Hearings

Witnesses

Panel One:

Mr. Edward Ramotowski 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State

• Ramotowski Testimony
• Ramotowski TTF
• Ramotowski Bio

Ms. Elizabeth Neumann 
Assistant Secretary for Threat Prevention and Security Policy, Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

• Joint DHS-CBP Testimony
• Neumann TTF
• Neumann Bio

Mr. Todd Hoffman 
Executive Director, Admissions and Passenger Programs, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

• Joint DHS-CBP Testimony
• Hoffman TTF
• Hoffman Bio

Panel Two: 

Mr. Abdollah Dehzangi 
Baltimore, MD

• Dehzangi Statement
• UMD Letter of Support - Support Document for Dr. Dehzangi
• Sen. Chris Van Hollen Letter of Support - Support Document for Dr. Dehzangi
• MSU Letter of Support - Support Document for Dr. Dehzangi
• Dehzangi TTF
• Dehzangi Bio
• Gazelle Taherzadeh CV - Support Document for Dr. Dehzangi

Mr. Ismail Ahmed Hezam Alghazali
Brooklyn, NY

• Alghazali Statement
• Alghazali TTF
• Alghazali Bio

Ms. Farhana Khera 
President and Executive Director, Muslim Advocates

• Khera Statement
• Khera TTF
• Khera Bio

The Honorable Andrew R. Arthur
Resident Fellow in Law and Policy, Center for Immigration Studies

• Arthur Statement
• Arthur TTF
• Arthur Bio

Documents

• Letter from Former National Security Officials to Members of Congress - Submitted by the Honorable Ami Bera
• TX-29 Constituent Story - Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia
• Philly Mag article entitled, "How Philly's Reacting to Trump's Immigration Ban" - Submitted by the Honorable Mary Gay Scanlon
• Letter from Former Foreign Service Officers to Members of Congress - Submitted by the Honorable Ilhan Omar
• Letter from State Attorneys General to Members of Congress - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren
• ACLU Statement - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren
• American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Statement - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren
• Anti-Defamation League - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren
• Amnesty International Statement - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren
• Asian Americans Advancing Justice Statement - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren
• Bend the Arc Statement - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren
• Council on American-Islamic Relations Statement - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren
• Testimony of Sen. Coons and Rep. Chu - Submitted into the Record by Chair Lofgren
• Emgage Foundation, Inc. Statement - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren
• Friends Committee on National Legislation Statement - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren
• Japanese American Citizens League Statement - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren
• Muslim Public Affairs Council Statement - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren
• National Council of Jewish Women Statement - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren
• National Immigrant Law Center Statement
• Jewish and Muslim and Allies Acting Together Statement - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren
• Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans Statement - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren
• International Refugee Assistance Project Statement - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren
• Public Law 114-112 (Dec. 18. 2015) Title II "Terrorist Travel Prevention and Visa Waiver Program Reform" - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren
• Faith-Based Organizations Letter in Support of NO BAN - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren
• HIAS Statement - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren
• National Iranian American Council Statement - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren
• Immigration Law Professors/Scholars to Members of Congress - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren on behalf of Muslim Advocates
• Letter from Coalition of Corporations in Support of NO BAN - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren on behalf of Muslim Advocates
• Washington and Lee Law Review article entitled, "National Security, Immigration and the Muslim Bans" - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren on behalf of Muslim Advocates
• More than 100 American Victims of the Muslim Ban - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren on behalf of Muslim Advocates
• Muslim Advocates Report entitled, "Total and Complete Shutdown" - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren
• NO BAN Coalition Letter to Members of Congress - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren on behalf of Muslim Advocates
• Notice
• Attendance
• Chicago Tribune article entitled, "Jordanian teen sent to Chicago for detainment after being held in Texas" - Submitted by the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee
• Statement Submitted by Americans United for Separation for Church and State
• Justice For Muslims Collective's policy and community brief on the No Ban Act
• Michigan Law Review article entitled, "Article II and Antidiscrimination Norms" - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren on behalf of Muslim Advocates
• Statement of the American Bar Association
• Statement from Ali Vatan
• Statement of Farid Vatan
• Sen. Van Hollen Letter regarding Vatan family
• Constituent Story submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar
• New York Times Op-Ed - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren on behalf of Muslim Advocates
• Statement from the National Association of Manufacturers
• Statement of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine
• Sen. Van Hollen Letter regarding Vatan family #2