Democrat Representative Shri Thanedar blasts top Trump immigration official in fiery hearing, says he 'better hope' for pardon
Feb 11, 2026
Thanedar, a progressive Democrat who immigrated to the United States from India in the 1980s, pressed Scott and Acting US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons during a hearing examining oversight of the Department of Homeland Security and its component agencies- including CBP, ICE, and US Citizenship and Immigration Services.