***Livestream***Tomorrow: Blumenthal & Robert Garcia to Receive Public Testimony from Children Brutalized by DHS Agents

At their fourth public forum on DHS abuses, Blumenthal and Garcia will hear from young people, mothers, and a school administrator about how DHS policies hurt children
[WASHINGTON, DC] – OnTuesday, March 24, 2026 at 3 PM ET, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Representative Robert Garcia (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, will hold a bicameral public forum to receive testimony on the how violent tactics, a disregard for laws and constitutional rights, and new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policies have harmed children in America.
The following young Americans will offer testimony about their personal experiences being assaulted or separated from their families by DHS agents:
The following mothers will offer testimony about how DHS agents assaulted them and their children:
The following school administrator will offer testimony about the impact of current DHS policies on schools and schoolchildren:
WHO:U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
U.S. Representative Robert Garcia (D-CA)
Members of the Senate and House of Representatives, including members Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Three young Americans, two mothers, and a school superintendent who witnessed or experienced DHS agents violently assaulting and detaining children
WHEN:Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 3 PM ET
WHERE:G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC
LIVESTREAM:A livestream will beavailable here.
Tuesday’s event is the fourth public forum Blumenthal and Garcia have hosted as part of their ongoing inquiry into the lawless and abusive tactics used by federal immigration agents.
In December, Blumenthal and Garcia received testimony from five U.S. citizens who were assaulted, detained, and denied their constitutional rights by DHS agents.
In early February, the members hosted a forum focused on the violent tactics and disproportionate use of force by DHS agents, featuring three U.S. citizens who were violently assaulted and the brothers of Renee Nicole Macklin Good, a U.S. citizen and resident of Minneapolis, Minnesota who was shot and killed by an Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in January.
In late February, Blumenthal and Garcia hosted their third bicameral forum on constitutional violations and abuses by ICE featuring Ryan Schwank, a whistleblower who spoke publicly for the first time about his experience as an instructor for the incoming “surge” of new ICE recruits, and a U.S. citizen whose home was forcibly entered by ICE agents without a judicial warrant.
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