Hearings

The Current State of the U.S. Refugee Program

Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship

Date: Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 02:15PM
Location: 2141 RHOB

The Current State of the U.S. Refugee Program


Hearing: The Current State of the U.S. Refugee Program

Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship (Committee on the Judiciary)

Thursday, February 27, 2020 (2:15 PM)

Meeting has been rescheduled.
2141 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Support Documents

  • Member Attendance [PDF] Added 02/27/2020 at 06:06 PM
  • Notice of Hearing [PDF] Added 02/27/2020 at 06:06 PM
  • Witness List [PDF] Added 02/27/2020 at 06:06 PM
  • Texas Tribune article #1; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Texas Tribune article #2; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Government Executive article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Texas Public radio article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Fox 26 Houston article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Statesman article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Fort Worth Star-Telegram article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • San Antonio Current article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • CBS Dallas-Forth Worth article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • KXAN article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • America's Voice article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Houston Chronicle article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Statesman Ashley Faye Op-Ed; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Syracuse.com article entitled, "Trump Policies stop the flow of refugees to Syracuse, once a resettlement magnet"; Submitted by the Honorable Mary Gay Scanlon [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Asian American Advancing Justice Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Bethany Christian Services Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Church World Service Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Episcopal Church Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Franciscan Action Network Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • HIAS Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Interfaith Immigration Coalition Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • International Refugee Assistance Project Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • International Rescue Committee Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Leadership Conference of Women Religious Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • National Council of Jewish Women Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • National Immigration Law Center Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Refugee Congress Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Letter from more than 85 U.S. Mayors in support of refugee resettlement; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • The Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee Statement for the Record [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • The Honorable Jerrold Nadler, Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary, Statement for the Record [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • NYC Mayor de Blasio letter to the Secretary of State consenting to refugee resettlement in NYC; Submitted by the Honorable Jerrold Nadler, Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Gotham Gazette Op-Ed by Bitta Mostofi, Commissioner of the NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs; Submitted by the Honorable Jerrold Nadler, Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Statement from Community Change [PDF] Added 03/02/2020 at 01:29 PM
  • Statement from the American Federation of Government Employees National Citizenship and Immigration Services Council 119 [PDF] Added 03/05/2020 at 12:20 PM

First Published: February 20, 2020 at 11:29 AM

Witnesses

Mr. Biar Atem
Nevada Delegate and Board of Directors Member, Refugee Congress

  • Atem Testimony [PDF]
  • Atem Truth in Testimony [PDF]
  • Atem Bio [PDF]

The Most Reverend Mario Eduardo Dorsonville-Rodrguez
Auxiliary Bishop of Washington and, Chair of the Committee on Migration, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

  • Dorsonville Testimony [PDF]
  • Dorsonville Truth in Testimony attachment [PDF]
  • Dorsonville Truth in Testimony [PDF]
  • Dorsonville Bio [PDF]

Ms. Lora Ries
Senior Research Fellow, Homeland Security, The Heritage Foundation

  • Ries Testimony [PDF]
  • Ries Truth in Testimony [PDF]
  • Ries Bio [PDF]

Ms. Barbara Strack
Former Chief of the Refugee Affairs Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and, Current Advisory Member, Church World Service Immigration and Refugee Program

  • Strack Testimony [PDF]
  • Strack Truth in Testimony [PDF]
  • Strack Bio [PDF]