Full Committee Hearing

Oversight Hearing

Date: February 12, 2026
Time: 9:00am
Location: Senate Dirksen Building, SD-342

Member Statements

Ranking Member

Gary Peters

(D -
 MI)
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Witnesses

Panel 1

Panel I

THE HONORABLE TOM EMMER

Majority Whip
U.S. House of Representatives

Panel I

THE HONORABLE HARRY NISKA

GOP Floor Leader
State House of Representatives State of Minnesota
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Panel I

THE HONORABLE KEITH ELLISON

Attorney General
State of Minnesota
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Panel I

PAUL SCHNELL

Commissioner
Department of Corrections State of Minnesota
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Panel 2

Panel II

THE HONORABLE JOSEPH B. EDLOW

Director
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Panel II

THE HONORABLE RODNEY S. SCOTT

Commissioner
U.S. Customs and Border Protection U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Panel II

TODD M. LYONS

Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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