Oversight of the Trump Administration's Border Policies and the Relationship Between Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and Domestic Terrorism
Date:
Location:
El Paso Natural Gas Conference Center, University of Texas at El Paso. 2051 Wiggins WayEl Paso, TX 79902
Witnesses
Panel One:
Ms. Jo Anne Bernal
County Attorney, El Paso County Attorney's Office
Ms. Monica Munoz Martinez
Stanley J. Bernstein Assistant Professor of American Studies & Ethnic Studies, Brown University
Ms. Alejandra Y. Castillo
Chief Executive Officer, YWCA USA
Panel Two:
Mr. Shaw Drake
Policy Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, Border Rights Center
- Drake Testimony
- Senate Oversight Letter on "Remain in Mexico" (MPP) - Submitted by Shaw Drake
- Human Rights Watch report, "'We Can't Help You Here': US Returns Asylum Seekers to Mexico" - Submitted by Shaw Drake
- Human Rights First report, "Delivered to Danger: Illegal Remain in Mexico Policy Imperils Asylum Seekers' Lives and Denies Due Process" - Submitted by Shaw Drake
- Debbie Nathan, The Intercept, "An Asylum Officer Speaks Out Against the Trump Administration's "Supervillain" Attacks on Immigrants - Submitted by Shaw Drake
- Emily Green, VICE News, "Trump's Asylum Policies Sent Him Back to Mexico. Hew Was Kidnapped Five Hours Later By a Cartel" - Submitted by Shaw Drake
- Drake TTF
- Drake Bio
Ms. Linda Y. Rivas
Executive Director, Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center
Mr. Fernando Garcia
Executive Director, Border Network for Human Rights
Documents
- Notice
- Time Magazine article - Submitted by the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee
- NPR article - Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar
- Center for American Progress article - Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar
- Bloomberg article - Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar
- Texas Monthly Article - Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar
- The Intercept article - Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar
- Reuters article - Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar
- Women's Refugee Commission letter - Submitted by the Honorable Pramila Jayapal
- Witness list
- Attendance
- Statement of the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee
Subcommittees