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March 19, 2020
Thompson to DHS: Stop Issuing Mixed Messages on Immigration Enforcement During Coronavirus
Rep. Bennie Thompson
March 18, 2020
Chairman Thompson Statement on Trump Waiving Procurement Laws to Build His Wall
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Feb. 18, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secreatary of the Department of Homeland Security - Top Homeland & Judiciary Democrats Condemn Deployment of Tactical CBP Agents to Various Cities in U.S.
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
Feb. 14, 2020
Chairman Thompson: Trump Again Using Homeland Security to Score Political Points, Inflict Revenge as He Sends Border Patrol to Major U.S. Cities
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Feb. 13, 2020
Chairman Thompson Statement on President Trump Again Diverting Billions from Pentagon to Pay for His wall
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Feb. 12, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Rep. Vela Joins Over 100 House Democrats in Call for Immediate End of Remain in Mexico Policy
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
Feb. 12, 2020
Control Our Borders
Rep. Michael Guest
Jan. 31, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Congressional Leaders Call for Immediate Halt of Trump Programs that Rush Migrants Through Asylum Screenings
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
Jan. 31, 2020
Thompson Condemns President Trump's Backdoor Attack on Diversity Visa Program
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Jan. 27, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Rounds, King, Harris, Pingree, Keating, Bergman Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging Administration to Increase the Number of Temporary, Non-Immigrant H-2B Workers for 2020
Rep. Michael Guest, ...
Jan. 7, 2020
Letter to the Honorable Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the Honorable Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of the United States Customs and Border Protection, and the Honorable Kenneth Williams, Port Director at Blaine Sector - Jayapal Leads Five Colleagues in Pressing the Trump Administration on Reports of Iranian Americans Being Held at Border
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
Nov. 27, 2019
Thompson Statement on Dhs Watchdog Child Separation Report
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Nov. 20, 2019
Thompson Issues Subpoena to Dhs for Documents on The Deaths of Children, Separation of Families, and Metering at The Border
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Nov. 14, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Dir. of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Lofgren, Nadler, Harris Lead Letter Questioning ICE's Move to Circumvent CA Law Banning Private Detention Facilities
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
Nov. 4, 2019
Letter to Dr. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security - Members of Congress Call for Investigation After Ice Deletes Video Needed to Investigate the Death of Roxsana Hernandez
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
Sept. 26, 2019
U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Sept. 25, 2019
Homeland Security Improvement Act
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Sept. 25, 2019
Homeland Security Improvement Act
Rep. Michael Guest
Sept. 12, 2019
Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Tri-Caucus Members File Amicus Brief Opposing Trump Administration's Public Charge Rule
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
Sept. 3, 2019
Thompson statement on Trump taking billions from military to pay for wall
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Aug. 27, 2019
Thompson: reckless for Trump Administration to divert funding from TSA and FEMA to pay for ICE indefinite detention of families and children
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Aug. 21, 2019
Thompson statement on Trump Administration plan for indefinite detention of children and families
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Aug. 13, 2019
Thompson delivers remarks at Homeland Security forum on faith-based communities in Jackson Mississippi
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Aug. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary for the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security - Chairmen Cummings, Thompson, and Raskin Request Information on Immigration Enforcement Actions in Mississippi
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
Aug. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Chairman Thompson inquiries on ICE raids in Mississippi
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Aug. 8, 2019
Chairman Thompson statement on Mississippi ICE raid
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Aug. 2, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Reps. Pressley, Omar, 42 Members of Congress Urge Transparency from Trump Administration on the Removal of Eritreans
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
July 15, 2019
Thompson Statement on Trump Plan to Deny Legal Asylum
Rep. Bennie Thompson
July 12, 2019
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Rep. Bennie Thompson
July 3, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - House Chairs Urge Trump Administration to Rescind Child Migrant Information-Sharing Memo
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
July 2, 2019
Thompson Statement on Rio Grande Valley CBP Facility Overcrowding and Prolonged Detention
Rep. Bennie Thompson
June 26, 2019
Wicker Votes to Address Humanitarian Crisis at the Border
Sen. Roger Wicker
June 25, 2019
Thompson Statement on DHS Leadership Chaos
Rep. Bennie Thompson
June 25, 2019
Thompson Statement on Acting CBP Commissioner Sanders' Resignation
Rep. Bennie Thompson
June 24, 2019
Thompson Statement on Border Detention Conditions and Transfer of Migrant Children
Rep. Bennie Thompson
June 18, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Nadler, Cummings, Thompson Question Legal Basis for Appointment of Ken Cuccinelli as Acting Director Of USCIS
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
June 10, 2019
Thompson Statement on Cuccinelli Appointment
Rep. Bennie Thompson
June 4, 2019
Letter to the Hon. John Kelly, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Joanne Chiedi, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services - Chairman Thompson Demands Answers After Reports of Child Migrants Being Left in Vans Overnight
Rep. Bennie Thompson
May 23, 2019
Wicker & Hyde-Smith Cosponsor Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act
Sen. Roger Wicker, ...
