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‘Going to Hell’: Democrats Press DHS Officials on Immigration Action 

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11.02.2026

Democrats aired their grievances against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown at a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday, even questioning the salvation of agency leaders.

Questioning grew so contentious that Homeland Security Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., slammed his gavel to remind his colleagues of House “decorum” standards.

Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., was questioning Todd Lyons, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, on his salvation.

“Mr. Lyons, do you consider yourself a religious man?” McIver asked.

“Yes, ma’am,” Lyons responded.

“Oh yes, well, how do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?”

“I’m not going to entertain that question,” Lyons answered.

“Of course not,” McIver shot back. “Do you think you’re going to hell, Mr. Lyons?”

Garbarino quickly interjected, reminding McIver and all members of “standards of decorum and debate.”

?Rep. McIver: “Mr. Lyons, do you consider yourself a religious man?”
 
Director Lyons: “Yes, ma'am.”
 
McIver: “Oh yes, well how do you think judgement day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?”
 
Lyons: “I'm not going to entertain that question.”
 
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The exchange took place during the over three-hour-long hearing titled “Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security: ICE, CBP, and USCIS.” It was one of........

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