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May 22, 2019
Letter to Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross - In Aftermath Of Child Migrant Deaths, Durbin, Senators Call For Investigating Detention Facilities At Southwest Border
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
May 22, 2019
Letter to the Hon. John Kelly, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security - In Aftermath Of Child Migrant Deaths, Durbin, Senators Call For Investigating Detention Facilities At Southwest Border
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
May 9, 2019
Letter to Lynn Johnson, Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families - Wyden, Grassley Demand Answers on Misconduct and Abuse at Federally-Funded Facilities Caring for Unaccompanied Migrant Children
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
May 8, 2019
Letter to Acting Secretary Patrick Shanahan, Department of Defense - Wyden Raises Concerns Over Expanded Militarization of Southern Border
Sen. Ron Wyden
May 7, 2019
Merkley on One-Year Anniversary of Child Separation Announcement: "We Must Not Let Cruelty and Darkness Win"
Sen. Jeff Merkley
May 2, 2019
Letter to Secretary Alex Azar, US Department of Health and Human Services - Merkley Calls for Investigation Following the Death of Another Child in US Custody
Sen. Jeff Merkley
April 17, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Warren, Colleagues Demand Answers From ICE Following Investigation of For-Profit Contractors Running Immigration Detention Facilities
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
April 17, 2019
Letter to Sen. Richard Riley, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Sen. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Sen. Shelly Moore Capito, Chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Sen. Jon Tester, Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Feinstein, Colleagues Oppose Funding for Administration's Cruel Immigration Policies
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
April 11, 2019
Mucarsel-Powell Cosponsors Families, Not Facilities Act to Promote Migrant Child Reunifications
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
April 8, 2019
MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sen. Jeff Merkley
April 8, 2019
Letter to Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection and Ronald Vitiello, Acting Director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Wyden Calls for Trump Administration to Stop Detaining and Shackling Pregnant Women
Sen. Ron Wyden
April 8, 2019
Letter to Acting Director Vitiello and Commissioner McAleenan - Reinstatement of Policy Against Holding Pregnant Women in Immigration Detention
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
April 7, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Cardin, Van Hollen, Bipartisan Group of Senators Press President Trump to Designate Venezuela for TPS
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
March 26, 2019
Letter to Secretary Nielsen, DHS - Reunite Deported Parents with Children
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
March 19, 2019
After Returning from Mexican Side of Border, Merkley Slams Cruel Trump Policies
Sen. Jeff Merkley
March 15, 2019
Following Return from Central America, House and Senate Democrats Call for Free and Open Elections in Guatemala
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
March 13, 2019
MSNBC "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sen. Jeff Merkley
March 11, 2019
Following Oversight Visit to Homestead, Merkley Reiterates Call to Shut Down Unregulated Child Prisons
Sen. Jeff Merkley
March 11, 2019
Central America
Sen. Jeff Merkley
March 8, 2019
Letter to Secretary Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - As Merkley Continues Investigation of Child Detention, Senator Calls on Nielsen to End Watch List Targeting Reporters and Lawyers
Sen. Jeff Merkley
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. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
March 5, 2019
Wyden Joins Colleagues to Reintroduce Bill to Stop Trump Administration from Detaining and Shackling Pregnant Women
Sen. Ron Wyden
March 1, 2019
Letter to President Donald Trump - Members Call for Action to Prevent Deportation of Liberian Residents
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Feb. 28, 2019
Merkley Decries Ice Detainment of Infants
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Feb. 26, 2019
Termination of National Emergency Declared By the President on February 2019
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Feb. 26, 2019
Cortez Masto, Harris, Merkley Reintroduce Bill To Reunify And Protect Immigrant Families
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Feb. 22, 2019
Conference Report on H.J. Res. Further Continuing Appropriations for Department of Homeland Security, 2019
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Feb. 19, 2019
Letter to Acting Director Kelly - Congresswomen Escobar and Reps. Call for Oversight Investigation of Force-Feeding in ICE Detention
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
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. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Feb. 8, 2019
Democratic Members Introduce Immigration Package In Response To Trump State Of The Union Address
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Feb. 7, 2019
Letter to Ronald Vitello, Acting Director for Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Congresswomen Escobar, Bonamici Demand ICE to End Force-Feeding
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Feb. 7, 2019
Letter to Ronald Vitiello - Congresswomen Bonamici, Escobar Demand ICE to End Force-Feeding
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Jan. 23, 2019
Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, and Chuck Schumer - Seasonal Worker Relief in Funding Agreement
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Jan. 23, 2019
Merkley, Wyden Join Push To Protect Dreamer Data
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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. Jeff Merkley, ...
