Sen. Dick Durbin, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, is demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security about the hiring practices at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
In a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem obtained by NOTUS, Durbin, who has a long history of working on immigration issues, made clear his concerns stem from changes as the agency rapidly expands its workforce to meet President Donald Trump’s ambitious deportation targets.
Durbin raised concerns about ICE’s plan to hire roughly 10,000 new agents, an initiative funded by Republicans’ reconciliation package that passed over the summer, alleging it has led to “unlawful” actions from agents.