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April 20, 2020 Sen. Cramer Urges DHS to Provide Certainty for North Dakota's Health Care Workers with Visas Sen. Kevin Cramer
April 20, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Kevin McCarthy - Harris, Colleagues Call on Congressional Leaders to Ensure Immigrant Families Can Access Critical Services During Coronavirus Pandemic Rep. Nanette Barragán, ...
April 20, 2020 Durbin Discusses COBRA Assistance And DACA With American Federation Of Teachers President Randi Weingarten Sen. Dick Durbin
April 20, 2020 Tweet - "#COVID19 does not discriminate based on immigration status. Undocumented immigrants -- many of them essential workers on the frontlines fighting this pandemic - must have access to testing & treatment to protect all of us." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 20, 2020 Tweet - "Good to have the chance to speak with @AFTunion President @rweingarten today to discuss my efforts to include funding in the next #COVID19 relief package that would allow tens of millions of newly unemployed Americans to remain on their employers' health plans through COBRA." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 18, 2020 Reed Statement on Trump Administration Awarding a New No-Bid $569 Million Border Wall Contract; GAO Commits to Investigate Sen. Jack Reed
April 17, 2020 Cortez Masto, Rosen Support Resolution Condemning Anti-Asian Racism Prompted by Covid-19 Sen. Jacky Rosen, ...
April 17, 2020 Cortez Masto Cosponsors Bill to Reimburse Americans Who Faced High Costs Traveling Home Due to Covid-19 Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
April 17, 2020 Oversight Republicans call out Democrats for using coronavirus to advance their radical immigration agenda Rep. Chip Roy, ...
April 17, 2020 DHS Officials Refuse to Release Asylum Seekers and Other Non-Violent Detainees Despite Spread of Coronavirus Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
April 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Durbin Presses DHS On Reported Sharing Of Confidential DACA Recipient Information Sen. Dick Durbin
April 17, 2020 Pallone on the Trump Administration's Recent Actions to Weaponize the Office of Refugee Resettlement Rep. Frank Pallone
April 17, 2020 Tweet - ". @MarlenGarcia777 is absolutely right. It would be nuts to run essential workers out of the country during a pandemic. Pres. Trump must extend work authorizations for #DACA & #TPS recipients. #HomeIsHere" Sen. Dick Durbin
April 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Tester, colleagues to Homeland Security chief: Why is border wall construction continuing during global pandemic? Sen. Tammy Baldwin, ...
April 16, 2020 DeLauro Condemns ORR Consideration of Policies Slowing Safe Placement of Unaccompanied Children Rep. Rosa DeLauro
April 16, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the Department of State and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Leahy And Lankford Urge State Department And DHS To Exercise Discretion And Grant Relief To Vulnerable Refugees And Special Immigrant Visa Holders Sen. James Lankford, ...
April 16, 2020 Tweet - "Senators on Pres' bipartisan task force on re-opening economy had our 1st call. I pressed Pres on: Importance of testing;Safety net for small biz & jobless;Extending work auths for DACA & TPS ;"Manhattan Project" for widespread testing to get folks healthy & back to work" Sen. Dick Durbin
April 16, 2020 Tweet - "Many of our nation's frontline health care workers are #Dreamers and deserve the certainty that they can remain here. I am deeply grateful to them for serving their nation during this crisis and will continue to fight to #ProtectTheDream." Rep. Steny Hoyer
April 15, 2020 Meng Introduces Legislation to Extend Work Permits for Immigrants During COVID-19 Rep. Grace Meng
April 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Costa, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Members Call on Congressional Leadership to Help Protect Farmworkers During COVID-19 Crisis Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
April 15, 2020 Letter to Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Dep. of Homeland Security - Feinstein, Harris, Vargas Call for Investigation Into Treatment of Detained Individuals at Otay Mesa Detention Center Rep. Juan Vargas, ...
April 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Ken Cuccinelli, Acting Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services - Harris, Colleagues Urge Administration to Increase Number of Doctors Available to Fight the Coronavirus Pandemic Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 15, 2020 Congressman García's Statement about COVID Outbreak in Migrant Youth Shelter in Chicago Rep. Chuy Garcia
April 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Durbin, Senators Press President Trump To Automatically Extend Work Authorizations For DACA & TPS Recipients Sen. Jack Reed, ...
April 15, 2020 Tweet - "330,000+ #DACA & #TPS recipients are essential workers during this pandemic -- including more than 50,000 health care workers. We cannot afford to lose them. #HomeIsHere" Sen. Dick Durbin
April 15, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Rep. Grijalva Demands HHS and DHS Comply with Court Order and Release Migrant Children from Detention Rep. Mark Pocan, ...
