In Competing Hearings, Democrats and Republicans Seek to Shape Immigration Narrative

Three competing hearings in Washington examine illegal immigration. Trafficking, fentanyl, and the economic impact of mass immigration come into focus.

Hundreds of illegal immigrants line up outside of the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York City on June 6, 2023. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images

On-screen, a clip from the movie “Sound of Freedom” shows Department of Homeland Security special agent Tim Ballard, played by Jim Caviezel, rescuing a scared little boy from a trafficker at the border.

As the scene ends, the real Tim Ballard speaks: “This scene depicts a moment from my real life I'll never forget.”