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The top leadership of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) defended their agencies' enforcement tactics during a high-stakes hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. The officials appeared to address growing public and legislative scrutiny regarding whether the aggressive methods utilized by agents during recent arrests and deportations violate constitutional protections. This testimony comes as part of a broader congressional effort to investigate the proportionality and legality of federal immigration enforcement under current executive directives. During the proceedings, lawmakers pressed the agency heads on specific reports of civil rights violations, questioning the ethical boundaries of surveillance and the physical conduct of officers in the field. Representative concern focused on the potential for 'overreach,' with some committee members suggesting that the tactics employed to identify and detain undocumented individuals may overstep the Fourth Amendment’s protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. In response, the officials maintained that their personnel operate within established legal frameworks and that rigorous enforcement is essential to maintaining national security and border integrity. Beyond the legality of individual arrests, the hearing highlighted the deepening ideological divide within the federal government regarding immigration policy. While agency leaders emphasized the difficulties of managing volatile border situations and the necessity of deterring illegal entry, critics pointed to a growing public backlash fueled by viral videos and advocacy reports of aggressive enforcement actions. The testimony serves as a critical juncture for the administration as it attempts to balance rigorous law enforcement demands with mounting calls for humanitarian reform and increased transparency in how immigration laws are executed on the ground.