety” dated February 14, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ. [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 03:19 PM
• An article from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security titled “Sanctuary New York Released Nearly 7,000 Criminal Aliens Including Murderers, Terrorists, and Sexual Predators” dated May 13, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ. [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 03:19 PM
• An article from AP News titled “Trump administration says driver in Florida crash was in US illegally, faults California policy” dated August 18, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ. [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 03:19 PM
• An article from Fox Business titled “Trump admin orders 270 trucking schools to shutter in crackdown on licensing of illiterate, illegal immigrant drivers” dated August 31, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ. [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 03:19 PM
• An article from the Center for Immigration Studies titled “Which Sanctuary Jurisdictions Have Released the Most Criminals” dated April 9, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ. [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 03:19 PM
• An article from Springfield News Sun titled “‘Beloved’ Haitian pastor detained by ICE in Springfield” dated August 21, 2026, submitted for the Record by Ms. Jayapal of WA. [PDF] Added 09/03/2026 at 10:52 AM
• An article from ABC News titled “Wife of active-duty Army sergeant deported amid Trump’s immigration campaign” dated August 24, 2026, submitted for the Record by Ms. Jayapal of WA. [PDF] Added 09/03/2026 at 10:52 AM
• An article from AP News titled “AP Exclusive: Trump’s immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents” dated August 5, 2026, submitted for the Record by Ms. Jayapal of WA. [PDF] Added 09/03/2026 at 10:52 AM
• An article from the Cato Institute titled “ICE Has Diverted Over 25,000 Officers from Their Jobs” dated September 3, 2025, submitted for the Record by Ms. Jayapal of WA. [PDF] Added 09/03/2026 at 10:52 AM
• An article from the Washington Post titled “College student steps into traffic, is killed after losing immigration status” dated September 1, 2026, submitted for the Record by Ms. Jayapal of WA. [PDF] Added 09/03/2026 at 10:52 AM
• An article from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General titled “ICE Homeland Security Investigations Hindered in Countering Fentanyl Entering the United States” dated August 20, 2026, submitted for the Record by Ms. Jayapal of WA. [PDF] Added 09/03/2026 at 10:52 AM
• An article from KXAN Austin titled “Father of 5-year-old detained by ICE plans voluntary deportation, attorney says” dated August 24, 2026, submitted for the Record by Ms. Jayapal of WA. [PDF] Added 09/03/2026 at 10:52 AM
• An article from NBC News titled “Father of sailor aboard the beleaguered USS Abraham Lincoln detained by immigration authorities, family says” dated August 23, 2026, submitted for the Record by Ms. Jayapal of WA. [PDF] Added 09/03/2026 at 10:52 AM
• An article from Newsweek titled “ICE Arrest Mom, Daughter at Hospital After Vehicle Smashes Into Their Car” dated August 24, 2026, submitted for the Record by Ms. Jayapal of WA. [PDF] Added 09/03/2026 at 10:52 AM
• An article from NOTUS titled “Judge to Baby: File an Asylum Application” dated August 21, 2026, submitted for the Record by Ms. Jayapal of WA. [PDF] Added 09/03/2026 at 10:52 AM
• An article from The Texas Tribune titled “Federal government allows return of U.S. citizen deported after traffic stop in Central Texas” dated August 30, 2026, submitted for the Record by Ms. Jayapal of WA. [PDF] Added 09/03/2026 at 10:52 AM
• An article from The Washington Examiner titled “How ICE is arresting soaring numbers of immigrants with no criminal record” dated August 28, 2026, submitted for the Record by Ms. Jayapal of WA. [PDF] Added 09/03/2026 at 10:52 AM
• An article from Yahoo News titled “Amazon Workers on Food Stamps Nearly Tripled, While Company Spends $200 Billion on AI” dated July 23, 2026, submitted for the Record by Ms. Jayapal of WA. [PDF] Added 09/03/2026 at 10:52 AM

First Published: August 25, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Last Updated: September 3, 2026 at 10:53 AM