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Sept. 10, 2018
An Update on Protecting Civil Liberties
Rep. Brad Sherman
Sept. 6, 2018
Rep. Chu Condemns "Heartless and Vindictive" Changes to Detention Policies for Immigrant Children
Rep. Judy Chu
Sept. 6, 2018
Tweet - "I've said it before, and I'll say it again: locking children in cages does nothing to protect Americans. Make no mistake: this is child abuse. #FamiliesBelongTogether"
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Sept. 4, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, DHS, the Hon. Alex Azar, HHS, the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Department of State, and the Hon. Jefferson Sessions, Attorney General - Children Still Separated from their Parents
Rep. Pete Aguilar, ...
Aug. 3, 2018
Letter to Ronald Vitiello, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Kevin McAleenan, Commissioner for US Customs and Border Protection, and Scott Lloyd, Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement - Demands Immediate Investigation into Reported Death of Child Held at Texas ICE Facility
Rep. Norma Torres, ...
July 26, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Jayapal Leads Colleagues in Demanding Trump Stop Selling Out Breastfeeding Mothers
Rep. Linda Sánchez, ...
July 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Schiff Asks HHS for Update on Implementation of HIPAA Provisions Allowing Providers to Share Health Information with Families During Certain Crisis Situations
Sen. Adam Schiff
July 25, 2018
Aguilar Amendments to Protect Daca Recipients from Deportation Pass Appropriations Committee
Rep. Pete Aguilar
July 25, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Reunify Children with Deported Parents
Rep. Norma Torres, ...
July 24, 2018
Rep. Chu Statement on Visit to Immigrant ORR Facility
Rep. Judy Chu
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
Rep. Jimmy Gomez, ...
July 16, 2018
Castro, Engel, Torres, Espaillat, Sires Demand State Department Action on Family Reunification
Rep. Norma Torres, ...
July 16, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - House Votes on Bipartisan Priorities of the American People
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
July 16, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Demanding Answers After Trump Threatens Ecuador over Breastfeeding
Rep. Brad Sherman
July 12, 2018
Matsui Demands Greater Committee Oversight of the Family Separation Crisis
Rep. Doris Matsui
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
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, ...
July 11, 2018
Waters Calls for the Immediate Reunification of Children with their Parents
Rep. Maxine Waters
July 11, 2018
Reunite Children with Families: We Will Not Stop Until Each Child is with Their Parents
Rep. Salud Carbajal
July 11, 2018
Providing for Consideration of H.R. Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of and Providing for Consideration of H.R. Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act
Rep. Lou Correa
July 11, 2018
Tweet - "This is the heartbreaking reality of @realDonaldTrump's barbaric family separation policy. This must end. And it must end immediately. #FamiliesBelongTogether"
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
July 11, 2018
Pelosi Statement on GOP License to Discriminate Amendment
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
July 5, 2018
Tweet - ".@realDonaldTrump, instead of making despicable attacks on @RepMaxineWaters, why don't you focus on reuniting the children you put into cages back with their families? It's been 9 days since a federal judge ordered you to. #FamiliesBelongTogether"
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
July 5, 2018
Tweet - "Nine days after a federal judge ordered the reunification of families, the Trump Admin continues to hold nearly 3000 children who have been separated from their parents. The barbaric treatment of these little ones must end. #FamiliesBelongTogether"
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
June 27, 2018
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Where Are You Planning to House Migrant Children and Families?
Rep. Pete Aguilar, ...
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
Rep. Judy Chu, ...
June 27, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Briefing from Federal Officials Responsible for Reuniting Families Separated at the Border
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
June 27, 2018
Pelosi Statement on Ryan's Failed Anti-Family Bill
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
June 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General, the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Demand Answers on Separated Children
Rep. Salud Carbajal, ...
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
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, ...
June 21, 2018
Tweet - "We all pledge to protect our Constitution & country. Americans of all stripes have fought to protect our country, including our borders. We must do so in a smart & strong way, not rash & ruthless. We need to protect our borders, but not in a way that puts children in cages."