April 14, 2020 Congressman Steven Horsford Demands Protections for Immigrants in Next Coronavirus Relief Package Rep. Steven Horsford
April 14, 2020 DHS Inspector General Amends Public Summary of Report on Child Death in CBP Custody After Shortcomings Identified by Chairman Thompson Rep. Bennie Thompson
April 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Kenneth Cuccinelli, Senior Official Performing the Duties of Dir. for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - Durbin, Duckworth, Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge Administration To Increase Number Of Doctors Available To Fight COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 14, 2020 Amata's Statement On Filing Of Appeal Rep. Aumua Amata Radewagen
April 14, 2020 Tweet - "New @amprog report finds more than 130,000 immigrants with TPS are essential workers helping to fight the #COVID19 pandemic, including 11,600 health care workers. It would be a disaster if the Trump Administration succeeds in repealing this critical humanitarian protection." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 13, 2020 Sen. Booker & Rep. Jayapal Unveil Bold Legislation to Move Immigrants Out of Detention and Halt Immigration Enforcement During Coronavirus Emergency Sen. Cory Booker
April 13, 2020 In Arizona, 6,800 DACA Recipients on Frontlines of COVID-19 Fight Rep. Greg Stanton
April 13, 2020 Tweet - "29,000+ #DACA recipients are risking their lives as health care workers & first responders in the battle against #COVID19 - each and every one of them is invaluable. Our nation cannot afford to tell them they are not welcome here. #HomeIsHere" Sen. Dick Durbin
April 10, 2020 Cortez Masto, Rosen Cosponsor Bill to Protect Immigrants During Covid-19 Pandemic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, ...
April 10, 2020 Rep. Vargas urges ICE and CoreCivic to immediately stop cohorting at detention centers Rep. Juan Vargas
April 10, 2020 Engel, Thompson, Nadler Statement on Trump Administration's Suspension of Asylum Processing Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
April 10, 2020 Letter to Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - N.M. Delegation Seeks Immediate Accountability of ICE Facilities After Covid-19 Cases Confirmed at Otero Sen. Martin Heinrich, ...
April 10, 2020 Tweet - "I had the privilege of taking Cesar as my guest to the #SOTU in 2018-- he is an extremely impressive young man with a bright future ahead of him in medicine." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 10, 2020 Tweet - "Our country is stronger because of the contributions of immigrants - many of whom are serving as physicians in underserved & rural communities across the country. During this global pandemic, we need their help more than ever." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 9, 2020 Rep. Vargas urging President Trump to stop border wall construction Rep. Juan Vargas
April 9, 2020 Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection - Vela, Thompson Appeal for Safety of CBP Officers and Public at RGV Border Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
April 9, 2020 Tweet - "Heartbreaking story of Mamadou Balde, the West African immigrant who served two tours as a Marine in Afghanistan. He survived the violence of war and succumbed to the violence of our streets. Our hearts go out to his family." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 9, 2020 Pelosi Statement Calling for Immediate Investigation into Abuse and Mistreatment of Pregnant Women in DHS Custody Rep. Nancy Pelosi
April 9, 2020 Tweet - "Reports of abuse and neglect inflicted by U.S. immigration agents on a pregnant Guatemalan woman in labor during asylum processing are deeply concerning. @DHSOIG must immediately begin an investigation into this unacceptable behavior." Rep. Nancy Pelosi
April 8, 2020 Letter to Eugene Scalia, Sec. of Labor, and Chad Wold, Acting Sec. of the Department of Homeland Security - Boozman Calls for Flexibility in Temporary Ag Worker Program to Protect Nation's Food Supply Sen. Mike Crapo, ...
April 8, 2020 Letter to William Barr, Attorney General, Mark Esper, Sec. of the Department of Defense, and Chad Wolf, Acting Sec. of Homeland Security - Reps. Grijalva, Vela, Thompson, and Kirkpatrick Express COVID-19 Concerns, Demand a Halt to Border Wall Construction in Letter to DOJ, DOD, and DHS Rep. Bennie Thompson, ...
April 8, 2020 Letter to Inspector General Joseph Cuffari - Carper, Blumenthal, Senate Democrats Launch Investigation Into Reported Mistreatment of Pregnant Detainees By CBP Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 8, 2020 Tweet - ". @DHSOIG must investigate reports of mistreatment of pregnant detainees by CBP. There is no excuse -- especially in the midst of an unprecedented global pandemic -- for Border Patrol to delay or deny medical treatment to pregnant women." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 8, 2020 Tweet - "More than 27,000 #DACA recipients work on the frontlines of our fight against #COVID19 as health care workers & first responders. They shouldn't have to worry about their future in the country they grew up in while risking their health & well-being to help others. #HomeIsHere" Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
April 20, 2020 Sen. Cramer Urges DHS to Provide Certainty for North Dakota's Health Care Workers with Visas Sen.Kevin Cramer
April 20, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Kevin McCarthy - Harris, Colleagues Call on Congressional Leaders to Ensure Immigrant Families Can Access Critical Services During Coronavirus Pandemic Rep.Nanette Barragán, ...
