Stories / Immigration Enforcement / Event · Aug 3 – Oct 5, 2026
ICE Fatal Shootings Hearing
Fourteen Democratic members of Congress held a hearing and issued multiple letters and bills responding to fatal ICE shootings. Members questioned witnesses, demanded evidence sharing with local law enforcement, and called for removing ICE officers hired during 2025 surge from field duty. Two bills were introduced requiring federal evidence disclosure in DHS use-of-force incidents.
AI summary of the releases below · Oct 7, 2026
How the conversation moved
Democrat Republican · one dot = one action| Action type | Wk ofJul 8 | Wk ofJul 15 | Wk ofJul 22 | Wk ofJul 291 | Wk ofAug 53 | Wk ofAug 126 | Wk ofAug 191 | Wk ofAug 261 | Wk ofSep 2 | Wk ofSep 91 | Wk ofSep 169 | Wk ofSep 23 | Wk ofSep 303 | Total |
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| Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials | 8 | |||||||||||||
| HearingsHeld, testified or questioned | 7 | |||||||||||||
| StatementsResponses to news | 1 | |||||||||||||
| CriticizedA policy, decision or person | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Visits and eventsTours, town halls, site visits | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed | 3 |
Where they stand
No member argued against another in this windowWhat each party did · Democrats 25 · Republicans 0
- 8Sent letters0
- 7Hearings0
- 1Statements0
- 5Criticized0
- 1Visits and events0
- 3Filed or pushed bills0
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Every action
25 actions · 27 releases- Oct 5, 2026
- Letter
Padilla, Booker, Blumenthal urged DHS to remove ICE officers hired during 2025 surge from field duty.
- Bill
Introduced bill requiring federal government to share evidence in DHS use-of-force incidents.
- Letter
- Oct 1, 2026
- Bill
Introduced bill requiring federal government to share evidence with local law enforcement in ICE shootings.
- Bill
- Sep 22, 2026
- Hearing
Questioned families and witnesses at hearing on fatal ICE shootings across the country.
- Hearing
- Letter
- Letter
Joined 100+ members demanding ICE release shooting victim for medical care and halt deportation.
- Criticism
Criticized ICE for forcing shot asylum seeker back to detention instead of hospital care.
- Hearing
- Sep 20, 2026
- Criticism
Condemned ICE's mistaken detention and injury of a U.S. citizen in Evanston.
- Criticism
- Letter
- Criticism
- Sep 18, 2026
- Hearing
Held bicameral hearing on fatal shootings by ICE agents during Trump administration.
- Hearing
- Sep 10, 2026
- Visit
- Sep 1, 2026
- Criticism
- Aug 19, 2026
- Letter
- Aug 17, 2026
- Hearing
- Hearing
- Hearing
- Aug 14, 2026
- Letter
Demanded Texas governor extradite ICE agent charged in Minneapolis shooting of immigrant.
- Statement
- Letter
- Aug 12, 2026
- Hearing
- Aug 11, 2026
- Bill
Introduced bill to freeze ICE hiring and establish federal law enforcement standards.
- Letter
Sent letter to DOJ demanding rescission of policy preventing FBI investigation of ICE agent violence.
- Bill
- Aug 5, 2026
- Criticism
- Aug 3, 2026
- Letter
Demanded a Senate hearing on ICE's fatal shootings of civilians during immigration enforcement operations.
- Letter
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