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January 6 Hiring Controversy

The controversy surrounding the hiring of January 6 defendants by ICE and other DHS components, and the investigation by House Democrats.

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Jan 17, 2026

Have any January 6 defendants been hired by US government agencies since 2021?

Public reporting shows that some people connected to January 6 have been brought into federal roles since 2021—most prominently at the Department of Justice—while congressional Democrats are actively ...

Jan 15, 2026

What evidence has Congress obtained about hires at ICE with ties to January 6 participants or extremist groups?

Congressional Democrats, led by Rep. Jamie Raskin, have demanded documents and personnel records from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to determine whether...