April 20, 2020 Durbin Discusses COBRA Assistance And DACA With American Federation Of Teachers President Randi Weingarten Sen.Dick Durbin
April 20, 2020 Tweet - "#COVID19 does not discriminate based on immigration status. Undocumented immigrants -- many of them essential workers on the frontlines fighting this pandemic - must have access to testing & treatment to protect all of us." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 20, 2020 Tweet - "Good to have the chance to speak with @AFTunion President @rweingarten today to discuss my efforts to include funding in the next #COVID19 relief package that would allow tens of millions of newly unemployed Americans to remain on their employers' health plans through COBRA." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 18, 2020 Reed Statement on Trump Administration Awarding a New No-Bid $569 Million Border Wall Contract; GAO Commits to Investigate Sen.Jack Reed
April 17, 2020 Cortez Masto, Rosen Support Resolution Condemning Anti-Asian Racism Prompted by Covid-19 Sen.Jacky Rosen, ...
April 17, 2020 Cortez Masto Cosponsors Bill to Reimburse Americans Who Faced High Costs Traveling Home Due to Covid-19 Sen.Catherine Cortez Masto
April 17, 2020 Oversight Republicans call out Democrats for using coronavirus to advance their radical immigration agenda Rep.Chip Roy, ...
April 17, 2020 DHS Officials Refuse to Release Asylum Seekers and Other Non-Violent Detainees Despite Spread of Coronavirus Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
April 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Durbin Presses DHS On Reported Sharing Of Confidential DACA Recipient Information Sen.Dick Durbin
April 17, 2020 Pallone on the Trump Administration's Recent Actions to Weaponize the Office of Refugee Resettlement Rep.Frank Pallone
April 17, 2020 Tweet - ". @MarlenGarcia777 is absolutely right. It would be nuts to run essential workers out of the country during a pandemic. Pres. Trump must extend work authorizations for #DACA & #TPS recipients. #HomeIsHere" Sen.Dick Durbin
April 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Tester, colleagues to Homeland Security chief: Why is border wall construction continuing during global pandemic? Sen.Tammy Baldwin, ...
April 16, 2020 DeLauro Condemns ORR Consideration of Policies Slowing Safe Placement of Unaccompanied Children Rep.Rosa DeLauro
April 16, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the Department of State and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Leahy And Lankford Urge State Department And DHS To Exercise Discretion And Grant Relief To Vulnerable Refugees And Special Immigrant Visa Holders Sen.James Lankford, ...
April 16, 2020 Tweet - "Senators on Pres' bipartisan task force on re-opening economy had our 1st call. I pressed Pres on: Importance of testing;Safety net for small biz & jobless;Extending work auths for DACA & TPS ;"Manhattan Project" for widespread testing to get folks healthy & back to work" Sen.Dick Durbin
April 16, 2020 Tweet - "Many of our nation's frontline health care workers are #Dreamers and deserve the certainty that they can remain here. I am deeply grateful to them for serving their nation during this crisis and will continue to fight to #ProtectTheDream." Rep.Steny Hoyer
April 15, 2020 Meng Introduces Legislation to Extend Work Permits for Immigrants During COVID-19 Rep.Grace Meng
April 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Costa, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Members Call on Congressional Leadership to Help Protect Farmworkers During COVID-19 Crisis Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
April 15, 2020 Letter to Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Dep. of Homeland Security - Feinstein, Harris, Vargas Call for Investigation Into Treatment of Detained Individuals at Otay Mesa Detention Center Rep.Juan Vargas, ...
April 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Ken Cuccinelli, Acting Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services - Harris, Colleagues Urge Administration to Increase Number of Doctors Available to Fight the Coronavirus Pandemic Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 15, 2020 Congressman García's Statement about COVID Outbreak in Migrant Youth Shelter in Chicago Rep.Chuy Garcia
April 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Durbin, Senators Press President Trump To Automatically Extend Work Authorizations For DACA & TPS Recipients Sen.Jack Reed, ...
April 15, 2020 Tweet - "330,000+ #DACA & #TPS recipients are essential workers during this pandemic -- including more than 50,000 health care workers. We cannot afford to lose them. #HomeIsHere" Sen.Dick Durbin
April 15, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Rep. Grijalva Demands HHS and DHS Comply with Court Order and Release Migrant Children from Detention Rep.Mark Pocan, ...
