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June 16, 2021 At Judiciary Committee Hearing, Klobuchar Emphasizes Strong Support for Dreamers and Reforms to our Immigration System Sen. Amy Klobuchar
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. Tina Smith, ...
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. Ilhan Omar, ...
June 1, 2021 Rep. Omar Reintroduces the Neighbors Not Enemies Act Rep. Ilhan Omar
May 27, 2021 Letter to Hon. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States, Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Cardin, Van Hollen, Velázquez Lead Colleagues in Calling on President Biden to Review Countries for Temporary Protected Status Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
May 27, 2021 Klobuchar Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Access to Health Care in Medically Underserved Areas Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
May 27, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security and the Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Rep. Omar Leads Letter Calling for Extension and Redesignation of TPS for Somali-Americans Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
May 26, 2021 Letter to The Hon. Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Processing the Backlog of the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) Program Rep. Betty McCollum, ...
May 25, 2021 Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, US Attorney General - Feinstein, Durbin, Padilla, Judiciary Democrats Press DOJ to Support Immigration Judges Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
April 27, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Feinstein, Durbin, Colleagues Urge President Biden to Issue Updated Presidential Determination With an Increased Refugee Admissions Target Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
April 22, 2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the US - Omar, Castro, Torres, Velázquez, and Congressional Leaders Ask President Biden To Address Climate Refugees Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
April 21, 2021 House Passes NO BAN Act to Prevent Future Muslim Bans Rep. Ilhan Omar
April 21, 2021 House Passes NO BAN Act to Prevent Future Muslim Bans Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
April 19, 2021 Klobuchar, Graham Highlight Need for Biden Administration to Help Resettle Yazidi Survivors of ISIS Violence Sen. Amy Klobuchar
April 16, 2021 Letter to President Joe Biden - Reps Omar, Jayapal, Schakowsky Lead Letter to President Biden to Increase the Refugee Admissions Target Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
April 15, 2021 Letter to Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security; Hon. Tac Johnson, Acting Director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Hon. Troy Miller, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner of the US Customs and Border Protection; Hon. David Ferriero, Archivist of the US - Reps. Tlaib & Johnson Lead Colleagues in Demanding Critical Immigration Abuse, Misconduct Records be Preserved Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
April 13, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Congressman Lowenthal Leads Bicameral Coalition Urging Administration To Uphold 2008 Agreement Barring Deportation Of Pre-1995 Vietnamese Refugees Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
April 13, 2021 Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services; Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security; Cindy Huang, Director of Office of Refugee Resettlement; and Troy Miller, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection - Jayapal Leads Lawmakers in Urging Biden Admin to Continue Strengthening Protections of Unaccompanied Children Rep. Betty McCollum, ...
April 13, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Senators Markey, Warren, Padilla, Whitehouse, Reed, Smith, Booker, and Hirono Call for End of Prison-To-Deportation Pipeline Sen. Tina Smith, ...
April 7, 2021 Rep. Omar Statement on Biden Refugee and Border Wall Promise Rep. Ilhan Omar
March 22, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Liz Richter, Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Markey, Colleagues Urge Administration to Ensure Undocumented Immigrants Can Receive Covid-19 Care Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
March 19, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Hon. Elizabeth Richter, Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Sánchez, Cárdenas, Bennet Lead 47 Colleagues in Urging Administration to Ensure Undocumented Immigrants Can Receive COVID-19 Care Rep. Betty McCollum, ...