April 25, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - House Committees Investigate Unprecedented Firings at DHS
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
April 15, 2019
Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Acting White House Chief of Staff and the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Nadler, Cummings & Thompson Demand Documents on Trump Administration Plan to Treat Immigrant Families and Children as Pawns in Political Game
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
April 12, 2019
Chairman Thompson: Trump Plan to Use DHS As Political Weapon Shows Administration's Depraved Immigration Agenda Is Not About Security
Rep. Bennie Thompson
April 7, 2019
Chairman Thompson Statement on Nielsen Resignation
Rep. Bennie Thompson
April 3, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Democrats Write Secretary Nielsen: You Must Engage with Congress on Thoughtful, Specific Border Security Solutions
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
March 14, 2019
Hyde-Smith Votes for Stronger Border Security, Against Resolution to Crush Trump Disaster Declaration
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
March 12, 2019
hWicker Statement on Efforts to Build the Wall and Preserve the Separation of Powers
Sen. Roger Wicker
March 7, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Enzi, Barrasso sign letter urging administration to increase the number of H-2B workers
Rep. Michael Guest, ...
Feb. 19, 2019
Letter to Acting Director Kelly - Congresswomen Escobar and Reps. Call for Oversight Investigation of Force-Feeding in ICE Detention
Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
Jan. 23, 2019
Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, and Chuck Schumer - Seasonal Worker Relief in Funding Agreement
Sen. Roger Wicker, ...
Jan. 21, 2019
CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript: Interview with Democratic Congressman Bennie Thompson of Mississippi
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Date
Title
Politician
March 19, 2020
Thompson to DHS: Stop Issuing Mixed Messages on Immigration Enforcement During Coronavirus
Rep.Bennie Thompson
March 18, 2020
Chairman Thompson Statement on Trump Waiving Procurement Laws to Build His Wall
Rep.Bennie Thompson
Feb. 18, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secreatary of the Department of Homeland Security - Top Homeland & Judiciary Democrats Condemn Deployment of Tactical CBP Agents to Various Cities in U.S.
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
Feb. 14, 2020
Chairman Thompson: Trump Again Using Homeland Security to Score Political Points, Inflict Revenge as He Sends Border Patrol to Major U.S. Cities
Rep.Bennie Thompson
Feb. 13, 2020
Chairman Thompson Statement on President Trump Again Diverting Billions from Pentagon to Pay for His wall
Rep.Bennie Thompson
Feb. 12, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Rep. Vela Joins Over 100 House Democrats in Call for Immediate End of Remain in Mexico Policy
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
Feb. 12, 2020
Control Our Borders
Rep.Michael Guest
Jan. 31, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Congressional Leaders Call for Immediate Halt of Trump Programs that Rush Migrants Through Asylum Screenings
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
Jan. 31, 2020
Thompson Condemns President Trump's Backdoor Attack on Diversity Visa Program
Rep.Bennie Thompson
Jan. 27, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Rounds, King, Harris, Pingree, Keating, Bergman Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging Administration to Increase the Number of Temporary, Non-Immigrant H-2B Workers for 2020
Rep.Michael Guest, ...
