Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security and Enforcement hearing on “The Border Crisis: Is the Law Being Faithfully Executed?:” “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It took just over five months, but the day that so many of my Republican colleagues ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security and Enforcement hearing on ““The Biden Border Crisis: Exploitation of Unaccompanied Alien Children:” "Mr. Chairman, today’s hearing would have been more appropriate to conduct last week, before the... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a markup of the Border Security and Enforcement Act (H.R. 2640): "Mr. Chairman, after three and a half months of Republican infighting and chaos, the Judiciary Committee is finally holding its first markup of legislation this Congress. "Today, the ... Read more »
BROWNSVILLE, TX — House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler and Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Ranking Member Pramila Jayapal issued the following statement after a Congressional Delegation trip to the southern border: “Yesterday, we had informative conversations with members of law enforcement, local elected officials, and humanitarian leaders to get a... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks during a Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship hearing entitled "'Why Don't They Just Get in Line?' Barriers to Legal Immigration:" "Madame Chair, with today’s hearing, we explore an aspect of our immigration system that is of great importance to millions of U.S. citizen... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – In response to reports that U.S. Customs and Border Protection will deploy law enforcement tactical units to targeted cities in retaliation for their immigration policies, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Chair Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), and Subcommittee ... Read more »
El Paso, T.X. – Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement at a Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship hearing on "Oversight of the Trump Administration's Border Policies and the Relationship Between Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and Domestic Terrorism:" "I want to begin by thanking my esteemed colleague, Representative Escobar, for welcoming us to El P... Read more »
Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement for the hearing on "Oversight of Family Separation and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Short-Term Custody under the Trump Administration:" "In February, the Judiciary Committee held a hearing to examine the Trump Administration’s indefensible and repugnant family separation policy.... Read more »
Washington, D.C. –Today, the House Judiciary Committee voted 18-13 to report H.R. 3239, the Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act, to the full House for a vote. The legislation, authored by Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA), requires all individuals in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody to receive an initial medical screening and sets cer... Read more »
