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Aug. 16, 2018 Representative Adriano Espaillat Reunites Honduran Mother, Rosa Amelia, with Her Separated Children Rosa Amelia Peralta and Family Marks the Third Reunification Following Rep. Adriano Espaillat's Engagement with The Cayuga Center. Rep. Espaillat Continue Rep. Adriano Espaillat
Aug. 15, 2018 Tweet - "Happy 6th birthday #DACA! Thank you Dreamers for your incredible contributions to our country. Despite the chaos created by President Trump, you can still renew your application. If you are eligible to renew, you should do so today. #RenewDACA" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 14, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Take Immediate Steps to Reunite Children and Families Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 13, 2018 Letter to Judge Mirlande Tadal - Velázquez Asks Judge to Stay Deportation of Edisson Barros Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Aug. 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Following Troubling Reports That Federally Contracted, Privately Run Detention Centers Are Withholding Basic Necessities From Immigrant Detainees Unless They "Volunteer" To Work, Gillibrand Leads Group Of Six Senators In Calling On Department Of Homeland Security To Immediately End These Illegal Practices, Create More Accountability And Oversight At These Facilities Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 6, 2018 Letter to Ms. Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paper Clearance Officer for the Department of Commerce - Congressional Hispanic Caucus Members Oppose Citizenship Question in 2020 Census Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
Aug. 6, 2018 Letter to the Hon. L. Francis Cissna, Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services - Members of Congress Probe DHS over Circumstances Leading to TPS Termination for Nepal and Honduras Rep. Grace Meng, ...
Aug. 6, 2018 Letter to The Honorable Gerónimo Gutiérrez, Mexican Ambassador to The United States - CHC Leadership to Mexican Ambassador Gutiérrez: What is Mexico's Policy for the Treatment of Individuals in the Country Seeking Asylum in the United States? Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
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. Nydia Velázquez, ...
Aug. 2, 2018 Letter to Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Reinstate TPS for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 26, 2018 Meng Secures Amendments in Key Appropriations Bill to Review Disaster Response in Puerto Rico and Help Families Separated at the Border Rep. Grace Meng, ...
July 26, 2018 Reps. Espaillat, Gutiérrez, Bonamici, Jayapal Lead House Members to Introduce Reunite Every Unaccompanied Newborn Infant Toddler and Other Children Expeditiously (REUNITE) Act Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
July 26, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Justice - On Deadline Day to Reunite Separated Families, Feinstein, Durbin, Colleagues Call for Investigation of "Zero Tolerance" Immigration Policy Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 25, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Reunify Children with Deported Parents Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
July 25, 2018 Letter to The Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Van Hollen, Casey, Senators Demand Transparency on Office of Refugee Resettlement Funding Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jefferson Sessions, US Attorney General - Zero-Tolerance Policy Traumatizes Migrants, Contrary to American Values Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
July 23, 2018 Tweet - "Our nation's top doctors say family separation causes severe emotional distress. Children separated from their families have suffered enough trauma and must be reunited no later than today's court-ordered deadline. No more excuses @realDonaldTrump. #FamiliesBelongTogether" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 23, 2018 Tweet - "Today is the court-ordered deadline for the Trump admin to reunite all children who have been separated from their parents. No more excuses. No more extensions. It's time for this administration to stop dragging their feet and fix the crisis they created. #FamiliesBelongTogether" Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 23, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Ronald Vitiello, Deputy Director and Acting Director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Hon. James McHenry, Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review - Velázquez and Serrano Press ICE/EOIR on Cancellation of In-Person Hearing for Detained Immigrants Rep. Grace Meng, ...
July 23, 2018 NYC Lawmakers Demand Trump Administration Officials Reunite Separated Families Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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. Grace Meng, ...
July 19, 2018 Letter to Secretary Nielsen and Acting Director Vitiello - Question ICE's Practice of Arresting Undocumented Immigrants Taking Steps Toward Legal Status Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 19, 2018 Rep. Meeks Issues Statement on Voting Against GOP ICE Resolution Rep. Gregory Meeks
July 19, 2018 Trump Administration Briefings Reveal No Plan to Reunite Children Before Sessions Announced "Zero Tolerance" Policy Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
July 18, 2018 Supporting United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Rep. Jerry Nadler
July 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 54 Members of Congress Join Reps. Frankel, Torres, Roybal-allard in Letter Opposing Anti-immigrant State Department Nominee Rep. Grace Meng, ...
