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Feb. 19, 2019 Letter to Acting Director Kelly - Congresswomen Escobar and Reps. Call for Oversight Investigation of Force-Feeding in ICE Detention Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 14, 2019 Statement from Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García On Vote Against Increasing Funding for ICE and CBP Rep. Chuy Garcia
Feb. 12, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Lee Francis Cissna - Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García leads Democratic Members in Demanding Accountability from USCIS Rep. Chuy Garcia
Feb. 12, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. L. Francis Cissna, Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services - Lawmakers Write Oversight Letter to Administration on DACA Recipients' Ability to Travel Abroad Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 11, 2019 Deutch, Foster Introduced Legislation to Protect Immigrant Rights Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Feb. 8, 2019 Democratic Members Introduce Immigration Package In Response To Trump State Of The Union Address Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Feb. 7, 2019 Foster Introduces Legislation to Protect Immigrant Rights Rep. Bill Foster
Feb. 7, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security and the Hon. Ronald D. Vitiello, Acting Director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Congresswoman Lawrence Joins Bipartisan Letter Seeking Full Details of Sting Operation and Detention of Indian Students in Michigan Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Feb. 7, 2019 Letter to Honorable Members of the Department of Homeland Security Conference Committee - Congressional Hispanic Caucus Members Urge Homeland Security Conferees to Oppose Additional Funding for Trump's Deportation Agenda Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Feb. 7, 2019 The Washington Post - We Can Reach a Border Deal if We Ignore Trump's Threats Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2019 Tweet - "My friend and Illinois colleague, Rep. @janschakowsky, hit the nail on the head at today's hearing on the Trump Administration's family separation policy. This Administration's child separation policy amounts to state-sanctioned child abuse." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 6, 2019 Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Joins Colleagues to Introduce Immigration Package in Response to Trump State of the Union Speech Rep. Chuy Garcia
Feb. 4, 2019 Tweet - "Special thanks to Student Body President Juan Martinez for the intro tonight at @GUPolitics. Juan is a #Dreamer whose story I've shared on the Senate floor. He and the hundreds of thousands of other Dreamers should have a future in America -- the only home they know. #DurbinAtGU" Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 4, 2019 Tweet - "This is a humanitarian disaster of the Trump Administration's own creation. It's unwillingness to even try to find and reunite these children with their families speaks to the cruel mindset that led to zero-tolerance in the first place." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 29, 2019 Tweet - "On the 2nd anniversary of the President's travel ban, I joined @SenBlumenthal to introduce a resolution that calls for a recommitment to America's tradition of providing safe haven to the world's most vulnerable refugees. The Trump Administration's cold shoulder must end." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 24, 2019 Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019--Motion Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 24, 2019 Davis Calls for HHS Secretary to Account for Separated Children Rep. Danny Davis
Jan. 24, 2019 Schakowsky Statement on Trump Administration's Decision to Send Asylum Seekers to Mexico Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 24, 2019 Tweet - "Here are some of the anti-immigrant provisions included in the Trump-McConnell bill to end the #TrumpShutdown:" Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 24, 2019 Letter to Wilbur L. Ross, Jr, Secretary of Commerce, and Matthew G. Whitaker, Acting Attorney General - Maloney Leads 40+ Members in Asking Trump Administration to Drop Census Citizenship Question Appeal Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Jan. 23, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the U.S. Government Accountability Office - Menendez, Booker Colleagues Call for Investigation into Conditions of Detained Migrant Children Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 23, 2019 Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, and Chuck Schumer - Seasonal Worker Relief in Funding Agreement Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Jan. 22, 2019 Durbin On White House Legislation To End Trump Shutdown: Even Worse Than Advertised Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 22, 2019 Schakowsky Statement on the SCOTUS DACA Decision Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 20, 2019 Tweet - "I have a dream. On MLK Day, President Trump announces the shutdown will end this week. Senators of both parties agree to stay in session this week until we can produce 60 votes for a bill that finally protects Dreamers & reaches an agreement on border security." