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Nov. 20, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Francis Cissna, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - Murray, Feinstein Lead Colleagues in Urging Trump Administration to Rescind Rule Unnecessarily Punishing International Students Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 20, 2018 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Senators Demand Justification for Deployment of Active Duty Troops to the Border Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 15, 2018 Letter to George Zoley, Chief Executive Officer of the GEO Group - Wyden, Merkley Press Private Prison Companies on Compliance with Federal Immigration Detention Standards Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 15, 2018 Letter to Jennifer Nakamoto, President of the Nakamoto Group, Inc. - Wyden, Merkley Press Private Prison Companies on Compliance with Federal Immigration Detention Standards Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 15, 2018 Letter to Damon Hininger, President and Chief Executive Officer of CoreCivic - Wyden, Merkley Press Private Prison Companies on Compliance with Federal Immigration Detention Standards Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 1, 2018 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Smith Leads House Democrats in Demanding Answers on Trump Border Deployment Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 24, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Holding Honduran Government Accountable for Human Rights Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senator Markey Joins Senator Shaheen on Bipartisan Letter to Pompeo Urging Trump Administration to Recommit to Refugee Admissions Program Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Halt Deportation of Black Mauritanians Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 5, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Schneider Leads 100+ Democratic Members Urging Trump Administration to Reverse Decision to Deny Visas to Same-Sex Partners of Foreign Diplomats Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 5, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Rep. Danny K. Davis Condemns Transfer of Migrant Children to Tent City in Dark of Night in Letter to HHS and DHS Secretaries Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 28, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Foster Announces Support for Legislation to Reverse Refugee Restrictions Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 26, 2018 Letter to John V. Kelly, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security - Investigate Allegations of Coercion and Abuse Against Separated Immigrant Parents Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 26, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Family Detention is Morally Wrong, Harmful to Children and Parents, Inconsistent with Fundamental Values Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mitchell McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Paul D. Ryan, House Speaker, the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee - Harris, Espaillat Lead Lawmakers in Letter Urging Gop Leadership, Appropriators to Reject Expansion of Family Immigration Detention Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Secretary and the Hon Jeff Session, Attorney General - Wyden Raises Concerns over ICE Plans to Reopen Closed Deportation Cases Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions III, Attorney General of the U.S. - 118 House Democrats to AG Sessions: Reverse Decision Ending Asylum for Victims of Domestic, Gang, and Gender-Based Violence Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - With the Number of Refugees Permitted to Come to the U.S. on Pace for Lowest Number on Record, Senators Call on Trump Administration to Step Up Efforts and Honor America's Legacy as a Safe Haven for Families Fleeing Persecution Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen M. Nielsen - Under Your Leadership, Immigration Crisis Grows Worse By The Day Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 14, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Take Immediate Steps to Reunite Children and Families Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Following Troubling Reports That Federally Contracted, Privately Run Detention Centers Are Withholding Basic Necessities From Immigrant Detainees Unless They "Volunteer" To Work, Gillibrand Leads Group Of Six Senators In Calling On Department Of Homeland Security To Immediately End These Illegal Practices, Create More Accountability And Oversight At These Facilities Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 26, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Justice - On Deadline Day to Reunite Separated Families, Feinstein, Durbin, Colleagues Call for Investigation of "Zero Tolerance" Immigration Policy Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 25, 2018 Letter to The Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Van Hollen, Casey, Senators Demand Transparency on Office of Refugee Resettlement Funding Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 20, 2018 Letter to Ronald Vitiello, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Washington State Democrats Join 139 Members of House and Senate to Speak Out Against Charging Migrant Parents Up to $8/Min. to Speak With Their Kids Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 19, 2018 Letter to Secretary Nielsen and Acting Director Vitiello - Question ICE's Practice of Arresting Undocumented Immigrants Taking Steps Toward Legal Status Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 19, 2018 Welch, Pingree Introduce Legislation to Limit Warrantless Property and Vehicle Searches Near Border Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security and the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 7 Sen. Tina Smith Leads Effort to Extend Humanitarian Protections For Somali Nationals Living in Minnesota, Across the Country Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 54 Members of Congress Join Reps. Frankel, Torres, Roybal-allard in Letter Opposing Anti-immigrant State Department Nominee Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 17, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander, Chairman, and the Honorable Patty Murray, Ranking Member of Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee - Oversight Hearing on Trump Administration's Separated Families Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security and the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 83 Members of Congress Urge the Administration to Extend and Redesignate Temporary Protected Status for Somalia Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 11, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Trey Gowdy, Chairman of House Oversight and Government Reform Committee - Hearing on Trump Administration's Inhumane Child Separation