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July 27, 2021
Duckworth Joins Warnock in Calling on Congress to Reimburse National Guard & U.S. Capitol Police after January 6th Insurrection, Improve Efforts to Protect Afghan Interpreters who Helped US Troops
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 26, 2021
Letter to Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, Patrick Leahy, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Gillibrand Successfully Pushes For Emergency Funding To Protect Afghan Allies Who Supported U.S. Forces
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 26, 2021
Letter to Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, Patrick Leahy, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Gillibrand Successfully Calls For Emergency Supplemental Funding To Support The National Guard And U.S. Capitol Police
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 23, 2021
Durbin Discusses DACA Program With DHS Secretary Mayorkas
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 22, 2021
Rep. Foster Applauds House Passage of Bill to Honor our Promises and Protect our Afghan Partners
Rep. Bill Foster
July 22, 2021
Schneider Statement on House Passage of Bipartisan Allies Act to Save Translators as Troops Leave Afghanistan
Rep. Brad Schneider
July 21, 2021
Tweet - "55,584 farmworkers call Illinois home and roughly half are undocumented. Today's @JudiciaryDems hearing highlighted the urgency to support #FarmWorkerLegalization. Our food security depends on it."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2021
Tweet - "I introduced the Dream Act 20 years ago. Nothing is ever going to stop me from stepping up and fighting for Dreamers. Not until there is a pathway to citizenship."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2021
Durbin Questions Witnesses At Hearing On Need For Path To Citizenship For Immigrant Farmworkers
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2021
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement At Hearing On Need For Path To Citizenship For Immigrant Farmworkers
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2021
Tweet - "Last Friday, a federal court decision in Texas put the lives of hundreds of thousands of Dreamers at stake. Hopefully this is a wakeup call for Congress--it's time we finally pass a legislative solution with a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 19, 2021
Dream Act
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 18, 2021
Tweet - "POTUS: "It is my fervent hope that through reconciliation or other means, Congress will finally provide security to all Dreamers, who have lived too long in fear.""
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 16, 2021
Tweet - "AG Sessions needlessly prevented immigration judges from closing low-priority cases and the backlog of cases ballooned. This is an important and necessary reversal that will make our immigration court system more efficient."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 16, 2021
Congressman García's Statement on Court Decision on DACA
Rep. Chuy Garcia
July 16, 2021
Durbin Statement On Texas Court DACA Ruling
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 16, 2021
Tweet - "This cruel and misguided act of judicial fiat is the culmination of a longstanding Republican campaign to deport Dreamers. Congress will now act quickly -- with or without the party of Donald Trump -- to allow these Americans to finally become citizens."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 13, 2021
Letter to the Hon. John Cornyn, U.S. Senator, and the Hon. Thom Tillis, U.S. Senator - Durbin Responds To Cornyn, Tillis Letter On Dream Act Proposal
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 13, 2021
Durbin Meets With Mexican Ambassador Esteban Moctezuma
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 9, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Tae Johnson, Acting Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Quigley Again Calls for End to Detention of Trans Migrants
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
July 8, 2021
Foster Introduces Resolution to Allow Dreamers to Serve in Military
Rep. Bill Foster
July 6, 2021
Congressman García's Statement Regarding Budget Reconciliation Negotiations
Rep. Chuy Garcia
July 3, 2021
Congressman García Welcomes Biden Administration's Efforts to Bring Back Deported Veterans, But More Needs to be Done
Rep. Chuy Garcia
July 2, 2021
Duckworth Applauds Biden Admin's New Initiative to Support Noncitizen Servicemembers & Veterans
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 30, 2021
Tweet - "The slow rate of processing DACA applications--both initial requests and renewals--is simply unacceptable. DACA processing delays are harming Dreamers, as well as their families, livelihoods, and security."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 30, 2021
Tweet - "The Biden Administration must work expeditiously to expand processing capacity and eliminate the DACA application backlog."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 30, 2021
Tweet - "The slow rate of processing DACA applications--both initial requests and renewals--is simply unacceptable. DACA processing delays are harming Dreamers, as well as their families, livelihoods, and security."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 30, 2021
Congresswoman Miller Visits the U.S. Southern Border
Rep. Mary Miller
June 25, 2021
Remarks by Vice President Harris, Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas, Chairman Durbin, and Representative Escobar in Press Gaggle
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 25, 2021
Tweet - "It was an honor to join @VP, @SecMayorkas, and @RepEscobar in El Paso today. Too many politicians complain about our broken immigration system, yet refuse to lift a finger. Congress needs to come together on a bipartisan basis to create sensible and humane immigration policies."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 25, 2021
Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Representatives Bera and Ross Leads Members of Congress in Urging Biden Administration to Protect Children of Dreamers from Deportation
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
June 25, 2021
Tweet - "I was last in El Paso two years ago. What I saw that day has haunted me ever since. Simply put, the former President's border policies failed. His cruelty and fear-mongering did not deter families from seeking safe haven and it did not make us safer."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 25, 2021
Durbin Statement On Visit To El Paso, Texas, With Vice President Harris
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2021
Duckworth Introduces Comprehensive Bill Package to Help Protect Servicemembers and Veterans from Deportation
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 23, 2021
Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Reps Lieu And Dingell Lead 21 Member Call To Extend Protected Status For Yemenis In U.S.
