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ADVISORY: TOMORROW -- House Judiciary Committee to Hold Field Hearing in El Paso on Immigration and Domestic Terrorism

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TOMORROW, Friday, September 6th, 2019, the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship will hold a field hearing in El Paso, TX focusing on conditions along the southern border and the violence aimed at immigrant communities. The two-panel hearing, entitled Oversight of the Trump Administration’s Border Policies and the Relationship Between Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and ... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Statement at Memphis Field Hearing on "Discriminatory Barriers to Voting"

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Memphis, Tennessee– Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement at a Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties field hearing in Memphis, Tennessee on discriminatory barriers to voting: “I want to begin by thanking the Chairman of the Subcommittee, Mr. Cohen, for welcoming us to Memphis, and for holding this important hearing. It is f... Read more »

House Judiciary Committee Subpoenas Homeland Security Over Trump Pardons

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) announced the Committee has served a subpoena on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for documents relating to the President’s multiple alleged attempts to offer pardons to officials carrying out his illegal and cruel immigration policies. Specifically, the subpoena requires the production of documents related to March 21, 2019... Read more »

ADVISORY: House Judiciary Committee to Hold Field Hearing in El Paso on Immigration and Domestic Terrorism

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The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship will hold a field hearing in El Paso, TX on Friday, September 6th, 2019 focusing on conditions along the southern border and the violence aimed at immigrant communities. The two-panel hearing, entitled Oversight of the Trump Administration’s Border Policies and the Relationship Between Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and Domestic... Read more »

Lawmakers Lead Bicameral Investigation into the Elimination of Medical Deferred Action

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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), along with Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, Immigration and Citizenship Subcommittee Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA), Congressman Lou Correa (D-CA), Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and other lawmakers penned a letter to Acting Department of Hom... Read more »

House Judiciary Committee to Investigate Trump Doral G7 Plan

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Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Chair Steve Cohen (D-TN) released the following statement in response to President Trump's proposal to hold the 2020 G-7 Summit at Trump National Doral Miami: "The President’s personal financial interests are clearly shaping decisions about official U.S. government activities, ... Read more »

House Judiciary Asks Judge to Expedite Ruling for Testimony of Former White House Counsel Don McGahn

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Today, the House Judiciary Committee filed a motion to expedite the ruling in the lawsuit to compel former White House Counsel Don McGahn to testify before the Committee as part of its impeachment investigation into obstruction, corruption and abuse of power by President Donald Trump and his associates. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement: “As ... Read more »

House Judiciary Committee Subpoenas Rob Porter

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) announced the Committee has served a subpoena on former White House staff secretary Rob Porter for testimony on September 17, 2019. Subpoenas were issued this month for Corey Lewandowski and Rick Dearborn to also appear on September 17th. These witnesses were all involved in President Trump’s extensive efforts to obstruct the Special... Read more »

Nadler and Lofgren Statement Ahead of DHS and HHS Final Rule Regarding Flores Settlement Agreement

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Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Chair Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) released the following statement in response to the announcement from the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Health and Human Services (HHS) stating that a final rule will be released in the coming days to ostensibly implement the “substantive” p... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Statement on NYPD Commissioner Decision to Fire Officer Responsible for Eric Garner’s Death

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New York, N.Y.– House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement on the New York City Police Commissioner’s decision to fire the officer responsible for Eric Garner’s death: “The justice system and Department of Justice have failed Eric Garner and his family. It is long past time for the officer who caused Eric Garner’s death to be held accountable by some... Read more »