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 19, 2019 Tweet - "Yes, Mr. President, our immigration system is broken but your shutdown has broken our government and the lives of 800,000 federal employees and thousands of contractors including 250,000 veterans. Fix the shutdown then let's work together to fix immigration." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 19, 2019 Tweet - "Mr. President, your proposed "fix" leaves thousands of the victims of your DACA abolition unprotected. No honest solution will leave these forgotten young people behind." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2019 Durbin Statement On HHS OIG Report On Family Separation Policy Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2019 Reps. Vargas, Soto, Espaillat, Torres, Garcia, and Napolitano Introduce H.R. 623, DREAMer House Employment Act of 2019 Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Jan. 17, 2019 Tweet - "The Trump Administration's family separation policy is more than a bureaucratic lapse in judgment. It is and was a cruel policy inconsistent with the values of this nation." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2019 Tweet - "Today's bombshell report reveals the true scope of this horrific policy: thousands of children were forcibly removed from their parents before the policy was made public and the fate of these children is still unknown." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 16, 2019 House Delegation Introduces Freedom Of Religion Act In Challenge To President Trump's Muslim Bans Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Jan. 15, 2019 Durbin Questions President Trump's AG Nominee On Immigration, Criminal Justice Reform Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 11, 2019 Tweet - "No, Mr. President. According to your own Admin, the majority of drugs are smuggled into U.S. through legal ports of entry. A wall would do nothing to stop that. More screening technology at ports of entry would. We can save lives, but not with an ineffective wall." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 10, 2019 Tweet - "Contrary to claims by President Trump and Congressional Republicans about unprecedented numbers of migrants rushing the southwestern border, apprehensions have been at historic lows for several years." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 9, 2019 Tweet - "If the President would stop preaching about his almighty wall and take a look at real border security, he would be doing what's necessary to stop drugs from coming into this country thru legal ports of entry. I'm for border security, but we need to make it smart." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 9, 2019 Letter to President Donald Trump - Reps. Jesús "Chuy" García & Lloyd Doggett Lead 50+ Lawmakers Urging Trump to Keep IRS Tax Refunds on Time Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
Jan. 9, 2019 Reps. Jesús "Chuy" García & Lloyd Doggett Lead 50+ Lawmakers Urging Trump to Keep IRS Tax Refunds on Time Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Jan. 8, 2019 Chairman Joaquin Castro Welcomes Newest Members to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Jan. 8, 2019 Tweet - "Fact check: DEA has found that Mexican cartels most commonly transport drugs through our Southwest border at legal ports of entry. A border wall does nothing to stop that from happening, sorry VP Pence." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 7, 2019 Tweet - "A $5 billion medieval wall is no solution for illegal immigration or stopping drugs from coming across our border. Smart investments in modern screening technology and additional customs personnel are." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 6, 2019 CBS "Face the Nation" - Transcript: Federal Shutdown Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 4, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Cortex Masto, Colleagues Call for DHS to Reexamine Arbitrary Detention and Deportation of Southeast Asian Refugees Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 27, 2018 Tweet - "Enough. The deaths of eight-year-old Felipe and seven-year-old Jackelin a few weeks apart are evidence that Trump's "get tough" border policies are dangerous, especially to small children. In the name of our caring nation, Secretary Nielsen must go." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 23, 2018 NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Dick Durbin Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 20, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - 54 Members of Congress in Urging DHS Secretary Nielsen to End Policy of Deterring Asylum Seekers at U.S. Ports of Entry Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Dec. 18, 2018 Members of Congress Find Systemic Failures Contributed to Jakelin Caal's Death, Transcript of Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Elect Castro Q&A with Press Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Dec. 13, 2018 Tweet - "Introduced a bill with @SenatorMenendez and @SenRubioPress today that would grant displaced Venezuelans who are fleeing dire conditions in their country temporary protected status here in the U.S." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Coalition Calls on Administration To Reject Renegotiation of Agreement To Allow Deportation of Vietnamese Refugees Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Dec. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Potential Closure of Chicago's Refugee Resettlement Agencies Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Date Title Politician