July 16, 2018 Castro, Engel, Torres, Espaillat, Sires Demand State Department Action on Family Reunification Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
July 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Demands Transparency in HHS' Use of DNA Testing to Reunite Separated Families Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
July 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security and the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 83 Members of Congress Urge the Administration to Extend and Redesignate Temporary Protected Status for Somalia Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
July 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee - Armed Services Committee Democrats Call for Oversight of Trump Plan to House Migrants on Military Bases Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
July 12, 2018 Members of Congress Introduce Legislation to Terminate ICE and Transfer Critical Functions to Other Agencies Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
July 12, 2018 Letter to Thomas Feeley, Field Office Director of the Enforcement and Removal Operations, Buffalo Field Office - Release Couple Detained While Visiting Family in US Military Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
July 12, 2018 Providing for Consideration of H.R. Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 Rep. Adriano Espaillat
July 12, 2018 Members of Congress Introduce Legislation to Terminate ICE and Transfer Critical Functions to Other Agencies Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
July 12, 2018 Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Cosponsors Resolution in Support of ICE Rep. Claudia Tenney
July 2, 2018 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D) Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 30, 2018 Tweet - "The president has the power to appoint a czar to marshal & organize the agencies in charge of reunifying families. He should exercise that power, listen to all those marching today & clean up the mess he made w/ his slapdash family separation policy. #FamiliesBelongTogetherMarch" Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2018 Letter to Mr. John Kelly, Acting DHS Inspector General - Call for Investigation into Potentially Unlawful Actions by DHS at the Borders Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
June 29, 2018 MSNBC "The Beat with Ari Melber" - Transcript: Immigration Rep. Adriano Espaillat
June 29, 2018 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview With New York Congressman Gregory Meeks Rep. Gregory Meeks
June 29, 2018 Velázquez Calls to Abolish ICE Rep. Nydia Velázquez
June 29, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Michael Horowitz, Department of Justice Inspector General, the Hon. Daniel Levinson, Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General, and John V. Kelly, Department of Homeland Security Acting Inspector General - Call for Comprehensive Review of President Trump's Child Separation Policy Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
June 28, 2018 Tenney Statement on Failure of the Border Security and Immigration Reform Act Rep. Claudia Tenney
June 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General, the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen Secretary of Homeland Security, the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Comply with Injunction, Reunite Families Separated at Border Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
June 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, and the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General - Demand Answers Regarding Unaccompanied Minors in Administration's Custody Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
June 28, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Jefferson Sessions, Attorney General - Answers on Trump Administration's Zero Tolerance Policy, Plans to Reunite Families Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 28, 2018 MSNBC "Hardball with Chris Matthews" - Transcript: Immigration Rep. Adriano Espaillat
June 27, 2018 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Where Are You Planning to House Migrant Children and Families? Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
June 27, 2018 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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. Adriano Espaillat, ...
Date Title Politician
Aug. 16, 2018 Representative Adriano Espaillat Reunites Honduran Mother, Rosa Amelia, with Her Separated Children Rosa Amelia Peralta and Family Marks the Third Reunification Following Rep. Adriano Espaillat's Engagement with The Cayuga Center. Rep. Espaillat Continue Rep.Adriano Espaillat
Aug. 15, 2018 Tweet - "Happy 6th birthday #DACA! Thank you Dreamers for your incredible contributions to our country. Despite the chaos created by President Trump, you can still renew your application. If you are eligible to renew, you should do so today. #RenewDACA" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 14, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Take Immediate Steps to Reunite Children and Families Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 13, 2018 Letter to Judge Mirlande Tadal - Velázquez Asks Judge to Stay Deportation of Edisson Barros Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Aug. 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Following Troubling Reports That Federally Contracted, Privately Run Detention Centers Are Withholding Basic Necessities From Immigrant Detainees Unless They "Volunteer" To Work, Gillibrand Leads Group Of Six Senators In Calling On Department Of Homeland Security To Immediately End These Illegal Practices, Create More Accountability And Oversight At These Facilities Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 6, 2018 Letter to Ms. Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paper Clearance Officer for the Department of Commerce - Congressional Hispanic Caucus Members Oppose Citizenship Question in 2020 Census Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
Aug. 6, 2018 Letter to the Hon. L. Francis Cissna, Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services - Members of Congress Probe DHS over Circumstances Leading to TPS Termination for Nepal and Honduras Rep.Grace Meng, ...
Aug. 6, 2018 Letter to The Honorable Gerónimo Gutiérrez, Mexican Ambassador to The United States - CHC Leadership to Mexican Ambassador Gutiérrez: What is Mexico's Policy for the Treatment of Individuals in the Country Seeking Asylum in the United States? Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
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.Nydia Velázquez, ...
Aug. 2, 2018 Letter to Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Reinstate TPS for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 26, 2018 Meng Secures Amendments in Key Appropriations Bill to Review Disaster Response in Puerto Rico and Help Families Separated at the Border Rep.Grace Meng, ...
