The servicio de control de inmigración y aduanas is drawing renewed political scrutiny in Washington after congressional committees summoned ICE and CBP leaders to testify and the White House withdrew a nomination to lead the agency.
Lawmakers pressed top enforcement officials in oversight hearings earlier in 2026, seeking answers after high‑profile shootings during immigration operations, according to POLITICO’s coverage of the January sessions where acting ICE and CBP chiefs agreed to appear before House and Senate panels.
Political pressure increased this week when the White House withdrew Lance Schroyer’s nomination to head ICE, a move reported by the site covering the development and linked in internal reporting on Sept. 17, 2026.
Advocates and some lawmakers have called for tighter oversight and operational changes at immigration enforcement agencies, citing concerns raised in the congressional sessions and subsequent local protests, POLITICO reported when detailing the hearings that followed the Minneapolis incidents that prompted the reviews.
Members of Congress have floated policy responses that include requiring agents to identify themselves, limiting certain enforcement tactics and imposing notification requirements for large surges in activity, measures discussed publicly during the early 2026 oversight round, POLITICO said.
The nomination withdrawal adds a near‑term personnel consequence: the agency will operate without a Senate‑confirmed director while oversight and funding discussions continue in Congress, per the reporting of the White House action in the internal coverage.
How long scrutiny will translate into legislative change remains uncertain. In January, some lawmakers urged independent investigations and proposed removing DHS funding from a larger appropriations package to press for reforms after the incidents that triggered the hearings, POLITICO reported.
Sources
- POLITICO — coverage of congressional hearings that summoned ICE and CBP leaders and the context of oversight after the Minneapolis incidents.
- ECIKS — reporting that the White House withdrew Lance Schroyer’s nomination to lead ICE on Sept. 17, 2026.
- ECIKS — earlier internal reporting on an HSI agent stationed outside a town hall and related oversight questions.