Jan. 7, 2020
Letter to the Honorable Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the Honorable Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of the United States Customs and Border Protection, and the Honorable Kenneth Williams, Port Director at Blaine Sector - Jayapal Leads Five Colleagues in Pressing the Trump Administration on Reports of Iranian Americans Being Held at Border
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
Nov. 27, 2019
Thompson Statement on Dhs Watchdog Child Separation Report
Rep.Bennie Thompson
Nov. 20, 2019
Thompson Issues Subpoena to Dhs for Documents on The Deaths of Children, Separation of Families, and Metering at The Border
Rep.Bennie Thompson
Nov. 14, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Dir. of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Lofgren, Nadler, Harris Lead Letter Questioning ICE's Move to Circumvent CA Law Banning Private Detention Facilities
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
Nov. 4, 2019
Letter to Dr. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security - Members of Congress Call for Investigation After Ice Deletes Video Needed to Investigate the Death of Roxsana Hernandez
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
Sept. 26, 2019
U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act
Rep.Bennie Thompson
Sept. 25, 2019
Homeland Security Improvement Act
Rep.Bennie Thompson
Sept. 25, 2019
Homeland Security Improvement Act
Rep.Michael Guest
Sept. 12, 2019
Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Tri-Caucus Members File Amicus Brief Opposing Trump Administration's Public Charge Rule
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
Sept. 3, 2019
Thompson statement on Trump taking billions from military to pay for wall
Rep.Bennie Thompson
Aug. 27, 2019
Thompson: reckless for Trump Administration to divert funding from TSA and FEMA to pay for ICE indefinite detention of families and children
Rep.Bennie Thompson
Aug. 21, 2019
Thompson statement on Trump Administration plan for indefinite detention of children and families
Rep.Bennie Thompson
Aug. 13, 2019
Thompson delivers remarks at Homeland Security forum on faith-based communities in Jackson Mississippi
Rep.Bennie Thompson
Aug. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary for the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security - Chairmen Cummings, Thompson, and Raskin Request Information on Immigration Enforcement Actions in Mississippi
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
Aug. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Chairman Thompson inquiries on ICE raids in Mississippi
Rep.Bennie Thompson
Aug. 8, 2019
Chairman Thompson statement on Mississippi ICE raid
Rep.Bennie Thompson
Aug. 2, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Reps. Pressley, Omar, 42 Members of Congress Urge Transparency from Trump Administration on the Removal of Eritreans
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
July 15, 2019
Thompson Statement on Trump Plan to Deny Legal Asylum
Rep.Bennie Thompson
July 12, 2019
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Rep.Bennie Thompson
July 3, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - House Chairs Urge Trump Administration to Rescind Child Migrant Information-Sharing Memo
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
July 2, 2019
Thompson Statement on Rio Grande Valley CBP Facility Overcrowding and Prolonged Detention
Rep.Bennie Thompson
June 26, 2019
Wicker Votes to Address Humanitarian Crisis at the Border
Sen.Roger Wicker
June 25, 2019
Thompson Statement on DHS Leadership Chaos
Rep.Bennie Thompson
June 25, 2019
Thompson Statement on Acting CBP Commissioner Sanders' Resignation
Rep.Bennie Thompson
June 24, 2019
Thompson Statement on Border Detention Conditions and Transfer of Migrant Children
Rep.Bennie Thompson
June 18, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Nadler, Cummings, Thompson Question Legal Basis for Appointment of Ken Cuccinelli as Acting Director Of USCIS
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
June 10, 2019
Thompson Statement on Cuccinelli Appointment
Rep.Bennie Thompson
June 4, 2019
Letter to the Hon. John Kelly, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Joanne Chiedi, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services - Chairman Thompson Demands Answers After Reports of Child Migrants Being Left in Vans Overnight
Rep.Bennie Thompson
May 23, 2019
Wicker & Hyde-Smith Cosponsor Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act
Sen.Roger Wicker, ...
April 25, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - House Committees Investigate Unprecedented Firings at DHS
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
April 15, 2019
Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Acting White House Chief of Staff and the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Nadler, Cummings & Thompson Demand Documents on Trump Administration Plan to Treat Immigrant Families and Children as Pawns in Political Game
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
April 12, 2019
Chairman Thompson: Trump Plan to Use DHS As Political Weapon Shows Administration's Depraved Immigration Agenda Is Not About Security
Rep.Bennie Thompson
April 7, 2019
Chairman Thompson Statement on Nielsen Resignation
Rep.Bennie Thompson
April 3, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Democrats Write Secretary Nielsen: You Must Engage with Congress on Thoughtful, Specific Border Security Solutions
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
March 14, 2019
Hyde-Smith Votes for Stronger Border Security, Against Resolution to Crush Trump Disaster Declaration
Sen.Cindy Hyde-Smith
March 12, 2019
hWicker Statement on Efforts to Build the Wall and Preserve the Separation of Powers
Sen.Roger Wicker
March 7, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Enzi, Barrasso sign letter urging administration to increase the number of H-2B workers
Rep.Michael Guest, ...
Feb. 19, 2019
Letter to Acting Director Kelly - Congresswomen Escobar and Reps. Call for Oversight Investigation of Force-Feeding in ICE Detention
Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
Jan. 23, 2019
Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, and Chuck Schumer - Seasonal Worker Relief in Funding Agreement
Sen.Roger Wicker, ...
Jan. 21, 2019
CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript: Interview with Democratic Congressman Bennie Thompson of Mississippi
Rep.Bennie Thompson
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