July 26, 2018 Reps. Espaillat, Gutiérrez, Bonamici, Jayapal Lead House Members to Introduce Reunite Every Unaccompanied Newborn Infant Toddler and Other Children Expeditiously (REUNITE) Act Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
July 26, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Justice - On Deadline Day to Reunite Separated Families, Feinstein, Durbin, Colleagues Call for Investigation of "Zero Tolerance" Immigration Policy Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 25, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Reunify Children with Deported Parents Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
July 25, 2018 Letter to The Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Van Hollen, Casey, Senators Demand Transparency on Office of Refugee Resettlement Funding Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jefferson Sessions, US Attorney General - Zero-Tolerance Policy Traumatizes Migrants, Contrary to American Values Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
July 23, 2018 Tweet - "Our nation's top doctors say family separation causes severe emotional distress. Children separated from their families have suffered enough trauma and must be reunited no later than today's court-ordered deadline. No more excuses @realDonaldTrump. #FamiliesBelongTogether" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 23, 2018 Tweet - "Today is the court-ordered deadline for the Trump admin to reunite all children who have been separated from their parents. No more excuses. No more extensions. It's time for this administration to stop dragging their feet and fix the crisis they created. #FamiliesBelongTogether" Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 23, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Ronald Vitiello, Deputy Director and Acting Director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Hon. James McHenry, Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review - Velázquez and Serrano Press ICE/EOIR on Cancellation of In-Person Hearing for Detained Immigrants Rep.Grace Meng, ...
July 23, 2018 NYC Lawmakers Demand Trump Administration Officials Reunite Separated Families Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
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.Grace Meng, ...
July 19, 2018 Letter to Secretary Nielsen and Acting Director Vitiello - Question ICE's Practice of Arresting Undocumented Immigrants Taking Steps Toward Legal Status Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 19, 2018 Rep. Meeks Issues Statement on Voting Against GOP ICE Resolution Rep.Gregory Meeks
July 19, 2018 Trump Administration Briefings Reveal No Plan to Reunite Children Before Sessions Announced "Zero Tolerance" Policy Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
July 18, 2018 Supporting United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Rep.Jerry Nadler
July 17, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 54 Members of Congress Join Reps. Frankel, Torres, Roybal-allard in Letter Opposing Anti-immigrant State Department Nominee Rep.Grace Meng, ...
July 16, 2018 Castro, Engel, Torres, Espaillat, Sires Demand State Department Action on Family Reunification Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
July 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Demands Transparency in HHS' Use of DNA Testing to Reunite Separated Families Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
July 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security and the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 83 Members of Congress Urge the Administration to Extend and Redesignate Temporary Protected Status for Somalia Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
July 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee - Armed Services Committee Democrats Call for Oversight of Trump Plan to House Migrants on Military Bases Rep.Tom Suozzi, ...
July 12, 2018 Members of Congress Introduce Legislation to Terminate ICE and Transfer Critical Functions to Other Agencies Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
July 12, 2018 Letter to Thomas Feeley, Field Office Director of the Enforcement and Removal Operations, Buffalo Field Office - Release Couple Detained While Visiting Family in US Military Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
July 12, 2018 Providing for Consideration of H.R. Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 Rep.Adriano Espaillat
July 12, 2018 Members of Congress Introduce Legislation to Terminate ICE and Transfer Critical Functions to Other Agencies Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
July 12, 2018 Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Cosponsors Resolution in Support of ICE Rep.Claudia Tenney
July 2, 2018 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D) Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 30, 2018 Tweet - "The president has the power to appoint a czar to marshal & organize the agencies in charge of reunifying families. He should exercise that power, listen to all those marching today & clean up the mess he made w/ his slapdash family separation policy. #FamiliesBelongTogetherMarch" Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 29, 2018 Letter to Mr. John Kelly, Acting DHS Inspector General - Call for Investigation into Potentially Unlawful Actions by DHS at the Borders Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
June 29, 2018 MSNBC "The Beat with Ari Melber" - Transcript: Immigration Rep.Adriano Espaillat
June 29, 2018 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview With New York Congressman Gregory Meeks Rep.Gregory Meeks
June 29, 2018 Velázquez Calls to Abolish ICE Rep.Nydia Velázquez
June 29, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Michael Horowitz, Department of Justice Inspector General, the Hon. Daniel Levinson, Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General, and John V. Kelly, Department of Homeland Security Acting Inspector General - Call for Comprehensive Review of President Trump's Child Separation Policy Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
June 28, 2018 Tenney Statement on Failure of the Border Security and Immigration Reform Act Rep.Claudia Tenney
June 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General, the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen Secretary of Homeland Security, the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Comply with Injunction, Reunite Families Separated at Border Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
June 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, and the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General - Demand Answers Regarding Unaccompanied Minors in Administration's Custody Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
June 28, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Honorable Jefferson Sessions, Attorney General - Answers on Trump Administration's Zero Tolerance Policy, Plans to Reunite Families Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 28, 2018 MSNBC "Hardball with Chris Matthews" - Transcript: Immigration Rep.Adriano Espaillat
June 27, 2018 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Where Are You Planning to House Migrant Children and Families? Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
June 27, 2018 CNN "CNN Newsroom" - Transcript: Interview with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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.Adriano Espaillat, ...
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