Dems Try to Remove GOP Witness Criticizing Left’s Attacks on ICE Agents at Hearing
During a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Wednesday, Democrats attempted to remove a witness when he expressed concern over the Left’s increasing violence against federal immigration officials as they attempt to enforce the law.
Wednesday’s hearing examined the role of nongovernmental organizations in exacerbating human trafficking, crimes, and the illegal immigration crisis through their handling of federal funds.
Democrats claimed that Republican efforts to hold pro-illegal immigration organizations accountable equated to an “attack” on religious freedom and that Oversight Project President Mike Howell’s testimony, which condemned escalating violence from the Left against law enforcement officers carrying out federal immigration law, was beyond the purview of the hearing.
Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., led the effort to expel Howell and invalidate his testimony. Thompson complained Howell was going “outside the scope of this hearing.”
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Bennie Thompson attempts to silence @ItsYourGov's @MHowellTweets right after Mike Howell notes Democrats' calling for violence against ICE officers😲@HomelandGOP rightly rules that Howell's testimony is not "outside the scope of the hearing." pic.twitter.com/G68rvgJwB3
— Tyler O'Neil (@Tyler2ONeil) July 16, 2025
Howell, whose work at the independent watchdog group the Oversight Project has exposed the failures of the U.S. immigration system under the Biden presidency, had voiced his concerns about the rising violence against Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents before Thompson attempted to remove him from the hearing. (Read more from “Dems Try to Remove GOP Witness Criticizing Left’s Attacks on ICE Agents at Hearing” HERE)