March 19, 2021 Stauber Votes Against Legislation that will Exacerbate Crisis at the Border Rep. Pete Stauber
March 18, 2021 American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 Rep. Pete Stauber
March 17, 2021 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021 Rep. Michelle Fischbach
March 16, 2021 Providing for Consideration of H.R. Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of Providing for Consideration of H.R. American Dream and Promise Act of Providing for Consideration of H.R. Farm Workforce Modernization Act of Providing for Consideration of H.R. Preventing Paygo Sequestration; Providing for Consideration of H.J. Res. Removing the Deadline for the Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment; and for Other Purposes Rep. Michelle Fischbach
March 15, 2021 Rep. Omar Leads Letter Urging Executive Action on ICE Detention Rep. Ilhan Omar
Feb. 26, 2021 Chairman Nadler, Rep. Chu Reintroduce NO BAN Act to Prevent Future Muslim Bans Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
Feb. 25, 2021 Rep. Chu Reintroduces NO BAN Act to Prevent Future Muslim Bans Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
Feb. 18, 2021 Menendez, Sanchez Introduce Bicameral US Citizenship Act of 2021 to Overhaul American Immigration System Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
Feb. 17, 2021 Klobuchar Introduces Legislation to Protect Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Feb. 12, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Schakowsky, Espaillat, Quigley Lead Letter Asking DHS to End Program that Entangles Local Law Enforcement with Immigration Enforcement Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
Feb. 4, 2021 Rep. Omar's Statement on President Biden Raising Refugee Cap Rep. Ilhan Omar
Jan. 29, 2021 Letter to Hon. David Pekoske, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security; and Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Lucas, Crawford, Cuellar Lead Letter Urging Biden Administration to Prioritize Agriculture Supply Chain Rep. Michelle Fischbach, ...
Nov. 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Dept. of Homeland Security, the Hon. Christopher Wray, Dir. of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Hon. Tony Pham, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Dir. of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Eric Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General of the Dept. of Justice - Menendez, Booker Join Colleagues in Demanding Trump Admin. Halt Deportations of Victims of Medical Malpractice by ICE Doctor Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
Nov. 12, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues On Letter To McConnell To Support TPS Holders Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
Oct. 23, 2020 Letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, H.E. Michelle Bachelet - Pressley, Tlaib, Ocasio-Cortez, Omar Lead Call for International Investigation Into Alleged DHS Human Rights Abuses Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
Oct. 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of the Dept. of State, the Hon. Chad Wolf, Under Secretary of the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans, and the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Senate Democrats Denounce Trump Administration's Historically Low Refugee Resettlement Goal and Push for Increased Admissions Sen. Tina Smith, ...
Oct. 13, 2020 Letter to Tony H. Pham, Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Reps. Omar, Richmond, Castro Lead Letter to Condemn the Treatment of Cameroonian Migrants and Asylum Seekers in ICE Detention Rep. Ilhan Omar
Sept. 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security - Brown, Colleagues Urge DHS Inspector General to Investigate Alleged Forced Hysterectomies at ICE Facility Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
Sept. 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Dept. of Homeland Security - 173 Members of Congress Urge DHS Inspector General to Open Investigation Into Whistleblower Allegations Regarding High Rates of Hysterectomies Being Performed on Immigrant Women Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
Aug. 31, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Cameron Quinn, Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties - Reps. Tlaib, Omar, Carson Lead Letter Calling for Investigation into ICE Feeding Pork to Muslim Detainees Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
Aug. 21, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Durbin, Whitehouse, Hirono Lead Call For GAO Investigation Of Trump Politicization And Mismanagement Of Immigration Courts As COVID-19 Crisis Rages Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
Aug. 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Nadler, Tlaib, Lofgren Lead 80 Members of Congress in Urging Temporary Protections for Lebanese Nationals in Light of Beirut Blast Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
Aug. 7, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Meng Seeks Coronavirus Assistance Funds for Immigrants Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
Aug. 6, 2020 Letter to Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Rosen, Harris Lead Letter Calling on CBP to Fully Adhere to the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, Protect Unaccompanied Children at the Southern Border Sen. Tina Smith, ...
July 31, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Durbin, Hirono, Colleagues To McConnell: Immigrants Are Essential & Deserve Support In COVID-19 Relief Legislation Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
July 28, 2020 Klobuchar Statement on Administration's Decision to Reject New DACA Applications Sen. Amy Klobuchar
July 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Feinstein, Menendez, Durbin, Schumer, Colleagues Call on Trump to Grant TPS for Venezuelans Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ...
July 22, 2020 Rep. Omar's Statement on the Passage of the NO BAN Act to Repeal All Versions of the Muslim Travel Ban Rep. Ilhan Omar
Date Title Politician
June 16, 2021 At Judiciary Committee Hearing, Klobuchar Emphasizes Strong Support for Dreamers and Reforms to our Immigration System Sen.Amy Klobuchar
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.Tina Smith, ...
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.Ilhan Omar, ...
