Democratic Representative Mary Gay Scanlon used a contentious congressional hearing on a proposed $70 billion funding increase for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to raise concerns about accountability within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Arguing against the funding package, Scanlon alleged widespread corruption within the department and accused former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and her associates of involvement in misconduct worth billions of dollars. The claims intensified an already heated debate over immigration enforcement, government oversight, and federal spending, as lawmakers sparred over whether ICE should receive a major expansion of resources and authority.