Policy Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 9, 2018 CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript: Interview with Bernie Sanders (I) Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 28, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Jefferson Sessions, Attorney General - Answers on Trump Administration's Zero Tolerance Policy, Plans to Reunite Families Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 27, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Daniel Levinson, Office of Inspector General Department of Health and Human Services - Inspector General Launches Inquiry After Senators Murray, Cantwell Demand Investigation of Health Department's Treatment of Children Separated from Parents Under President Trump's Policy Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 27, 2018 Letter to Secretary Alex M. Azar II, Department of Health and Human Services, and Director Scott Lloyd, Office of Refugee Resettlement - Answers Regarding Allegations of Abuse Toward Migrant Children in Custody Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 26, 2018 Sanders Statement on Muslim Ban Ruling Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 26, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary of Labor - Support of Seasonal Guest Workers Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 24, 2018 CNN "State of the Union" - Transcript: Interview With Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 22, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen M. Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honorable Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Trump Administration Must Account for Every Immigrant Child Separated from Parents Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Call Attention to Trump Administration's Slashing of Refugee Admissions Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 22, 2018 Booker, Senators Introduce Bill Targeting Family Detention, Inhumane Conditions of Immigration Detention Centers, Flawed Detention Processing System Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 22, 2018 CNN "Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Representative Peter Welch Sen. Peter Welch
June 21, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, House Appropriations Chairman, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member - Demand House Appropriations Committee Reject Family Separations in Upcoming Funding Bills Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 21, 2018 Providing for Consideration of H.R. Securing America's Future Act of 2018 Sen. Peter Welch
June 20, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Senator Murray, Cantwell Call for Senate Hearings on Trump Administration's Treatment of Migrant Children Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 20, 2018 Forced Family Separation Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 20, 2018 Sanders Statement on Trump Family Separation Executive Order Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 20, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Greg Walden, Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Hon. Michael Burgess, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health - E&C Democrats Demand Hearing on Child Detention Centers Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 20, 2018 Welch Reaction to Trump Retreat on Migrant Family Separation Policy Sen. Peter Welch
June 20, 2018 CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders
Date Title Politician
Nov. 20, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Francis Cissna, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - Murray, Feinstein Lead Colleagues in Urging Trump Administration to Rescind Rule Unnecessarily Punishing International Students Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 20, 2018 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Senators Demand Justification for Deployment of Active Duty Troops to the Border Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 15, 2018 Letter to George Zoley, Chief Executive Officer of the GEO Group - Wyden, Merkley Press Private Prison Companies on Compliance with Federal Immigration Detention Standards Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 15, 2018 Letter to Jennifer Nakamoto, President of the Nakamoto Group, Inc. - Wyden, Merkley Press Private Prison Companies on Compliance with Federal Immigration Detention Standards Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 15, 2018 Letter to Damon Hininger, President and Chief Executive Officer of CoreCivic - Wyden, Merkley Press Private Prison Companies on Compliance with Federal Immigration Detention Standards Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 1, 2018 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Smith Leads House Democrats in Demanding Answers on Trump Border Deployment Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 24, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Holding Honduran Government Accountable for Human Rights Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Senator Markey Joins Senator Shaheen on Bipartisan Letter to Pompeo Urging Trump Administration to Recommit to Refugee Admissions Program Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Halt Deportation of Black Mauritanians Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 5, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Schneider Leads 100+ Democratic Members Urging Trump Administration to Reverse Decision to Deny Visas to Same-Sex Partners of Foreign Diplomats Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 5, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Rep. Danny K. Davis Condemns Transfer of Migrant Children to Tent City in Dark of Night in Letter to HHS and DHS Secretaries Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 28, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Foster Announces Support for Legislation to Reverse Refugee Restrictions Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 26, 2018 Letter to John V. Kelly, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security - Investigate Allegations of Coercion and Abuse Against Separated Immigrant Parents Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 26, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Family Detention is Morally Wrong, Harmful to Children and Parents, Inconsistent with Fundamental Values Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mitchell McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Paul D. Ryan, House Speaker, the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee - Harris, Espaillat Lead Lawmakers in Letter Urging Gop Leadership, Appropriators to Reject Expansion of Family Immigration Detention Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Secretary and the Hon Jeff Session, Attorney General - Wyden Raises Concerns over ICE Plans to Reopen Closed Deportation Cases Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions III, Attorney General of the U.S. - 118 House