Watch Live: DHS and ICE Officials Testify Before Congress

February 10, 2026
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Right now, as DHS and ICE officials testify live before the House Committee on Homeland Security, gun owners and 2A advocates have every reason to tune in—this isn't just bureaucratic theater; it's a frontline skirmish in the escalating war over border security and the tools needed to fight it. Picture this: cartel enforcers smuggling fentanyl, human traffickers, and violent gangs pouring across our southern border, armed to the teeth with military-grade hardware that makes AR-15s look like toys. DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and his ICE brass are under the microscope, grilled on everything from operational failures to the optics of gunwalking scandals redux. But peel back the layers, and you'll see the unspoken 2A angle: these agencies are begging for more resources, including firepower, while anti-gun zealots in Congress eye the testimony as a Trojan horse to demonize civilian ownership. Context matters here, and it's damning. Remember Operation Fast and Furious under Obama, where ATF funneled guns to Mexican cartels, only for them to boomerang back and kill Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry? Fast-forward to Biden's border crisis—over 10 million encounters since 2021, per CBP data, with firearms seizures spiking 500% in some sectors. ICE reports seizing thousands of illegal guns annually, many smuggled from Democrat-run cities like Chicago and Atlanta via ATF's failed tracing efforts. Yet, instead of admitting that soft-on-crime policies and gun control theater disarm law enforcement while empowering criminals, expect deflection toward assault weapons bans. This hearing exposes the hypocrisy: DHS wants suppressors, SBRs, and full-auto for agents (rightly so), but their political overlords push red-flag laws and mag bans for you and me. For the 2A community, the implications are crystal clear—victory lies in flipping the script. Hammer home that an armed populace is the ultimate border militia, echoing the Founders' vision in Federalist 46. If cartels outgun feds, imagine what they do to ranchers in Texas or Arizona. Demand Congress fund ICE with real teeth, not virtue-signaling regs, and tie it to pro-2A reforms like national reciprocity for LEOs and civilians alike. Watch live, live-tweet your take, and let's turn this testimony into momentum: secure borders demand secure rights. Stay vigilant, patriots—your Second Amendment is the first line of defense.

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Right now, as DHS and ICE officials testify live before the House Committee on Homeland Security, gun owners and 2A advocates have every reason to tune in—this isn’t just bureaucratic theater; it’s a frontline skirmish in the escalating war over border security and the tools needed to fight it. Picture this: cartel enforcers smuggling fentanyl, human traffickers, and violent gangs pouring across our southern border, armed to the teeth with military-grade hardware that makes AR-15s look like toys. DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and his ICE brass are under the microscope, grilled on everything from operational failures to the optics of gunwalking scandals redux. But peel back the layers, and you’ll see the unspoken 2A angle: these agencies are begging for more resources, including firepower, while anti-gun zealots in Congress eye the testimony as a Trojan horse to demonize civilian ownership.

Context matters here, and it’s damning. Remember Operation Fast and Furious under Obama, where ATF funneled guns to Mexican cartels, only for them to boomerang back and kill Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry? Fast-forward to Biden’s border crisis—over 10 million encounters since 2021, per CBP data, with firearms seizures spiking 500% in some sectors. ICE reports seizing thousands of illegal guns annually, many smuggled from Democrat-run cities like Chicago and Atlanta via ATF’s failed tracing efforts. Yet, instead of admitting that soft-on-crime policies and gun control theater disarm law enforcement while empowering criminals, expect deflection toward assault weapons bans. This hearing exposes the hypocrisy: DHS wants suppressors, SBRs, and full-auto for agents (rightly so), but their political overlords push red-flag laws and mag bans for you and me.

For the 2A community, the implications are crystal clear—victory lies in flipping the script. Hammer home that an armed populace is the ultimate border militia, echoing the Founders’ vision in Federalist 46. If cartels outgun feds, imagine what they do to ranchers in Texas or Arizona. Demand Congress fund ICE with real teeth, not virtue-signaling regs, and tie it to pro-2A reforms like national reciprocity for LEOs and civilians alike. Watch live, live-tweet your take, and let’s turn this testimony into momentum: secure borders demand secure rights. Stay vigilant, patriots—your Second Amendment is the first line of defense.

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