Press Releases

Raskin, Jayapal Oppose Policy Adding Red Tape to Visa Process

September 30, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee, and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, are submitting formal opposition to a new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) rule that would add further bureaucratic hurdles to

Rep. Deborah Ross’ Opening Statement at Subcommittee Field Hearing on the Need for Real Solutions to Combat Violent Crime

September 29, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (September 29, 2025)—Today, Rep. Deborah Ross delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Oversight field hearing in Charlotte, North Carolina, on combatting violent crime, while the Trump Administration and Republicans in Congress are undermining public safety and abandoning victims and survivors of violent crime—making us all less safe.

Rep. Ross and Ranking Member Raskin Lead Judiciary Democrats in Urging Chairman Jordan to Invite Epstein Survivors to Testify Before Judiciary Committee

September 26, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (September 26, 2025)—Today, Rep. Deborah Ross and Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, led Judiciary Democrats in sending a letter to Chairman Jim Jordan calling on him to allow survivors of convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and their co-conspirators to testify before the Committee. Committee Democrats stressed that victim

Ranking Member Raskin Demands Answers from Attorney General Bondi After Republican U.S. Attorney Is Forced Out for Refusing to File Baseless Charges Against Trump Enemies

September 26, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (September 26, 2025)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to U.S.

RELEASE: Ranking Member Raskin’s Statement on Trump’s DOJ Filing Criminal Charges Against Former FBI Director James Comey

September 25, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (September 25, 2025)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement in response to reports that the Trump Administration has obtained an indictment against former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey. This move comes after Trump forced the resignation of Erik Siebert, the Republican, Trump-appointed former Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, who concluded there was no basis to bring criminal charges against Mr. Comey:

Raskin, Warren, Van Hollen, Thompson, Carter, Ramirez Launch New Probe into Trump Administration’s Potential Violation of U.S. and International Law

September 25, 2025

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Washington, D.C. — Today, Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chris Van Hollen, along with Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, Troy Carter (D-La.), and Delia C.

ICYMI: Ranking Member Raskin’s Remarks During Meeting of the Judicial Conference

September 25, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (September 25, 2025)—On Tuesday, September 16, 2025, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, spoke at the Judicial Conference’s meeting. Below are Ranking Member Raskin’s remarks, as prepared for delivery.

Raskin, Blumenthal, & Schiff Demand Answers From Capitulating Big Law Firms Doing Trump’s Bidding

September 24, 2025

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[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today pressed top law firms for information regarding pro bono legal services they are providing

Ranking Member Raskin’s Statement on Alphabet’s Coerced Confession and Capitulation to MAGA Demands

September 23, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (September 23, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement after Alphabet, the parent company of Google and YouTube, informed the Committee that it would reinstate accounts previously banned for disinformation and violations of the company’s own policies, surrendering to political intimidation by House

Judiciary Democrats Demand DOJ, FBI Release Recordings of Tom Homan Receiving $50,000 Cash Bribe

September 23, 2025

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Washington, D.C. (September 23, 2025)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Committee Democrats sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel demanding the release of the explosive recordings that reportedly show White House “Border Czar” Tom Homan