“I want to start by offering my sincere condolences to the Steinle family — who lost their daughter just three weeks ago — and to Sheriff Jones — who lost one of his deputies last Fall. You have our deepest sympathies and your losses are on each of our minds. Your presence here today is very much appreciated. “I also want to say how unfortunate it is that we are having this important hearing only ... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers Jr. (D-MI) and House Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) issued a letter to House Speaker John A. Boehner urging that House Leadership honor their commitment to regular order. H.R. 3009, the “Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act,” is being rushed to the House floor this week without any committee revi... Read more »
Statement of House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. Oversight Hearing on the Department of Homeland Security “When Secretary Johnson last testified before this Committee, I said that—given his distinguished record of public service—I could think of no person better equipped to lead the Department of Homeland Security, and to carry out the President’s directive that we are carry... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-M.) and Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) released the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied the Justice Department’s request for an emergency stay in Texas, et al. v. United States, et al., the multi-state lawsuit against President Obama’s ex... Read more »
Today, Rep. John Conyers, Jr. announced his support of efforts to ensure that America’s immigration laws reflect American values by joining 180 House Democrats in filing an amicus brief in support of the Obama Administration’s appeal in the Fifth Circuit case of Texas v. United States. The case has reached the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals following a federal district court ruling that grant... Read more »
U.S. Representatives John Conyers, Jr.(D-Mich.), Ranking Member on the House Judiciary Committee, and Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Ranking Member on the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee, delivered the following statement today after a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction against Department of Homeland Security immigration directives issued in November 2014. “While we are d... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) announced the Democratic subcommittee assignments for the 114th Congress: Subcommittee on Constitution and Civil Justice Ranking Member Steve Cohen (TN-09) Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) Ted Deutch (FL-21) Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) Judy Chu (CA-27) Ted Deu... Read more »
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. released the following statement in support of President Obama’s impending announcement that he will exercise his authority under existing law to improve our broken immigration system through executive action: “President Obama has the authority, under the U.S. Constitution and the Immigration and Nationality Act, to improve our broken immi... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) released the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security announced a new temporary plan to require passengers originating from Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea to enter the United States through one of five designated airports enhanced with Ebola-screening measures (located in Dulles, Atlanta, New York C... Read more »