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
June 21, 2018
Tweet - "Republicans continue to be complicit in @realDonaldTrump's atrocities. Instead of standing up for families, they are pushing bills that serve to advance his shameful ideas. #FamiliesBelongTogether"
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
June 21, 2018
Letter to Donald J. Trump - Immediately Take All Necessary Steps To Reunite The More Than 2,300 Children Currently In Gov't Custody Separated From Their Families
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
June 21, 2018
Rep. Barragán Introduces Legislation to Provide Mental Health Care for Separated Children
Rep. Nanette Barragán
June 21, 2018
Transcript of Pelosi Weekly Press Conference Today
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
June 21, 2018
Pelosi Remarks at Shadow Hearing on Family Separation at the U.S.-Mexico Border
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
June 20, 2018
Tweet - ".@realDonaldTrump's executive order seeks to replace one form of child abuse with another. Every child is entitled to basic human rights. Instead, the President is paving the way for the long-term incarceration of families."
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
June 20, 2018
Pelosi Remarks at Press Event Introducing Keep Families Together Act
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
June 20, 2018
Pelosi Statement on Trump's Family Detention Plan
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
June 20, 2018
Pelosi Statement on World Refugee Day
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
June 20, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Homeland Security
Rep. Lou Correa
June 20, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - "Where are the Girls?"
Rep. Doris Matsui, ...
June 20, 2018
Thompson, Faith Leaders Strongly Condemn Administration's Family Separation Policy
Rep. Mike Thompson
June 20, 2018
House Democrats Gather in Front of U.S. Capitol to Introduce Keep Families Together Act, Legislation to End Family Separation at the Border
Rep. Jimmy Panetta, ...
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
Rep. Doris Matsui, ...
June 19, 2018
Pelosi Statement on House Republicans' Complicity in Trump's Family Separation
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
June 19, 2018
Aguilar Cosponsors Bill to Keep Families Together
Rep. Pete Aguilar
June 19, 2018
MSNBC "The Beat with Ari Melber" - Transcript: Immigration
Rep. Judy Chu
June 19, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Michael McCaul, Chairman of the Committee on Homelan Security - Homeland Dems to McCaul: Join Us in Calling for Trump to End Child Separation Policy
Rep. Lou Correa, ...
June 18, 2018
Pelosi Statement on Trump Family Separation Policy
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
June 18, 2018
Pelosi Remarks at Press Availability After Visiting San Diego Immigration Detention Facilities
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Date
Title
Politician
Sept. 10, 2018
An Update on Protecting Civil Liberties
Rep.Brad Sherman
Sept. 6, 2018
Rep. Chu Condemns "Heartless and Vindictive" Changes to Detention Policies for Immigrant Children
Rep.Judy Chu
Sept. 6, 2018
Tweet - "I've said it before, and I'll say it again: locking children in cages does nothing to protect Americans. Make no mistake: this is child abuse. #FamiliesBelongTogether"
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
Sept. 4, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, DHS, the Hon. Alex Azar, HHS, the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Department of State, and the Hon. Jefferson Sessions, Attorney General - Children Still Separated from their Parents
Rep.Pete Aguilar, ...
Aug. 3, 2018
Letter to Ronald Vitiello, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Kevin McAleenan, Commissioner for US Customs and Border Protection, and Scott Lloyd, Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement - Demands Immediate Investigation into Reported Death of Child Held at Texas ICE Facility
Rep.Norma Torres, ...
July 26, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Jayapal Leads Colleagues in Demanding Trump Stop Selling Out Breastfeeding Mothers
Rep.Linda Sánchez, ...
July 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Schiff Asks HHS for Update on Implementation of HIPAA Provisions Allowing Providers to Share Health Information with Families During Certain Crisis Situations
Sen.Adam Schiff
July 25, 2018
Aguilar Amendments to Protect Daca Recipients from Deportation Pass Appropriations Committee
Rep.Pete Aguilar
July 25, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Reunify Children with Deported Parents
Rep.Norma Torres, ...
July 24, 2018
Rep. Chu Statement on Visit to Immigrant ORR Facility
Rep.Judy Chu
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
Rep.Jimmy Gomez, ...
July 16, 2018
Castro, Engel, Torres, Espaillat, Sires Demand State Department Action on Family Reunification
Rep.Norma Torres, ...
July 16, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - House Votes on Bipartisan Priorities of the American People
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
July 16, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Demanding Answers After Trump Threatens Ecuador over Breastfeeding
Rep.Brad Sherman
July 12, 2018
Matsui Demands Greater Committee Oversight of the Family Separation Crisis
Rep.Doris Matsui
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
Rep.Mark DeSaulnier, ...
