Border Security

Nadler, Lofgren Statement on Resignation of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen

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Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Chair Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) released the following statement on the resignation of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kirstjen Nielsen: "Throughout her tenure as Homeland Security Secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen consistently refused to take responsibility for her actions. From her cruel and un-American fami... Read more »

Nadler Statement in Support of Overriding President Trump's Veto of Resolution Nullifying National Emergency Declaration

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Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), delivered the following remarks, as prepared, in support of overriding President Trump's veto of H.J.Res. 46, a resolution to prevent the President from diverting military construction funds for an unnecessary wall at the southern border: "Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of overriding the President's veto of H.J. Res. 46. "One month ag... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Opening Statement for Subcommittee Hearing on President Trump's National Emergency Declaration

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks during a Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties hearing on the National Emergencies Act of 1976, which President Trump is attempting to exploit to build a wall along the southern border: "Thank you, Chairman Cohen. And thank you for convening this hearing on this imp... Read more »

Senior Judiciary Democrats Demand Answers after Trump Declares National Emergency at the Southern Border

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), along with the Judiciary Subcommittee Chairs and Vice Chair, sent a letter to President Donald Trump to demand answers after he declared a national emergency at the southern border and to request hearings with White House Counsel Pat A. Cipollone and Justice Department officials. In addition to the letter, Chairman Nadler released th... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Statement on Trump Preparing to Declare a National Emergency

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement on President Donald Trump preparing to declare a national emergency at the southern border: “The President’s declaration of a national emergency would be an abuse of his constitutional oath and an affront to the separation of powers. Congress has the exclusive power of the purse, and the Constitution s... Read more »

Nadler, Feinstein Statement on Trump Administration Plan to Force Asylum Seekers to Remain in Mexico

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the leading Democrats on the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, released the following statement on the Trump administration’s plan to force asylum seekers to remain in Mexico while their immigration cases are pending: “The Trump administration is on a mission to take apart the asylum system, which was develop... Read more »

House Chairmen Condemn Shocking Secret Memo on Trump Administration’s Inhumane Child Separation Policy

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Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, issued the following statement in response to a draft December 2017 memorandum released yesterday by Senator Jeff Merkley, which was created by senior officials a... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Statement on HHS IG Report Finding Thousands More Migrant Children Separated from Families by Trump Administration

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement in response to the release of the Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) Inspector General's report that found that thousands more immigrant children were separated from their parents than previously reported, and that the question of whether they have been reunified with their parents is still un... Read more »

Nadler Introduces Keep Families Together Act and Sends Letters to DHS, DOJ, and HHS Demanding Answers Regarding Family Separation Policy

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In response to the latest tragic deaths in U.S. custody of young migrant children and the Trump Administration’s continued refusal to rule out reinstituting the family separation policy, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) announced today that he has sent letters to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Nielsen, Department of Justice (DOJ) Acting Attorney General Wh... Read more »