House Homeland Security Panel Advances Controversial Budget Targeting Migrants

A GOP-led budget sailed through committee over Democratic warnings of unconstitutional deportations, offshore detention, and mass surveillance.

WASHINGTON — A contentious House Homeland Security Committee hearing laid bare stark partisan divisions Tuesday as Republicans pushed forward a budget proposal while Democrats slammed the Trump administration’s record on due process, financial misconduct, and the impact of its immigration policies on Americans and noncitizens alike.

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The nearly empty hearing room—just eight reporters at 16 press desks and 11 staffers scattered across a 32-seat chamber—belied the intensity of the debate inside.

Republicans, led by Chair Mark Green, R-Tenn., pressed ahead with their proposal, largely unmoved by a flurry of Democratic amendments. Green, often seen scrolling on his phone, announced that DHS secretary Kristi Noem would testify on May 14. Meanwhile, Democrats unleashed a series of blistering critiques of the Trump administration’s immigration agenda, calling out human rights violations, the defunding of FEMA, and the broader “weaponization of immigration.”

Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) was among the most vocal critics, condemning the administration’s “failure to protect due process” and its spending on “authoritarian propaganda.” She accused President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio of “weaponizing immigration” and vowed, “There’s no way in hell I’m giving this administration one more dollar.”