WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison from a Feb. 12, 2026, oversight hearing on federal immigration enforcement: * * * Chairman Paul, Ranking Member Peters, members of the committee, thank you for the chance to speak with you today. I am Keith Ellison, Attorney General of Minnesota. No official in Minnesota opposes legitimate immigration enforcement. I am here, however,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued the following written testimony by Minnesota Department of Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell from a Feb. 12, 2026, oversight hearing on federal immigration enforcement: * * * Chairman Paul, Ranking Member Peters, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Paul Schnell, and I serve as the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC). I  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following opening statement, from a Feb. 12, 2026, hearing on the oversight of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for convening today's hearing. In communities all across the country, Americans have seen on video, with their own eyes, as law enforcement officers from   more