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March 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon. Shelley Moore Capito, Chair of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Jon Tester, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Durbin, Rosen, Colleagues Request Language In Annual Spending Bill Barring Funding For The Arrest, Detention, Or Deportation Of Dreamers Or TPS Recipients
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 20, 2020
Letter to Acting Secretary Chad Wolf, Department of Homeland Security - Connolly, Bicameral Group of Members Press Trump Administration on Reports DHS is Preparing Mass Deportations of DREAMers
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 19, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Baldwin, Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Reports that DHS is Preparing Mass Deportation of DREAMERS
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 18, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Matthew Albence, Acting Dir. of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Hon. Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection - Durbin, Duckworth, Colleagues Seek Answers On Coronavirus Preparedness In Immigration Detention Facilities
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 15, 2020
CNN Democratic Presidential Primary Debate March
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 3, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Jonathan Hayes, Dir. of the Office of Refugee Resettlement - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues Demanding Answers about Trump Admin. Practice of Sharing Immigrant Children's Confidential Psychotherapy Notes with ICE
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 19, 2020
NBC Las Vegas Democratic Debate
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 5, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of State, the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the U.S. Dept. of Justice, and the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security - Warren, Menendez Lead Senators Questioning Agreements Used by the Trump Administration to Expel Asylum Seekers to Northern Triangle Countries
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 22, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the United States Department of Defense - RELEASE: GIL CISNEROS -- Brown, Escobar, Sherrill and 27 Lawmakers Demand Answers on Diverted Military Funds for Border Wall Construction
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 14, 2020
CNN/Des Moines Register January Democratic Debate
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 13, 2020
Letter to the Honorable Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security - Barragán and Pingree Lead 50 Members of Congress in Opposing Trump Rule Doubling Wait Time for Asylum Seeker Work Permits
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 9, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of State, and the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security - Reps. Omar, Jayapal, Clarke, and Smith Lead Letter Calling for Extension and Redesignation of TPS for Somali-Americans
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 6, 2020
Letter to the Honorable Mark A. Morgan, Acting Commissioner of the United States Customs and Border Protection - Jayapal, DelBene, Murray, Cantwell Lead Letter To DHS Demanding Answers On Iranian Americans Being Detained At Border
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 20, 2019
Letter to the Honorable Joseph V. Cuffari, Inspector General of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security - Cárdenas, Correa, Escobar Call for Investigation into Reports of CBP Officials Issuing Fake Court Notices to Asylees
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 19, 2019
PBS December Democratic Debate
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 17, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of State - Dingell Leads Call to Extend, Re-designate Temporary Protected Status for Yemen
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 16, 2019
Letter to Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Warren, DeLauro, Colleagues Reiterate Urgent Concerns With Border Protection Agency's "Unconscionable" Failure to Provide Flu Vaccines for Migrants in Custody
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Harris Leads Colleagues in Demand For Stephen Miller's Removal From The White House
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 21, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - 100+ Democrats Demand Stephen Miller's Immediate Firing
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 14, 2019
Letter to Mark Morgan, Acting Director of Customs and Border Protection - Members of Northern New England Congressional Delegations Call on Customs and Border Patrol to Disclose Criteria & Effectiveness of Highway Checkpoints
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 13, 2019
Tweet - "No more ripping babies from their mothers. No more Muslim ban. No more racist border wall. We are going to undo everything Trump has done to demonize immigrants and Latinos."
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 13, 2019
Vermont Delegation Condemns Trump's Cuts to Refugee Admissions
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 1, 2019
Letter to the Hon. William P. Barr, Attorney General of the United States and Kevin K. McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Bennet Joins Opposition to Trump Proposal to Mandate Forced DNA Collection from Migrants
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Date
Title
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March 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon. Shelley Moore Capito, Chair of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Jon Tester, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Durbin, Rosen, Colleagues Request Language In Annual Spending Bill Barring Funding For The Arrest, Detention, Or Deportation Of Dreamers Or TPS Recipients
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 20, 2020
Letter to Acting Secretary Chad Wolf, Department of Homeland Security - Connolly, Bicameral Group of Members Press Trump Administration on Reports DHS is Preparing Mass Deportations of DREAMers
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 19, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security - Baldwin, Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Reports that DHS is Preparing Mass Deportation of DREAMERS
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 18, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Matthew Albence, Acting Dir. of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Hon. Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection - Durbin, Duckworth, Colleagues Seek Answers On Coronavirus Preparedness In Immigration Detention Facilities
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 15, 2020
CNN Democratic Presidential Primary Debate March
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 3, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Jonathan Hayes, Dir. of the Office of Refugee Resettlement - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues Demanding Answers about Trump Admin. Practice of Sharing Immigrant Children's Confidential Psychotherapy Notes with ICE
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 19, 2020
NBC Las Vegas Democratic Debate
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
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
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 5, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of State, the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the U.S. Dept. of Justice, and the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security - Warren, Menendez Lead Senators Questioning Agreements Used by the Trump Administration to Expel Asylum Seekers to Northern Triangle Countries
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
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
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 22, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the United States Department of Defense - RELEASE: GIL CISNEROS -- Brown, Escobar, Sherrill and 27 Lawmakers Demand Answers on Diverted Military Funds for Border Wall Construction
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 14, 2020
CNN/Des Moines Register January Democratic Debate
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 13, 2020
Letter to the Honorable Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security - Barragán and Pingree Lead 50 Members of Congress in Opposing Trump Rule Doubling Wait Time for Asylum Seeker Work Permits
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 9, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of State, and the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security - Reps. Omar, Jayapal, Clarke, and Smith Lead Letter Calling for Extension and Redesignation of TPS for Somali-Americans
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 6, 2020
Letter to the Honorable Mark A. Morgan, Acting Commissioner of the United States Customs and Border Protection - Jayapal, DelBene, Murray, Cantwell Lead Letter To DHS Demanding Answers On Iranian Americans Being Detained At Border
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 20, 2019
Letter to the Honorable Joseph V. Cuffari, Inspector General of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security - Cárdenas, Correa, Escobar Call for Investigation into Reports of CBP Officials Issuing Fake Court Notices to Asylees
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 19, 2019
PBS December Democratic Debate
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 17, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Chad Wolf, Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of State - Dingell Leads Call to Extend, Re-designate Temporary Protected Status for Yemen
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 16, 2019
Letter to Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Warren, DeLauro, Colleagues Reiterate Urgent Concerns With Border Protection Agency's "Unconscionable" Failure to Provide Flu Vaccines for Migrants in Custody
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 9, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Harris Leads Colleagues in Demand For Stephen Miller's Removal From The White House
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 21, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - 100+ Democrats Demand Stephen Miller's Immediate Firing
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 14, 2019
Letter to Mark Morgan, Acting Director of Customs and Border Protection - Members of Northern New England Congressional Delegations Call on Customs and Border Patrol to Disclose Criteria & Effectiveness of Highway Checkpoints
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 13, 2019
Tweet - "No more ripping babies from their mothers. No more Muslim ban. No more racist border wall. We are going to undo everything Trump has done to demonize immigrants and Latinos."
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 13, 2019
Vermont Delegation Condemns Trump's Cuts to Refugee Admissions
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 1, 2019
Letter to the Hon. William P. Barr, Attorney General of the United States and Kevin K. McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Bennet Joins Opposition to Trump Proposal to Mandate Forced DNA Collection from Migrants
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
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