Oversight of the Trump Administration's Muslim Ban
Date:
Location:
2141 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Witnesses
Panel One:
Mr. Edward Ramotowski
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Ms. Elizabeth Neumann
Assistant Secretary for Threat Prevention and Security Policy, Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Mr. Todd Hoffman
Executive Director, Admissions and Passenger Programs, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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
Ms. Farhana Khera
President and Executive Director, Muslim Advocates
The Honorable Andrew R. Arthur
Resident Fellow in Law and Policy, Center for Immigration Studies
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
Subcommittees