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Sept. 15, 2020 Tweet - "I negotiated bipartisan legislation w/path to citizenship for #TPS holders, but POTUS told me he didn't want people from "s…hole countries." Instead he aims to deport 300K -- including 130K essential workers. #DreamAndPromiseAct would stop this but @senmajldr won't call a vote." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pack, CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media - Menendez, Engel Lead Dems in Calling on USAGM to Renew Foreign National Journalist Visa Extensions Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 14, 2020 Senators Announce Gao Investigation of Trump Politicization of Immigration Courts as Covid-19 Crisis Rages Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 14, 2020 Letter to Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, Hon. Chad Wolf, Department of Homeland Security Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans - Senate Dems Decry Trump Administration on Expulsion of Asylum Seekers from Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 14, 2020 Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García's Statement on Court Decision about Temporary Protected Status September 14, 2020 Press Release Rep. Chuy Garcia
Sept. 11, 2020 Chairs Johnson and Foster issue statement on Clearview AI's new contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Sept. 10, 2020 Tweet - "Year after year, President Trump has been systematically destroying our nation's bipartisan legacy as a defender of human rights by setting unconscionably low refugee resettlement goals during the worst refugee crisis in history. Now he may entirely shut down refugee admissions." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the Dept. of State, the Hon. Chad Wolf, Under Secretary for the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans for the Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Durbin, Feinstein, Nadler, Lofgren Call On Trump Administration To Consult Congress About Refugee Resettlement, As Required By Law Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 5, 2020 Tweet - "Three years ago today, Pres. Trump began his cruel attempt to end #DACA. SCOTUS rejected this effort in June, but the President is openly defying the Court's order & refusing to reopen the program. I'll keep fighting until every Dreamer has a path to citizenship. #HomeIsHere" Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 4, 2020 Rep. García Statement on ICE's Postponement of Controversial "Citizen Academies" Rep. Chuy Garcia
Sept. 4, 2020 Tweet - "I'm glad ICE is postponing plans to launch its Chicago Citizens Academy. I will continue pushing for the cancellation of this deeply flawed initiative." Sen. Dick Durbin
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. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 26, 2020 Letter to James McHenry, Directer of the Executive office for Immigration Review, and Matthew Albence, Deputy Director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Kelly, Durbin, Garcia Call On Trump Admin To Immediately Facilitate Access To Legal Orientation Program To All Ice Detainees In Illinois Rep. Robin Kelly
Aug. 26, 2020 Tweet - "My colleagues & I called for USCIS to delay furloughs last week. But using this as an excuse to delay naturalization & other critical immigration cases is unjustified & unacceptable. USCIS has sufficient funding to continue its operations without interruption." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 26, 2020 Tweet - "The Legal Orientation Program (LOP) helps more than 50,000 detained immigrants a year know their rights, increasing efficiency of immigration courts & reducing detention costs. I'm joining @RepChuyGarcia & @RepRobinKelly in calling for an expansion of LOP access in Illinois." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The Trump Admin's illegally appointed Acting DHS Secretary is breaking the law. Again. @DHS had no right to pause DACA renewals in the first place. SCOTUS rejected Pres. Trump's repeal of DACA. That means the Trump Admin must fully reopen DACA or the courts will force them to." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 25, 2020 Letter to the Hon. James McHenry, Dir. of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Deputy Director and Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Durbin, Garcia, Kelly Call On Trump Admin To Immediately Facilitate Access To Legal Orientation Program To All ICE Detainees In Illinois Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Aug. 25, 2020 Tweet - "In February, my Senate colleagues & I sounded the alarm on the Trump Admin's ongoing campaign to erode the independence of our immigration courts. I'm calling for a @USGAO investigation into the mismanagement of the Executive Office for Immigration Review." Sen. Dick Durbin
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. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 21, 2020 Letter to Cad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and Mr. Joseph Edlow, Deputy Director for Policy of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services - Chairman Capito Continues Efforts to Prevent Furloughs at Uscis Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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. Chuy Garcia, ...
