Chairman Jordan Subpoenas DHS for ICE Data, Documents, and Communications

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) data, documents, and communications.

As a part of oversight efforts of the unprecedented illegal immigration crisis along the southwest border, the Committee conducted transcribed interviews with several ICE officials. During these transcribed interviews, the ICE witnesses were unable to answer certain questions related to the Biden Administration's immigration policies. On November 2, 2023, the Committee requested that the Department provide the information that the ICE witnesses could not provide during their transcribed interviews.

For months, the Committee has in good faith attempted to work with DHS to prioritize its requests. However, in the more than four months since the Committee's initial request, DHS has failed to fully comply with requests. The information the Committee has requested is necessary to inform potential legislative reforms and to understand DHS's current application of the immigration laws.
 
Read the full letter subpoena cover letter to Secretary Mayorkas here.

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