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 22, 2021
Duckworth Releases New Report on the State of Deported Veterans
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 16, 2021
Tweet - "I applaud the Attorney General for rescinding these anti-asylum Trump Admin decisions, which undermined more than 40 years of proud U.S. leadership in providing safe haven to refugees and deprived some of the most vulnerable victims of persecution from protection."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 16, 2021
Durbin Meets With Vice President Harris, DACA Recipients, And TPS Holders
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 16, 2021
Tweet - "It was an honor to meet with @VP Harris, DACA recipients and TPS holders in the White House last night. Congress cannot make any more excuses for failing to provide Dreamers and TPS holders a pathway to citizenship. The time is now. #LetThemDream"
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 15, 2021
Tweet - "It has been 9 years since President Obama created the DACA program, and Dreamers still do not have a path to citizenship. There is no excuse for delaying any longer--the Senate must follow the House and pass the American Dream and Promise Act. #LetThemDream"
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 15, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Tracy Renaud, Acting Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - Senator Baldwin Calls to Fix DACA Program, Address Delays
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 15, 2021
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement At American Dream And Promise Act Judiciary Committee Hearing
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 15, 2021
Daca
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 15, 2021
Durbin Questions Witnesses at American Dream and Promise Act Judiciary Committee Hearing
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 12, 2021
Tweet - "Yesterday I visited @LakeViewHS and discussed next week's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Dream & Promise Act passed by the House to provide a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and TPS recipients. The Senate must pass this bill. #HomeIsHere"
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 9, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security and Mr. Tae D. Johnson, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Jayapal Leads Lawmakers in Urging DHS to Not Re-Detain Those Released During Pandemic
Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
June 8, 2021
Coronavirus
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 8, 2021
Tweet - "I'm glad that the Biden Administration is working to reunite families separated by President Trump, but we have a lot of work left to do. Far too many of these children remain adrift in a bureaucratic sea because of Trump's cruel zero-tolerance policy."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 8, 2021
Tweet - "Republicans love to bring up the notion of "catch & release" when it comes to our southern border. But data from a decade+ shows that 83% of non-detained immigrants attended every single one of their court hearings. Catch & release is a GOP fever dream--it's time we put it to bed."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 2, 2021
Durbin Statement On Termination Of Cruel "Remain In Mexico" Policy
Sen. Dick Durbin
Date
Title
Politician
July 27, 2021
Duckworth Joins Warnock in Calling on Congress to Reimburse National Guard & U.S. Capitol Police after January 6th Insurrection, Improve Efforts to Protect Afghan Interpreters who Helped US Troops
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 26, 2021
Letter to Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, Patrick Leahy, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Gillibrand Successfully Pushes For Emergency Funding To Protect Afghan Allies Who Supported U.S. Forces
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 26, 2021
Letter to Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, Patrick Leahy, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Gillibrand Successfully Calls For Emergency Supplemental Funding To Support The National Guard And U.S. Capitol Police
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 23, 2021
Durbin Discusses DACA Program With DHS Secretary Mayorkas
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 22, 2021
Rep. Foster Applauds House Passage of Bill to Honor our Promises and Protect our Afghan Partners
Rep.Bill Foster
July 22, 2021
Schneider Statement on House Passage of Bipartisan Allies Act to Save Translators as Troops Leave Afghanistan
Rep.Brad Schneider
July 21, 2021
Tweet - "55,584 farmworkers call Illinois home and roughly half are undocumented. Today's @JudiciaryDems hearing highlighted the urgency to support #FarmWorkerLegalization. Our food security depends on it."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2021
Tweet - "I introduced the Dream Act 20 years ago. Nothing is ever going to stop me from stepping up and fighting for Dreamers. Not until there is a pathway to citizenship."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2021
Durbin Questions Witnesses At Hearing On Need For Path To Citizenship For Immigrant Farmworkers
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2021
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement At Hearing On Need For Path To Citizenship For Immigrant Farmworkers
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2021
Tweet - "Last Friday, a federal court decision in Texas put the lives of hundreds of thousands of Dreamers at stake. Hopefully this is a wakeup call for Congress--it's time we finally pass a legislative solution with a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 19, 2021
Dream Act
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 18, 2021
Tweet - "POTUS: "It is my fervent hope that through reconciliation or other means, Congress will finally provide security to all Dreamers, who have lived too long in fear.""