June 1, 2021 Rep. Omar Reintroduces the Neighbors Not Enemies Act Rep.Ilhan Omar
May 27, 2021 Letter to Hon. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States, Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Cardin, Van Hollen, Velázquez Lead Colleagues in Calling on President Biden to Review Countries for Temporary Protected Status Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
May 27, 2021 Klobuchar Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Access to Health Care in Medically Underserved Areas Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
May 27, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security and the Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Rep. Omar Leads Letter Calling for Extension and Redesignation of TPS for Somali-Americans Rep.Ilhan Omar, ...
May 26, 2021 Letter to The Hon. Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Processing the Backlog of the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) Program Rep.Betty McCollum, ...
May 25, 2021 Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, US Attorney General - Feinstein, Durbin, Padilla, Judiciary Democrats Press DOJ to Support Immigration Judges Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
April 27, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Feinstein, Durbin, Colleagues Urge President Biden to Issue Updated Presidential Determination With an Increased Refugee Admissions Target Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
April 22, 2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the US - Omar, Castro, Torres, Velázquez, and Congressional Leaders Ask President Biden To Address Climate Refugees Rep.Ilhan Omar, ...
April 21, 2021 House Passes NO BAN Act to Prevent Future Muslim Bans Rep.Ilhan Omar
April 21, 2021 House Passes NO BAN Act to Prevent Future Muslim Bans Rep.Ilhan Omar, ...
April 19, 2021 Klobuchar, Graham Highlight Need for Biden Administration to Help Resettle Yazidi Survivors of ISIS Violence Sen.Amy Klobuchar
April 16, 2021 Letter to President Joe Biden - Reps Omar, Jayapal, Schakowsky Lead Letter to President Biden to Increase the Refugee Admissions Target Rep.Ilhan Omar, ...
April 15, 2021 Letter to Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security; Hon. Tac Johnson, Acting Director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Hon. Troy Miller, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner of the US Customs and Border Protection; Hon. David Ferriero, Archivist of the US - Reps. Tlaib & Johnson Lead Colleagues in Demanding Critical Immigration Abuse, Misconduct Records be Preserved Rep.Ilhan Omar, ...
April 13, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Congressman Lowenthal Leads Bicameral Coalition Urging Administration To Uphold 2008 Agreement Barring Deportation Of Pre-1995 Vietnamese Refugees Rep.Ilhan Omar, ...
April 13, 2021 Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services; Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security; Cindy Huang, Director of Office of Refugee Resettlement; and Troy Miller, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection - Jayapal Leads Lawmakers in Urging Biden Admin to Continue Strengthening Protections of Unaccompanied Children Rep.Betty McCollum, ...
April 13, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Senators Markey, Warren, Padilla, Whitehouse, Reed, Smith, Booker, and Hirono Call for End of Prison-To-Deportation Pipeline Sen.Tina Smith, ...
April 7, 2021 Rep. Omar Statement on Biden Refugee and Border Wall Promise Rep.Ilhan Omar
March 22, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Liz Richter, Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Markey, Colleagues Urge Administration to Ensure Undocumented Immigrants Can Receive Covid-19 Care Rep.Ilhan Omar, ...
March 19, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Hon. Elizabeth Richter, Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Sánchez, Cárdenas, Bennet Lead 47 Colleagues in Urging Administration to Ensure Undocumented Immigrants Can Receive COVID-19 Care Rep.Betty McCollum, ...
March 19, 2021 Stauber Votes Against Legislation that will Exacerbate Crisis at the Border Rep.Pete Stauber
March 18, 2021 American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 Rep.Pete Stauber
March 17, 2021 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021 Rep.Michelle Fischbach
March 16, 2021 Providing for Consideration of H.R. Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of Providing for Consideration of H.R. American Dream and Promise Act of Providing for Consideration of H.R. Farm Workforce Modernization Act of Providing for Consideration of H.R. Preventing Paygo Sequestration; Providing for Consideration of H.J. Res. Removing the Deadline for the Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment; and for Other Purposes Rep.Michelle Fischbach
March 15, 2021 Rep. Omar Leads Letter Urging Executive Action on ICE Detention Rep.Ilhan Omar
Feb. 26, 2021 Chairman Nadler, Rep. Chu Reintroduce NO BAN Act to Prevent Future Muslim Bans Rep.Ilhan Omar, ...