Jan. 18, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Christopher Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Merkley Asks FBI to Open Perjury Investigation into Secretary Nielsen
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Jan. 17, 2019
Feinstein, Lofgren Introduce Bicameral Bill to Shield Farmworkers from Deportation
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Jan. 17, 2019
MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Jan. 17, 2019
Lawmakers Introduce Legislation Allowing DREAMers Employment on Capitol Hill
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Jan. 17, 2019
In Bombshell NBC News Story, Merkley Reveals Secret Trump Administration Plan to Create Border Crisis
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Jan. 17, 2019
U.S. Rep. Kirkpatrick Introduces Legislation Allowing DREAMers Employment on Capitol Hill
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Jan. 8, 2019
Members of Congress: Systemic Failures Also Contributed to Felipe Gomez Alonzo's Death
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Jan. 8, 2019
Merkley Response to President Trump's Address
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Jan. 7, 2019
CHC Chair Castro Remarks Following Investigation Into Felipe Gomez Alonzo's Death
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Jan. 5, 2019
Merkley to Return to Border to Investigate Death of Eight-Year-Old Felipe Alonzo-Gomez
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Dec. 20, 2018
After Returning from Border, Chu and Merkley Introduce Legislation to Shut Down Tornillo Child Prison
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Dec. 19, 2018
Immigration Policy
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Dec. 17, 2018
MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Dec. 7, 2018
Wyden Praises Senate Vote on "Compact Migrants"
Sen. Ron Wyden
Nov. 27, 2018
Wyden Statement on HHS IG Report that Trump Administration Waived Background Checks for Staff at Tornillo Influx Facility
Sen. Ron Wyden
Date
Title
Politician
May 22, 2019
Letter to Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross - In Aftermath Of Child Migrant Deaths, Durbin, Senators Call For Investigating Detention Facilities At Southwest Border
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
May 22, 2019
Letter to the Hon. John Kelly, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security - In Aftermath Of Child Migrant Deaths, Durbin, Senators Call For Investigating Detention Facilities At Southwest Border
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
May 9, 2019
Letter to Lynn Johnson, Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families - Wyden, Grassley Demand Answers on Misconduct and Abuse at Federally-Funded Facilities Caring for Unaccompanied Migrant Children
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
May 8, 2019
Letter to Acting Secretary Patrick Shanahan, Department of Defense - Wyden Raises Concerns Over Expanded Militarization of Southern Border
Sen.Ron Wyden
May 7, 2019
Merkley on One-Year Anniversary of Child Separation Announcement: "We Must Not Let Cruelty and Darkness Win"
Sen.Jeff Merkley
May 2, 2019
Letter to Secretary Alex Azar, US Department of Health and Human Services - Merkley Calls for Investigation Following the Death of Another Child in US Custody
Sen.Jeff Merkley
April 17, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Warren, Colleagues Demand Answers From ICE Following Investigation of For-Profit Contractors Running Immigration Detention Facilities
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
April 17, 2019
Letter to Sen. Richard Riley, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Sen. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Sen. Shelly Moore Capito, Chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Sen. Jon Tester, Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Feinstein, Colleagues Oppose Funding for Administration's Cruel Immigration Policies
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
April 11, 2019
Mucarsel-Powell Cosponsors Families, Not Facilities Act to Promote Migrant Child Reunifications
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
April 8, 2019
MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sen.Jeff Merkley
April 8, 2019
Letter to Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection and Ronald Vitiello, Acting Director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Wyden Calls for Trump Administration to Stop Detaining and Shackling Pregnant Women
Sen.Ron Wyden
April 8, 2019
Letter to Acting Director Vitiello and Commissioner McAleenan - Reinstatement of Policy Against Holding Pregnant Women in Immigration Detention
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
April 7, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Cardin, Van Hollen, Bipartisan Group of Senators Press President Trump to Designate Venezuela for TPS
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
March 26, 2019
Letter to Secretary Nielsen, DHS - Reunite Deported Parents with Children
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