Feb. 19, 2019 Letter to Acting Director Kelly - Congresswomen Escobar and Reps. Call for Oversight Investigation of Force-Feeding in ICE Detention Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 14, 2019 Statement from Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García On Vote Against Increasing Funding for ICE and CBP Rep.Chuy Garcia
Feb. 12, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Lee Francis Cissna - Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García leads Democratic Members in Demanding Accountability from USCIS Rep.Chuy Garcia
Feb. 12, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Hon. L. Francis Cissna, Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services - Lawmakers Write Oversight Letter to Administration on DACA Recipients' Ability to Travel Abroad Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 11, 2019 Deutch, Foster Introduced Legislation to Protect Immigrant Rights Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Feb. 8, 2019 Democratic Members Introduce Immigration Package In Response To Trump State Of The Union Address Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Feb. 7, 2019 Foster Introduces Legislation to Protect Immigrant Rights Rep.Bill Foster
Feb. 7, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security and the Hon. Ronald D. Vitiello, Acting Director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Congresswoman Lawrence Joins Bipartisan Letter Seeking Full Details of Sting Operation and Detention of Indian Students in Michigan Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Feb. 7, 2019 Letter to Honorable Members of the Department of Homeland Security Conference Committee - Congressional Hispanic Caucus Members Urge Homeland Security Conferees to Oppose Additional Funding for Trump's Deportation Agenda Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Feb. 7, 2019 The Washington Post - We Can Reach a Border Deal if We Ignore Trump's Threats Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2019 Tweet - "My friend and Illinois colleague, Rep. @janschakowsky, hit the nail on the head at today's hearing on the Trump Administration's family separation policy. This Administration's child separation policy amounts to state-sanctioned child abuse." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 6, 2019 Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Joins Colleagues to Introduce Immigration Package in Response to Trump State of the Union Speech Rep.Chuy Garcia
Feb. 4, 2019 Tweet - "Special thanks to Student Body President Juan Martinez for the intro tonight at @GUPolitics. Juan is a #Dreamer whose story I've shared on the Senate floor. He and the hundreds of thousands of other Dreamers should have a future in America -- the only home they know. #DurbinAtGU" Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 4, 2019 Tweet - "This is a humanitarian disaster of the Trump Administration's own creation. It's unwillingness to even try to find and reunite these children with their families speaks to the cruel mindset that led to zero-tolerance in the first place." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 29, 2019 Tweet - "On the 2nd anniversary of the President's travel ban, I joined @SenBlumenthal to introduce a resolution that calls for a recommitment to America's tradition of providing safe haven to the world's most vulnerable refugees. The Trump Administration's cold shoulder must end." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 24, 2019 Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019--Motion Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 24, 2019 Davis Calls for HHS Secretary to Account for Separated Children Rep.Danny Davis
Jan. 24, 2019 Schakowsky Statement on Trump Administration's Decision to Send Asylum Seekers to Mexico Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 24, 2019 Tweet - "Here are some of the anti-immigrant provisions included in the Trump-McConnell bill to end the #TrumpShutdown:" Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 24, 2019 Letter to Wilbur L. Ross, Jr, Secretary of Commerce, and Matthew G. Whitaker, Acting Attorney General - Maloney Leads 40+ Members in Asking Trump Administration to Drop Census Citizenship Question Appeal Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Jan. 23, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the U.S. Government Accountability Office - Menendez, Booker Colleagues Call for Investigation into Conditions of Detained Migrant Children Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 23, 2019 Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, and Chuck Schumer - Seasonal Worker Relief in Funding Agreement Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Jan. 22, 2019 Durbin On White House Legislation To End Trump Shutdown: Even Worse Than Advertised Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 22, 2019 Schakowsky Statement on the SCOTUS DACA Decision Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 20, 2019 Tweet - "I have a dream. On MLK Day, President Trump announces the shutdown will end this week. Senators of both parties agree to stay in session this week until we can produce 60 votes for a bill that finally protects Dreamers & reaches an agreement on border security." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 19, 2019 Tweet - "Yes, Mr. President, our immigration system is broken but your shutdown has broken our government and the lives of 800,000 federal employees and thousands of contractors including 250,000 veterans. Fix the shutdown then let's work together to fix immigration." