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Nadler, Castro, Cummings, Thompson Ask DHS OIG to Investigate Toddler Death Shortly After Release From a Texas Detention Center

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee; Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman Elect of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus; Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07), Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee; and Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, called... Read more »

After No Reply Or Public Explanation To Previous Request, Top House & Senate Democrats Demand In-Person Briefing From DOJ’s Chief Ethics Official On Whether He Has Advised Mr. Whitaker to Recuse Himself from Overseeing the Mueller Investigation

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Top House and Senate Democrats today sent a new letter to the Department of Justice’s Chief Ethics Official, Assistant Attorney General Lee J. Lofthus, demanding an in-person meeting and renewing their November 11, 2018, request—to which they received no reply—to immediately be notified in writing as to whether he or any other ethics officials at the Department of Justice have advised Acting Atto... Read more »

Nadler, Cummings Statement Following Call with Acting Attorney General Whitaker

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Today, following a call with acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Ranking Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, released the following joint statement: "This afternoon, acting Attorney General Whitaker committed to appear before the House Judiciary Co... Read more »

Nadler Statement on Michael Cohen Guilty Plea

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after President Trump's longtime personal attorney, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to lying to two Congressional committees—the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence—about contacts with the Russian officials on behalf... Read more »

Democrats Send Letter to HHS Secretary Azar Regarding IG Report Finding Largest Migrant Child Detention Camp in U.S. Failed to Conduct Required Background Checks on Staff

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, led a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar expressing concern over the released HHS Inspector General (IG) Report, which found the migrant children facility in Tornillo, TX, the largest detention center in the nation, failed to conduct the required background checks fo... Read more »

Ranking Member Nadler Sends Letter to DOJ, FBI & DHS Concerning Hate Crimes, White Supremacy & Surveillance of Minority Groups

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Department of Justice (DOJ) acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray, notifying them of his expectation that they will address unanswered requests that Democ... Read more »

Ranking Member Nadler Statement on the Closure of the San Ysidro Port of Entry

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement regarding the closure of the San Ysidro Port of Entry: "Yesterday’s incident at our southern border is not a surprise, and this Administration’s shoot-from-the-hip border policies have only complicated the situation. "First there was President Trump’s disastrous family separ... Read more »

Ranking Member Nadler Gives Notice to Acting AG Whitaker, HHS Secretary Azar, & DHS Secretary Nielsen Demanding Answers on Family Separation Policies

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar, and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen notifying them that the Committee will be conducting long-overdue oversight concerning the Administration’s family separation a... Read more »

Nadler & Lofgren Respond to Federal Judge Halting President Trump’s Illegal Proclamation Denying Asylum to Immigrants

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, issued the following joint statement in response to a federal judge halting President Trump's illegal proclamation denying asylum to immigrants fleeing violence and persecution in their home countrie... Read more »

Ranking Member Nadler Sends Letter to Acting AG Whitaker Expecting Answers from DOJ on Refusal to Defend ACA

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker requesting that the Department of Justice (DOJ) respond to the backlog of requests sent by Democratic Members of the House Judiciary Committee on matters related to DOJ's decision not to defend against legal challenges to the Affordable Care Act (ACA... Read more »