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A House hearing on immigration policy devolved into a chaotic shouting match Tuesday, illustrating the tension over an issue that has defined the Trump era.<\/p>\n

Republican Rep. Mike Lawler and Democrat Jamie Raskin erupted at each other during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing<\/a> on the “sanctuary” policies in some jurisdictions that limit cooperation between local law enforcement and immigration authorities.<\/p>\n

Lawler drew the ire of Raskin as he introduced as a witness the mother of Sheridan Gorman, an 18-year-old college student from his home state who was killed in March in Chicago \u2014 allegedly by a Venezuelan with no legal status in the U.S. <\/p>\n

The New York lawmaker accused Democratic lawmakers of having more sympathy for Renee Good and Alex Pretti, U.S. citizens who were shot to death by immigration agents in Minneapolis, than people like Gorman and Laken Riley, who was killed in Georgia in 2024 by a Venezuelan without legal status.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile some of my colleagues may not want to hear the truth, the same outrage you feel about Renee Good and Alex Pretti, you should feel about Sheridan Gorman and Laken Riley and every angel family in this country,\u201d Lawler said.<\/p>\n

That drew an outburst from Raskin: <\/p>\n

\u201cI do feel that outrage,\u201d Raskin said, prompting Lawler to shout back, \u201cYou do not!\u201d<\/p>\n

The Maryland lawmaker then challenged Lawler: \u201cDo you feel the outrage for Alex Pretti and Renee Good?\u201d<\/p>\n

Then came the chaos: Democrat Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the ranking member of the committee, told Lawler he was reading a statement, not an introduction, then called on Republican Rep. Tom McClintock, the chair, to suspend Lawler\u2019s comments. <\/p>\n

Still, Lawler and Raskin continued to yell at each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don’t belong in this committee. You should get the hell out of here!\u201d Raskin told Lawler. \u201cYou don’t understand the rules of the committee. You don’t understand the Constitution. You’re full of it!\u201d<\/p>\n

Lawler responded by yelling that Raskin should be \u201cashamed\u201d of himself for not opposing sanctuary city policies.<\/p>\n

Neither Raskin nor Lawler\u2019s office immediately responded to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks to Mr. Lawler’s outrageous outburst, we will not allow this to happen again,\u201d Jayapal said following the verbal altercation. \u201cThis was an agreement between the chair and the ranking member. And unfortunately, you’re not able to control your members.\u201d<\/p>\n

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this report misspelled Renee Good’s name.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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