Ximena Bustillo

Abrego Garcia denies the allegations.

The Trump administration has considered deporting him to various African countries to which he has no ties, but has not taken the steps to do so.

Jimena Bustillo, NPR News, Washington.

We were like, we don't believe this.

Like, this is impossible.

The heads of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, and U.S.

Citizenship and Immigration Services also testified before the House Homeland Security Committee this week.

Democrats on the Senate committee have laid out a list of demands in exchange for funding their agencies.

That includes mandating the use of body cameras and judicial warrants, banning the use of masks, and putting a stop to arrests in hospitals, schools, and churches.

Republicans have scattered support for proposals such as body camera use, but the parties remain deeply divided on most other potential changes.

Ximena Bustillo, NPR News, Washington.

Officials from the three immigration agencies were on tap.

All wanted to talk about how they were implementing President Trump's agenda.

So that's reducing the number of people crossing at the southern border, increasing arrests and deportations.

and bringing more scrutiny to legal immigration.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Todd Lyons faced most of the questions, even though his agency is not the only one conducting immigration law enforcement.

Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joseph Edlow faced the fewest questions, even though his agency has leaned into policing tactics and reviewing the status of more immigrants.

Yeah, Republicans asked about body camera availability.

And Lyons said that ICE only has 3,000 cameras for 13,000 officers.

And Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott noted that only half of 20,000 CBP officers have body cameras and not enough people to fully implement them.