Overview

• Rep. Stephen Lynch accused ICE agents of conducting Gestapo-style abductions during a House Oversight Committee hearing on sanctuary policies.
• He invoked his father’s World War II service against Nazis to justify calling immigration officers “thugs” in U.S. communities.
• Rep. Elise Stefanik challenged Governor Kathy Hochul over violent offenses by undocumented immigrants while defending New York’s sanctuary directives.
• Department of Homeland Security officials and GOP lawmakers condemned the Nazi analogy as inflammatory and irresponsible.
• The dispute highlights escalating partisan clashes over border security and the future of sanctuary city legislation.