House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan is expected to announce a hearing on ICE operations. (Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
It's also expected to cover the Trump administration's advancements in cracking down on illegal immigration and threats to national security, Fox News Digital was told.
The hearing will likely be led not by Jordan's full committee, but by the House Judiciary Committee's subcommittee on oversight – a panel that's led by Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey, where the Delaney Hall incident took place.
The planned move is a significant development in the situation led by one of President Donald Trump's closest allies in the House of Representatives.
Republicans have been discussing what, if any, consequences could be in store for the three Democratic lawmakers who protested Trump's immigration policies at the Newark ICE facility late last week.
Security personnel stand in front of Delaney Hall, a recently re-opened immigration detention center, in Newark, New Jersey, on May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
GOP lawmakers and officials have suggested punishments ranging from censure to criminal charges, both of which House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., suggested were a "red line."
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Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., introduced a resolution to strip those Democrats of their committees earlier this week.
The three Democrats said in a joint statement in response to Carter, "As we all know, Members of Congress have a legal right to conduct oversight at any DHS detention facility without prior notice, and that’s exactly what we were doing last week. This week, we’re back in Washington doing exactly what New Jerseyans sent us here to do: delivering for them."
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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