Democrats to AG Sessions: Reverse Decision Ending Asylum for Victims of Domestic, Gang, and Gender-Based Violence Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - With the Number of Refugees Permitted to Come to the U.S. on Pace for Lowest Number on Record, Senators Call on Trump Administration to Step Up Efforts and Honor America's Legacy as a Safe Haven for Families Fleeing Persecution Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen M. Nielsen - Under Your Leadership, Immigration Crisis Grows Worse By The Day Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 14, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Take Immediate Steps to Reunite Children and Families Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Following Troubling Reports That Federally Contracted, Privately Run Detention Centers Are Withholding Basic Necessities From Immigrant Detainees Unless They "Volunteer" To Work, Gillibrand Leads Group Of Six Senators In Calling On Department Of Homeland Security To Immediately End These Illegal Practices, Create More Accountability And Oversight At These Facilities Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 26, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Justice - On Deadline Day to Reunite Separated Families, Feinstein, Durbin, Colleagues Call for Investigation of "Zero Tolerance" Immigration Policy Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 25, 2018 Letter to The Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Van Hollen, Casey, Senators Demand Transparency on Office of Refugee Resettlement Funding Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 20, 2018 Letter to Ronald Vitiello, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Washington State Democrats Join 139 Members of House and Senate to Speak Out Against Charging Migrant Parents Up to $8/Min. to Speak With Their Kids Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 19, 2018 Letter to Secretary Nielsen and Acting Director Vitiello - Question ICE's Practice of Arresting Undocumented Immigrants Taking Steps Toward Legal Status Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 19, 2018 Welch, Pingree Introduce Legislation to Limit Warrantless Property and Vehicle Searches Near Border Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security and the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 7 Sen. Tina Smith Leads Effort to Extend Humanitarian Protections For Somali Nationals Living in Minnesota, Across the Country Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 54 Members of Congress Join Reps. Frankel, Torres, Roybal-allard in Letter Opposing Anti-immigrant State Department Nominee Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 17, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander, Chairman, and the Honorable Patty Murray, Ranking Member of Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee - Oversight Hearing on Trump Administration's Separated Families Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security and the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 83 Members of Congress Urge the Administration to Extend and Redesignate Temporary Protected Status for Somalia Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 11, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Trey Gowdy, Chairman of House Oversight and Government Reform Committee - Hearing on Trump Administration's Inhumane Child Separation Policy Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 9, 2018 CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript: Interview with Bernie Sanders (I) Vermont Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 28, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Jefferson Sessions, Attorney General - Answers on Trump Administration's Zero Tolerance Policy, Plans to Reunite Families Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 27, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Daniel Levinson, Office of Inspector General Department of Health and Human Services - Inspector General Launches Inquiry After Senators Murray, Cantwell Demand Investigation of Health Department's Treatment of Children Separated from Parents Under President Trump's Policy Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 27, 2018 Letter to Secretary Alex M. Azar II, Department of Health and Human Services, and Director Scott Lloyd, Office of Refugee Resettlement - Answers Regarding Allegations of Abuse Toward Migrant Children in Custody Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 26, 2018 Sanders Statement on Muslim Ban Ruling Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 26, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary of Labor - Support of Seasonal Guest Workers Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 24, 2018 CNN "State of the Union" - Transcript: Interview With Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 22, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen M. Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honorable Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Trump Administration Must Account for Every Immigrant Child Separated from Parents Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Call Attention to Trump Administration's Slashing of Refugee Admissions Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 22, 2018 Booker, Senators Introduce Bill Targeting Family Detention, Inhumane Conditions of Immigration Detention Centers, Flawed Detention Processing System Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 22, 2018 CNN "Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Representative Peter Welch Sen.Peter Welch
June 21, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, House Appropriations Chairman, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member - Demand House Appropriations Committee Reject Family Separations in Upcoming Funding Bills Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 21, 2018 Providing for Consideration of H.R. Securing America's Future Act of 2018 Sen.Peter Welch
June 20, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Senator Murray, Cantwell Call for Senate Hearings on Trump Administration's Treatment of Migrant Children Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 20, 2018 Forced Family Separation Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 20, 2018 Sanders Statement on Trump Family Separation Executive Order Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 20, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Greg Walden, Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Hon. Michael Burgess, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health - E&C Democrats Demand Hearing on Child Detention Centers Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 20, 2018 Welch Reaction to Trump Retreat on Migrant Family Separation Policy Sen.Peter Welch
June 20, 2018 CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont Sen.Bernie Sanders
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