Aug. 15, 2020 Tweet - "The Trump Admin was already defying SCOTUS by refusing new #DACA applications. Now a nonpartisan investigation finds the DHS head who issued this policy was illegally appointed. @senatemajldr must stop blocking #DreamAndPromiseAct, which the House passed more than a year ago." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Dir. of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Oversight Subcommittee Seeks Information on "Citizens Academy" Programs at ICE Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Aug. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Spoke yesterday with Venezuelans in Illinois & across the US about efforts to designate Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status. My Democratic colleagues and I will keep fighting for this legislation until it is the law of the land." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 10, 2020 Durbin Speaks With Venezuelans About Need For Senate To Pass Bipartisan, House-Passed Venezuela TPS Legislation Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
Sept. 15, 2020 Tweet - "I negotiated bipartisan legislation w/path to citizenship for #TPS holders, but POTUS told me he didn't want people from "s…hole countries." Instead he aims to deport 300K -- including 130K essential workers. #DreamAndPromiseAct would stop this but @senmajldr won't call a vote." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pack, CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media - Menendez, Engel Lead Dems in Calling on USAGM to Renew Foreign National Journalist Visa Extensions Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 14, 2020 Senators Announce Gao Investigation of Trump Politicization of Immigration Courts as Covid-19 Crisis Rages Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 14, 2020 Letter to Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, Hon. Chad Wolf, Department of Homeland Security Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans - Senate Dems Decry Trump Administration on Expulsion of Asylum Seekers from Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 14, 2020 Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García's Statement on Court Decision about Temporary Protected Status September 14, 2020 Press Release Rep.Chuy Garcia
Sept. 11, 2020 Chairs Johnson and Foster issue statement on Clearview AI's new contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Sept. 10, 2020 Tweet - "Year after year, President Trump has been systematically destroying our nation's bipartisan legacy as a defender of human rights by setting unconscionably low refugee resettlement goals during the worst refugee crisis in history. Now he may entirely shut down refugee admissions." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the Dept. of State, the Hon. Chad Wolf, Under Secretary for the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans for the Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Durbin, Feinstein, Nadler, Lofgren Call On Trump Administration To Consult Congress About Refugee Resettlement, As Required By Law Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 5, 2020 Tweet - "Three years ago today, Pres. Trump began his cruel attempt to end #DACA. SCOTUS rejected this effort in June, but the President is openly defying the Court's order & refusing to reopen the program. I'll keep fighting until every Dreamer has a path to citizenship. #HomeIsHere" Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 4, 2020 Rep. García Statement on ICE's Postponement of Controversial "Citizen Academies" Rep.Chuy Garcia
Sept. 4, 2020 Tweet - "I'm glad ICE is postponing plans to launch its Chicago Citizens Academy. I will continue pushing for the cancellation of this deeply flawed initiative." Sen.Dick Durbin
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.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 26, 2020 Letter to James McHenry, Directer of the Executive office for Immigration Review, and Matthew Albence, Deputy Director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Kelly, Durbin, Garcia Call On Trump Admin To Immediately Facilitate Access To Legal Orientation Program To All Ice Detainees In Illinois Rep.Robin Kelly
Aug. 26, 2020 Tweet - "My colleagues & I called for USCIS to delay furloughs last week. But using this as an excuse to delay naturalization & other critical immigration cases is unjustified & unacceptable. USCIS has sufficient funding to continue its operations without interruption." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 26, 2020 Tweet - "The Legal Orientation Program (LOP) helps more than 50,000 detained immigrants a year know their rights, increasing efficiency of immigration courts & reducing detention costs. I'm joining @RepChuyGarcia & @RepRobinKelly in calling for an expansion of LOP access in Illinois." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 25, 2020 Tweet - "The Trump Admin's illegally appointed Acting DHS Secretary is breaking the law. Again. @DHS had no right to pause DACA renewals in the first place. SCOTUS rejected Pres. Trump's repeal of DACA. That means the Trump Admin must fully reopen DACA or the courts will force them to." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 25, 2020 Letter to the Hon. James McHenry, Dir. of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Deputy Director and Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Durbin, Garcia, Kelly Call On Trump Admin To Immediately Facilitate Access To Legal Orientation Program To All ICE Detainees In Illinois Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Aug. 25, 2020 Tweet - "In February, my Senate colleagues & I sounded the alarm on the Trump Admin's ongoing campaign to erode the independence of our immigration courts. I'm calling for a @USGAO investigation into the mismanagement of the Executive Office for Immigration Review." Sen.Dick Durbin
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.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 21, 2020 Letter to Cad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and Mr. Joseph Edlow, Deputy Director for Policy of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services - Chairman Capito Continues Efforts to Prevent Furloughs at Uscis Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
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.Chuy Garcia, ...
Aug. 15, 2020 Tweet - "The Trump Admin was already defying SCOTUS by refusing new #DACA applications. Now a nonpartisan investigation finds the DHS head who issued this policy was illegally appointed. @senatemajldr must stop blocking #DreamAndPromiseAct, which the House passed more than a year ago." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Dir. of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Oversight Subcommittee Seeks Information on "Citizens Academy" Programs at ICE Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Aug. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Spoke yesterday with Venezuelans in Illinois & across the US about efforts to designate Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status. My Democratic colleagues and I will keep fighting for this legislation until it is the law of the land." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 10, 2020 Durbin Speaks With Venezuelans About Need For Senate To Pass Bipartisan, House-Passed Venezuela TPS Legislation Sen.Dick Durbin
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