March 19, 2019
After Returning from Mexican Side of Border, Merkley Slams Cruel Trump Policies
Sen.Jeff Merkley
March 15, 2019
Following Return from Central America, House and Senate Democrats Call for Free and Open Elections in Guatemala
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
March 13, 2019
MSNBC "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sen.Jeff Merkley
March 11, 2019
Following Oversight Visit to Homestead, Merkley Reiterates Call to Shut Down Unregulated Child Prisons
Sen.Jeff Merkley
March 11, 2019
Central America
Sen.Jeff Merkley
March 8, 2019
Letter to Secretary Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - As Merkley Continues Investigation of Child Detention, Senator Calls on Nielsen to End Watch List Targeting Reporters and Lawyers
Sen.Jeff Merkley
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.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
March 5, 2019
Wyden Joins Colleagues to Reintroduce Bill to Stop Trump Administration from Detaining and Shackling Pregnant Women
Sen.Ron Wyden
March 1, 2019
Letter to President Donald Trump - Members Call for Action to Prevent Deportation of Liberian Residents
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Feb. 28, 2019
Merkley Decries Ice Detainment of Infants
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Feb. 26, 2019
Termination of National Emergency Declared By the President on February 2019
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
Feb. 26, 2019
Cortez Masto, Harris, Merkley Reintroduce Bill To Reunify And Protect Immigrant Families
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Feb. 22, 2019
Conference Report on H.J. Res. Further Continuing Appropriations for Department of Homeland Security, 2019
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
Feb. 19, 2019
Letter to Acting Director Kelly - Congresswomen Escobar and Reps. Call for Oversight Investigation of Force-Feeding in ICE Detention
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
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.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Feb. 8, 2019
Democratic Members Introduce Immigration Package In Response To Trump State Of The Union Address
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Feb. 7, 2019
Letter to Ronald Vitello, Acting Director for Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Congresswomen Escobar, Bonamici Demand ICE to End Force-Feeding
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Feb. 7, 2019
Letter to Ronald Vitiello - Congresswomen Bonamici, Escobar Demand ICE to End Force-Feeding
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Jan. 23, 2019
Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, and Chuck Schumer - Seasonal Worker Relief in Funding Agreement
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Jan. 23, 2019
Merkley, Wyden Join Push To Protect Dreamer Data
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
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.Jeff Merkley, ...
Jan. 18, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Christopher Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Merkley Asks FBI to Open Perjury Investigation into Secretary Nielsen
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Jan. 17, 2019
Feinstein, Lofgren Introduce Bicameral Bill to Shield Farmworkers from Deportation
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Jan. 17, 2019
MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Jan. 17, 2019
Lawmakers Introduce Legislation Allowing DREAMers Employment on Capitol Hill
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
Jan. 17, 2019
In Bombshell NBC News Story, Merkley Reveals Secret Trump Administration Plan to Create Border Crisis
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Jan. 17, 2019
U.S. Rep. Kirkpatrick Introduces Legislation Allowing DREAMers Employment on Capitol Hill
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
Jan. 8, 2019
Members of Congress: Systemic Failures Also Contributed to Felipe Gomez Alonzo's Death
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Jan. 8, 2019
Merkley Response to President Trump's Address
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Jan. 7, 2019
CHC Chair Castro Remarks Following Investigation Into Felipe Gomez Alonzo's Death
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Jan. 5, 2019
Merkley to Return to Border to Investigate Death of Eight-Year-Old Felipe Alonzo-Gomez
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Dec. 20, 2018
After Returning from Border, Chu and Merkley Introduce Legislation to Shut Down Tornillo Child Prison
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Dec. 19, 2018
Immigration Policy
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Dec. 17, 2018
MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Dec. 7, 2018
Wyden Praises Senate Vote on "Compact Migrants"
Sen.Ron Wyden
Nov. 27, 2018
Wyden Statement on HHS IG Report that Trump Administration Waived Background Checks for Staff at Tornillo Influx Facility
Sen.Ron Wyden
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