Overview
- Mayor Karen Bass and Rep. Robert Garcia announced a broad House Oversight investigation and said the first field hearing will be held in Los Angeles, with no date set and planning described as contingent on the federal shutdown ending.
- Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations is coordinating a parallel inquiry, with lawmakers seeking DHS records on citizen detentions, detention lengths, and training and use-of-force policies.
- ProPublica reported at least 170 U.S. citizens were detained during enforcement actions, while local advocates say car washes have been a focus and count more than 250 workers taken into custody since summer.
- DHS rejects allegations of unlawful conduct and racial profiling, with a spokesperson saying enforcement targets people in the country illegally and reporting roughly 7,000 arrests in the Los Angeles area since June.
- Democrats plan to launch a public ICE activity tracker in the coming weeks to collect verified reports and testimony, while acknowledging they lack subpoena power in the House minority.