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Conyers Criticizes DHS Memos as Unfairly Targeting Millions of Non-Violent Individuals for Removal

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Detroit, MI – House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) today released the following statement: “Today Secretary John Kelly issued two memoranda implementing the recent executive orders on border security and enforcement of the immigration laws. In doing so, Secretary Kelly has cemented President Trump’s plan to deport millions of immigrants from the United States. These po... Read more »

Conyers & Thompson Condemn Reports of Trump’s Military Deportation Force

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House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and House Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), today released the following joint statement in response to reports that President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security had plans to use the National Guard to round up and deport undocumented immigrants: “This draft memo shows the depths that D... Read more »

After Trump & House GOP Call for Leak Investigation, All House Judiciary Dems Call For DOJ Inspector General to Investigate Trump Whistleblower Threats & Sessions’ Conflicts of Interest

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After President Donald Trump and House Republicans’ calls to investigate leaks of classified information, all House Judiciary Committee Democrats, led by House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), today wrote to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General to call for an investigation into potential Trump Administration threa... Read more »

House Republicans Call for Leak Investigation but Refuse to Investigate Trump/Russia Ties or Conflicts of Interest

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Watch Here Last night, the Chairmen of the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees wrote a letter calling for an investigation into the leaks that exposed former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn--after consistently refusing to investigate either Flynn or Russian hacking. House Republicans have refused to investigate or even acknowledge concerns about Russian interference with the 2016 elec... Read more »

Statement of Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr.“Adoption of the Committee Authorization and Oversight Plan” House Committee on the Judiciary

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The “Authorization and Oversight Plan” before us this morning is not binding on the Committee. It is, instead, an informal outline of our oversight priorities for the Congress to come. Mr. Chairman, I want you to know that I have always appreciated both your effort—and that of your staff—to reach consensus on the Committee’s oversight plan. Unfortunately, I fear that there... Read more »

All House Judiciary & Oversight Dems Call for Full Member Briefing On Flynn This Week

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Today, every Democratic Member of both the House Judiciary Committee and the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee wrote to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and FBI Director James Comey requesting a full briefing in regards to former National Security Agency Director Michael Flynn’s communications with Russian officials and any knowledge or involvement others in the Trump Administrati... Read more »

Conyers & Cummings Call For Immediate Briefing On Alarming New Disclosures Concerning Flynn Being Subject To Russian Blackmail

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Today, Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), Ranking Member on the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Ranking Member on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following joint statement: “We were shocked and dismayed to learn this evening of reports that three weeks ago, U.S. law enforcement officials warned the White House Counsel that General Flynn... Read more »

House Judiciary Dems & CBC Chair Condemn GOP Efforts to Strip Away Critical Voting Infrastructure

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House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr (D-MI), along with Congressional Black Caucus Chair Cedric Richmond (D-LA) and House Judiciary Committee Members Reps. Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), and Jamie Raskin (D-MD), today released the following joint statement after the Republican led House Committee on Administration voted on party lines to repeal the El... Read more »