Immigration

Nadler & Lofgren Condemn Trump Administration Decision to Strip Salvadorans of Tps

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House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today released a joint statement with Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), after the Trump Administration announced its decision to strip Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from Salvadorans: “President Trump’s decision to strip Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from Salvadorans, many of whom have... Read more »

Top House Judiciary Committee Dems Respond to Pro-Choice Caucus Calls to Subpoena HHS Officials Involved with Undocumented Abortion-Seeking Rape Survivor Case

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House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today released a joint statement with Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Ranking Member David N. Cicilline (D-RI), Const... Read more »

STATEMENT: RANKING MEMBER CONYERS ON H.R. 170, “PROTECT AND GROW AMERICAN JOBS ACT

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H.R. 170, the “Protect and Grow American Jobs Act,” as introduced, would increase the wage level that H-1B dependent employers must pay to avoid jumping through certain hoops in the H-1B immigrant visa program. These are employers who heavily rely on foreign workers and have 15 percent or more of their workforce on H-1B visas. I did not support a predecessor bill last Congress because I did not b... Read more »

Conyers: Sessions Testimony Leaves Concerns about Independence & Integrity of DOJ

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Today, U.S. Department of Justice Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified before the House Judiciary Committee for the first time during its annual oversight hearing. Every Attorney General before Attorney General Sessions has testified before the House Judiciary Committee during their first six months of taking office. Watch the hearing on House Judiciary Democrats’ Facebook page here. Watch Her... Read more »

Ahead of DOJ Oversight Hearing, House Judiciary Committee Democrats Put Sessions on Notice

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Today, ahead of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on November 14, 2017, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) led a letter signed by every Democratic member of the House Judiciary Committee to Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The letter was signed by every Democratic member of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, including: Rep... Read more »

Statement: Ranking Member Conyers on the Oversight of the United States Refugee Admissions Program

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers Jr. (D-MI.) delivered the following remarks the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on Oversight of the United States Refugee Admissions Program, before the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security WATCH HERE Over the course of today’s hearing on the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, there are several factors I want our witnesses t... Read more »

STATEMENT: RANKING MEMBER CONYERS’ STATEMENT ON THE AGRICULTURAL GUESTWORKER ACT

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers Jr. (D-MI.) delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of H.R. 4092 the Agricultural Guestworker Act. H.R. 4092, the “Agricultural Guestworker Act,” is yet the latest attempt by the Majority to address one aspect of our Nation’s broken immigration system. And, on at least two prior occasions, our Commit... Read more »

TRUMP IS NOT SERIOUS ABOUT SOLVING NATION’S CHALLENGES

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Congressman John Conyers Jr. (MI-13.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement in opposition to the Trump Administration’s so-called immigration priorities: The Trump Administration’s statement of priorities on immigration cannot be seen as serious or credible in any respect. These recommendations constitute an outright betrayal of American principles and ou... Read more »