July 11, 2018
Waters Calls for the Immediate Reunification of Children with their Parents
Rep.Maxine Waters
July 11, 2018
Reunite Children with Families: We Will Not Stop Until Each Child is with Their Parents
Rep.Salud Carbajal
July 11, 2018
Providing for Consideration of H.R. Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of and Providing for Consideration of H.R. Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act
Rep.Lou Correa
July 11, 2018
Tweet - "This is the heartbreaking reality of @realDonaldTrump's barbaric family separation policy. This must end. And it must end immediately. #FamiliesBelongTogether"
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
July 11, 2018
Pelosi Statement on GOP License to Discriminate Amendment
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
July 5, 2018
Tweet - ".@realDonaldTrump, instead of making despicable attacks on @RepMaxineWaters, why don't you focus on reuniting the children you put into cages back with their families? It's been 9 days since a federal judge ordered you to. #FamiliesBelongTogether"
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
July 5, 2018
Tweet - "Nine days after a federal judge ordered the reunification of families, the Trump Admin continues to hold nearly 3000 children who have been separated from their parents. The barbaric treatment of these little ones must end. #FamiliesBelongTogether"
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
June 27, 2018
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Where Are You Planning to House Migrant Children and Families?
Rep.Pete Aguilar, ...
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
Rep.Judy Chu, ...
June 27, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Briefing from Federal Officials Responsible for Reuniting Families Separated at the Border
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
June 27, 2018
Pelosi Statement on Ryan's Failed Anti-Family Bill
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
June 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General, the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Demand Answers on Separated Children
Rep.Salud Carbajal, ...
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
Rep.Mark DeSaulnier, ...
June 21, 2018
Tweet - "We all pledge to protect our Constitution & country. Americans of all stripes have fought to protect our country, including our borders. We must do so in a smart & strong way, not rash & ruthless. We need to protect our borders, but not in a way that puts children in cages."
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
June 21, 2018
Tweet - "Republicans continue to be complicit in @realDonaldTrump's atrocities. Instead of standing up for families, they are pushing bills that serve to advance his shameful ideas. #FamiliesBelongTogether"
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
June 21, 2018
Letter to Donald J. Trump - Immediately Take All Necessary Steps To Reunite The More Than 2,300 Children Currently In Gov't Custody Separated From Their Families
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
June 21, 2018
Rep. Barragán Introduces Legislation to Provide Mental Health Care for Separated Children
Rep.Nanette Barragán
June 21, 2018
Transcript of Pelosi Weekly Press Conference Today
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
June 21, 2018
Pelosi Remarks at Shadow Hearing on Family Separation at the U.S.-Mexico Border
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
June 20, 2018
Tweet - ".@realDonaldTrump's executive order seeks to replace one form of child abuse with another. Every child is entitled to basic human rights. Instead, the President is paving the way for the long-term incarceration of families."
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
June 20, 2018
Pelosi Remarks at Press Event Introducing Keep Families Together Act
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
June 20, 2018
Pelosi Statement on Trump's Family Detention Plan
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
June 20, 2018
Pelosi Statement on World Refugee Day
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
June 20, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Homeland Security
Rep.Lou Correa
June 20, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - "Where are the Girls?"
Rep.Doris Matsui, ...
June 20, 2018
Thompson, Faith Leaders Strongly Condemn Administration's Family Separation Policy
Rep.Mike Thompson
June 20, 2018
House Democrats Gather in Front of U.S. Capitol to Introduce Keep Families Together Act, Legislation to End Family Separation at the Border
Rep.Jimmy Panetta, ...
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
Rep.Doris Matsui, ...
June 19, 2018
Pelosi Statement on House Republicans' Complicity in Trump's Family Separation
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
June 19, 2018
Aguilar Cosponsors Bill to Keep Families Together
Rep.Pete Aguilar
June 19, 2018
MSNBC "The Beat with Ari Melber" - Transcript: Immigration
Rep.Judy Chu
June 19, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Michael McCaul, Chairman of the Committee on Homelan Security - Homeland Dems to McCaul: Join Us in Calling for Trump to End Child Separation Policy
Rep.Lou Correa, ...
June 18, 2018
Pelosi Statement on Trump Family Separation Policy
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
June 18, 2018
Pelosi Remarks at Press Availability After Visiting San Diego Immigration Detention Facilities
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
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