House member urges oversight after witness says ICE agents broke into home with children present

A member of the House of Representatives opened a hearing by alleging that the Trump administration and the Department of Homeland Security have allowed ICE and other federal agents to carry out warrantless entries that violate the Constitution and endanger civilians. The lawmaker cited a May 2025 ICE memo and a federal judge's findings and urged independent oversight and personnel consequences for DHS leadership.

"If the government... can smash down your door while your children are sleeping without a warrant signed by a judge, you do not have a small or limited government," the lawmaker said, arguing that the administration's tactics amount to abuses of civil liberties and that DHS "believes it is above the law." The speaker said Judge Patrick Schultz had identified "at least 96 court orders that ICE violated across 74 cases" and described a reduction in training that left officers unaware of constitutional limits.

The lawmaker said the committee should pursue reforms including a return to targeted, warrant-based enforcement; an end to masked officers conducting entries; protections for sensitive locations; formal use-of-force standards; required body cameras for agents; and humanitarian treatment for people in DHS custody. The speaker also said Secretary Noem should resign, be fired, or be impeached.

In follow-up questioning, the lawmaker asked a witness identified in the transcript as Ms. Gibson whether federal agents knew children were in her home. Ms. Gibson replied that they did and described the effect on her family: "My daughter is terrified of everything. Every little knock on the door, she'll scream, 'Mommy, mommy...'", and said her daughter "is in therapy." Ms. Gibson said the family was traumatized and that, in her view, officers could have taken the individual into custody during a scheduled check-in instead of forcing entry and frightening the children.

The testimony and the opening statement together framed the hearing as an examination of both legal compliance and the human impact of federal enforcement tactics. The lawmaker concluded the line of questioning by thanking Ms. Gibson and yielding back time; the hearing proceeded with another member identified as Senator Corte.