Feb. 25, 2021 Rep. Chu Reintroduces NO BAN Act to Prevent Future Muslim Bans Rep.Ilhan Omar, ...
Feb. 18, 2021 Menendez, Sanchez Introduce Bicameral US Citizenship Act of 2021 to Overhaul American Immigration System Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
Feb. 17, 2021 Klobuchar Introduces Legislation to Protect Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence Sen.Amy Klobuchar
Feb. 12, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Schakowsky, Espaillat, Quigley Lead Letter Asking DHS to End Program that Entangles Local Law Enforcement with Immigration Enforcement Rep.Ilhan Omar, ...
Feb. 4, 2021 Rep. Omar's Statement on President Biden Raising Refugee Cap Rep.Ilhan Omar
Jan. 29, 2021 Letter to Hon. David Pekoske, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security; and Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Lucas, Crawford, Cuellar Lead Letter Urging Biden Administration to Prioritize Agriculture Supply Chain Rep.Michelle Fischbach, ...
Nov. 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Dept. of Homeland Security, the Hon. Christopher Wray, Dir. of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Hon. Tony Pham, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Dir. of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Eric Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General of the Dept. of Justice - Menendez, Booker Join Colleagues in Demanding Trump Admin. Halt Deportations of Victims of Medical Malpractice by ICE Doctor Rep.Ilhan Omar, ...
Nov. 12, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues On Letter To McConnell To Support TPS Holders Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
Oct. 23, 2020 Letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, H.E. Michelle Bachelet - Pressley, Tlaib, Ocasio-Cortez, Omar Lead Call for International Investigation Into Alleged DHS Human Rights Abuses Rep.Ilhan Omar, ...
Oct. 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of the Dept. of State, the Hon. Chad Wolf, Under Secretary of the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans, and the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Senate Democrats Denounce Trump Administration's Historically Low Refugee Resettlement Goal and Push for Increased Admissions Sen.Tina Smith, ...
Oct. 13, 2020 Letter to Tony H. Pham, Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Reps. Omar, Richmond, Castro Lead Letter to Condemn the Treatment of Cameroonian Migrants and Asylum Seekers in ICE Detention Rep.Ilhan Omar
Sept. 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security - Brown, Colleagues Urge DHS Inspector General to Investigate Alleged Forced Hysterectomies at ICE Facility Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
Sept. 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Dept. of Homeland Security - 173 Members of Congress Urge DHS Inspector General to Open Investigation Into Whistleblower Allegations Regarding High Rates of Hysterectomies Being Performed on Immigrant Women Rep.Ilhan Omar, ...
Aug. 31, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Cameron Quinn, Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties - Reps. Tlaib, Omar, Carson Lead Letter Calling for Investigation into ICE Feeding Pork to Muslim Detainees Rep.Ilhan Omar, ...
Aug. 21, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Durbin, Whitehouse, Hirono Lead Call For GAO Investigation Of Trump Politicization And Mismanagement Of Immigration Courts As COVID-19 Crisis Rages Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
Aug. 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Nadler, Tlaib, Lofgren Lead 80 Members of Congress in Urging Temporary Protections for Lebanese Nationals in Light of Beirut Blast Rep.Ilhan Omar, ...
Aug. 7, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Meng Seeks Coronavirus Assistance Funds for Immigrants Rep.Ilhan Omar, ...
Aug. 6, 2020 Letter to Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Rosen, Harris Lead Letter Calling on CBP to Fully Adhere to the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, Protect Unaccompanied Children at the Southern Border Sen.Tina Smith, ...
July 31, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Durbin, Hirono, Colleagues To McConnell: Immigrants Are Essential & Deserve Support In COVID-19 Relief Legislation Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
July 28, 2020 Klobuchar Statement on Administration's Decision to Reject New DACA Applications Sen.Amy Klobuchar
July 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Feinstein, Menendez, Durbin, Schumer, Colleagues Call on Trump to Grant TPS for Venezuelans Sen.Amy Klobuchar, ...
July 22, 2020 Rep. Omar's Statement on the Passage of the NO BAN Act to Repeal All Versions of the Muslim Travel Ban Rep.Ilhan Omar
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