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 19, 2019 Tweet - "Mr. President, your proposed "fix" leaves thousands of the victims of your DACA abolition unprotected. No honest solution will leave these forgotten young people behind." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2019 Durbin Statement On HHS OIG Report On Family Separation Policy Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2019 Reps. Vargas, Soto, Espaillat, Torres, Garcia, and Napolitano Introduce H.R. 623, DREAMer House Employment Act of 2019 Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Jan. 17, 2019 Tweet - "The Trump Administration's family separation policy is more than a bureaucratic lapse in judgment. It is and was a cruel policy inconsistent with the values of this nation." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 17, 2019 Tweet - "Today's bombshell report reveals the true scope of this horrific policy: thousands of children were forcibly removed from their parents before the policy was made public and the fate of these children is still unknown." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 16, 2019 House Delegation Introduces Freedom Of Religion Act In Challenge To President Trump's Muslim Bans Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Jan. 15, 2019 Durbin Questions President Trump's AG Nominee On Immigration, Criminal Justice Reform Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 11, 2019 Tweet - "No, Mr. President. According to your own Admin, the majority of drugs are smuggled into U.S. through legal ports of entry. A wall would do nothing to stop that. More screening technology at ports of entry would. We can save lives, but not with an ineffective wall." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 10, 2019 Tweet - "Contrary to claims by President Trump and Congressional Republicans about unprecedented numbers of migrants rushing the southwestern border, apprehensions have been at historic lows for several years." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 9, 2019 Tweet - "If the President would stop preaching about his almighty wall and take a look at real border security, he would be doing what's necessary to stop drugs from coming into this country thru legal ports of entry. I'm for border security, but we need to make it smart." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 9, 2019 Letter to President Donald Trump - Reps. Jesús "Chuy" García & Lloyd Doggett Lead 50+ Lawmakers Urging Trump to Keep IRS Tax Refunds on Time Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
Jan. 9, 2019 Reps. Jesús "Chuy" García & Lloyd Doggett Lead 50+ Lawmakers Urging Trump to Keep IRS Tax Refunds on Time Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Jan. 8, 2019 Chairman Joaquin Castro Welcomes Newest Members to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Jan. 8, 2019 Tweet - "Fact check: DEA has found that Mexican cartels most commonly transport drugs through our Southwest border at legal ports of entry. A border wall does nothing to stop that from happening, sorry VP Pence." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 7, 2019 Tweet - "A $5 billion medieval wall is no solution for illegal immigration or stopping drugs from coming across our border. Smart investments in modern screening technology and additional customs personnel are." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 6, 2019 CBS "Face the Nation" - Transcript: Federal Shutdown Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 4, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Cortex Masto, Colleagues Call for DHS to Reexamine Arbitrary Detention and Deportation of Southeast Asian Refugees Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 27, 2018 Tweet - "Enough. The deaths of eight-year-old Felipe and seven-year-old Jackelin a few weeks apart are evidence that Trump's "get tough" border policies are dangerous, especially to small children. In the name of our caring nation, Secretary Nielsen must go." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 23, 2018 NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Dick Durbin Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 20, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - 54 Members of Congress in Urging DHS Secretary Nielsen to End Policy of Deterring Asylum Seekers at U.S. Ports of Entry Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Dec. 18, 2018 Members of Congress Find Systemic Failures Contributed to Jakelin Caal's Death, Transcript of Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Elect Castro Q&A with Press Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Dec. 13, 2018 Tweet - "Introduced a bill with @SenatorMenendez and @SenRubioPress today that would grant displaced Venezuelans who are fleeing dire conditions in their country temporary protected status here in the U.S." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Coalition Calls on Administration To Reject Renegotiation of Agreement To Allow Deportation of Vietnamese Refugees Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Dec. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Potential Closure of Chicago's Refugee Resettlement Agencies Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
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