April 14, 2020 Congressman Steven Horsford Demands Protections for Immigrants in Next Coronavirus Relief Package Rep.Steven Horsford
April 14, 2020 DHS Inspector General Amends Public Summary of Report on Child Death in CBP Custody After Shortcomings Identified by Chairman Thompson Rep.Bennie Thompson
April 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Kenneth Cuccinelli, Senior Official Performing the Duties of Dir. for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - Durbin, Duckworth, Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge Administration To Increase Number Of Doctors Available To Fight COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 14, 2020 Amata's Statement On Filing Of Appeal Rep.Aumua Amata Radewagen
April 14, 2020 Tweet - "New @amprog report finds more than 130,000 immigrants with TPS are essential workers helping to fight the #COVID19 pandemic, including 11,600 health care workers. It would be a disaster if the Trump Administration succeeds in repealing this critical humanitarian protection." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 13, 2020 Sen. Booker & Rep. Jayapal Unveil Bold Legislation to Move Immigrants Out of Detention and Halt Immigration Enforcement During Coronavirus Emergency Sen.Cory Booker
April 13, 2020 In Arizona, 6,800 DACA Recipients on Frontlines of COVID-19 Fight Rep.Greg Stanton
April 13, 2020 Tweet - "29,000+ #DACA recipients are risking their lives as health care workers & first responders in the battle against #COVID19 - each and every one of them is invaluable. Our nation cannot afford to tell them they are not welcome here. #HomeIsHere" Sen.Dick Durbin
April 10, 2020 Cortez Masto, Rosen Cosponsor Bill to Protect Immigrants During Covid-19 Pandemic Sen.Catherine Cortez Masto, ...
April 10, 2020 Rep. Vargas urges ICE and CoreCivic to immediately stop cohorting at detention centers Rep.Juan Vargas
April 10, 2020 Engel, Thompson, Nadler Statement on Trump Administration's Suspension of Asylum Processing Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
April 10, 2020 Letter to Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - N.M. Delegation Seeks Immediate Accountability of ICE Facilities After Covid-19 Cases Confirmed at Otero Sen.Martin Heinrich, ...
April 10, 2020 Tweet - "I had the privilege of taking Cesar as my guest to the #SOTU in 2018-- he is an extremely impressive young man with a bright future ahead of him in medicine." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 10, 2020 Tweet - "Our country is stronger because of the contributions of immigrants - many of whom are serving as physicians in underserved & rural communities across the country. During this global pandemic, we need their help more than ever." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 9, 2020 Rep. Vargas urging President Trump to stop border wall construction Rep.Juan Vargas
April 9, 2020 Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection - Vela, Thompson Appeal for Safety of CBP Officers and Public at RGV Border Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
April 9, 2020 Tweet - "Heartbreaking story of Mamadou Balde, the West African immigrant who served two tours as a Marine in Afghanistan. He survived the violence of war and succumbed to the violence of our streets. Our hearts go out to his family." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 9, 2020 Pelosi Statement Calling for Immediate Investigation into Abuse and Mistreatment of Pregnant Women in DHS Custody Rep.Nancy Pelosi
April 9, 2020 Tweet - "Reports of abuse and neglect inflicted by U.S. immigration agents on a pregnant Guatemalan woman in labor during asylum processing are deeply concerning. @DHSOIG must immediately begin an investigation into this unacceptable behavior." Rep.Nancy Pelosi
April 8, 2020 Letter to Eugene Scalia, Sec. of Labor, and Chad Wold, Acting Sec. of the Department of Homeland Security - Boozman Calls for Flexibility in Temporary Ag Worker Program to Protect Nation's Food Supply Sen.Mike Crapo, ...
April 8, 2020 Letter to William Barr, Attorney General, Mark Esper, Sec. of the Department of Defense, and Chad Wolf, Acting Sec. of Homeland Security - Reps. Grijalva, Vela, Thompson, and Kirkpatrick Express COVID-19 Concerns, Demand a Halt to Border Wall Construction in Letter to DOJ, DOD, and DHS Rep.Bennie Thompson, ...
April 8, 2020 Letter to Inspector General Joseph Cuffari - Carper, Blumenthal, Senate Democrats Launch Investigation Into Reported Mistreatment of Pregnant Detainees By CBP Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 8, 2020 Tweet - ". @DHSOIG must investigate reports of mistreatment of pregnant detainees by CBP. There is no excuse -- especially in the midst of an unprecedented global pandemic -- for Border Patrol to delay or deny medical treatment to pregnant women." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 8, 2020 Tweet - "More than 27,000 #DACA recipients work on the frontlines of our fight against #COVID19 as health care workers & first responders. They shouldn't have to worry about their future in the country they grew up in while risking their health & well-being to help others. #HomeIsHere" Sen.Dick Durbin
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