Examining Threats to ICE Operations

To address the issues raised by the committee, I have structured my written testimony to first, explain the source of the immigration power; second, to delineate the inspection and admission process for aliens coming to the United States; third, to discuss the role of detention in immigration enforcement; fourth, to explain the Biden administration’s border policies and their impact on migrant releases; fifth, to describe immigration enforcement under the second Trump administration; and sixth, to analyze so-called “sanctuary” policies and their impacts.