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Ed Case: “The central issue today is ICE reform.”

Featuring: Ed Case, Democratic | U.S. House Hawaii, 1st Congressional District

@RepEdCase Appropriations-Homeland Security 2-11-26 focusing on ICE reform.

Published February 12, 2026 | Video Starts at 00:02

Mr. Chair, The central issue today is ICE reform. and this hearing is nothing more than an attempt to avoid, conceal, deny and gaslight that issue. The central issue today is ICE reform. (00:02–00:06)

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Asserts that the primary focus of the hearing should be on reforming ICE.

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