Washington, Feb. 11 -- Congressman Michael McCaul issued the following press release:
Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) - chairman emeritus and current vice chair of the House Committee on HomelandSecurity - questioned Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons at a committee hearing, entitled "Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security: ICE, CBP, and USCIS."
Full Exchange:
McCaul: A decade ago, when I chaired this committee, Mr. Thompson and I passed a bill to authorize ICE into law. It was a bipartisan effort. It passed the House overwhelmingly - both Republican and Democrat.
A decade later, here we are. The [Democrats] have called to abolish ICE; now they're trying to shut it down. So what has happened in that ten years?
Let's go back ...