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 16, 2021
Tweet - "AG Sessions needlessly prevented immigration judges from closing low-priority cases and the backlog of cases ballooned. This is an important and necessary reversal that will make our immigration court system more efficient."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 16, 2021
Congressman García's Statement on Court Decision on DACA
Rep.Chuy Garcia
July 16, 2021
Durbin Statement On Texas Court DACA Ruling
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 16, 2021
Tweet - "This cruel and misguided act of judicial fiat is the culmination of a longstanding Republican campaign to deport Dreamers. Congress will now act quickly -- with or without the party of Donald Trump -- to allow these Americans to finally become citizens."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 13, 2021
Letter to the Hon. John Cornyn, U.S. Senator, and the Hon. Thom Tillis, U.S. Senator - Durbin Responds To Cornyn, Tillis Letter On Dream Act Proposal
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 13, 2021
Durbin Meets With Mexican Ambassador Esteban Moctezuma
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 9, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Tae Johnson, Acting Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Quigley Again Calls for End to Detention of Trans Migrants
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
July 8, 2021
Foster Introduces Resolution to Allow Dreamers to Serve in Military
Rep.Bill Foster
July 6, 2021
Congressman García's Statement Regarding Budget Reconciliation Negotiations
Rep.Chuy Garcia
July 3, 2021
Congressman García Welcomes Biden Administration's Efforts to Bring Back Deported Veterans, But More Needs to be Done
Rep.Chuy Garcia
July 2, 2021
Duckworth Applauds Biden Admin's New Initiative to Support Noncitizen Servicemembers & Veterans
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 30, 2021
Tweet - "The slow rate of processing DACA applications--both initial requests and renewals--is simply unacceptable. DACA processing delays are harming Dreamers, as well as their families, livelihoods, and security."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 30, 2021
Tweet - "The Biden Administration must work expeditiously to expand processing capacity and eliminate the DACA application backlog."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 30, 2021
Tweet - "The slow rate of processing DACA applications--both initial requests and renewals--is simply unacceptable. DACA processing delays are harming Dreamers, as well as their families, livelihoods, and security."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 30, 2021
Congresswoman Miller Visits the U.S. Southern Border
Rep.Mary Miller
June 25, 2021
Remarks by Vice President Harris, Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas, Chairman Durbin, and Representative Escobar in Press Gaggle
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 25, 2021
Tweet - "It was an honor to join @VP, @SecMayorkas, and @RepEscobar in El Paso today. Too many politicians complain about our broken immigration system, yet refuse to lift a finger. Congress needs to come together on a bipartisan basis to create sensible and humane immigration policies."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 25, 2021
Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Representatives Bera and Ross Leads Members of Congress in Urging Biden Administration to Protect Children of Dreamers from Deportation
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
June 25, 2021
Tweet - "I was last in El Paso two years ago. What I saw that day has haunted me ever since. Simply put, the former President's border policies failed. His cruelty and fear-mongering did not deter families from seeking safe haven and it did not make us safer."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 25, 2021
Durbin Statement On Visit To El Paso, Texas, With Vice President Harris
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2021
Duckworth Introduces Comprehensive Bill Package to Help Protect Servicemembers and Veterans from Deportation
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 23, 2021
Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Reps Lieu And Dingell Lead 21 Member Call To Extend Protected Status For Yemenis In U.S.
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 22, 2021
Duckworth Releases New Report on the State of Deported Veterans
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 16, 2021
Tweet - "I applaud the Attorney General for rescinding these anti-asylum Trump Admin decisions, which undermined more than 40 years of proud U.S. leadership in providing safe haven to refugees and deprived some of the most vulnerable victims of persecution from protection."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 16, 2021
Durbin Meets With Vice President Harris, DACA Recipients, And TPS Holders
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 16, 2021
Tweet - "It was an honor to meet with @VP Harris, DACA recipients and TPS holders in the White House last night. Congress cannot make any more excuses for failing to provide Dreamers and TPS holders a pathway to citizenship. The time is now. #LetThemDream"
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 15, 2021
Tweet - "It has been 9 years since President Obama created the DACA program, and Dreamers still do not have a path to citizenship. There is no excuse for delaying any longer--the Senate must follow the House and pass the American Dream and Promise Act. #LetThemDream"
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 15, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Tracy Renaud, Acting Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - Senator Baldwin Calls to Fix DACA Program, Address Delays
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 15, 2021
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement At American Dream And Promise Act Judiciary Committee Hearing
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 15, 2021
Daca
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 15, 2021
Durbin Questions Witnesses at American Dream and Promise Act Judiciary Committee Hearing
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 12, 2021
Tweet - "Yesterday I visited @LakeViewHS and discussed next week's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Dream & Promise Act passed by the House to provide a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and TPS recipients. The Senate must pass this bill. #HomeIsHere"
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 9, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security and Mr. Tae D. Johnson, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Jayapal Leads Lawmakers in Urging DHS to Not Re-Detain Those Released During Pandemic
Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
June 8, 2021
Coronavirus
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 8, 2021
Tweet - "I'm glad that the Biden Administration is working to reunite families separated by President Trump, but we have a lot of work left to do. Far too many of these children remain adrift in a bureaucratic sea because of Trump's cruel zero-tolerance policy."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 8, 2021
Tweet - "Republicans love to bring up the notion of "catch & release" when it comes to our southern border. But data from a decade+ shows that 83% of non-detained immigrants attended every single one of their court hearings. Catch & release is a GOP fever dream--it's time we put it to bed."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 2, 2021
Durbin Statement On Termination Of Cruel "Remain In Mexico" Policy
Sen.Dick Durbin
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