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 on the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to investigate the death of Mariee Juarez days after leaving DHS custody earlier this year.

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 for employees.

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.

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 and migrant detention policy, and of his expectation that their respective departments will respond to the backlog of unanswered questions and re

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 countries. In his order issued last night, Judge Jon S. Tigar noted that the President "may not rewrite the immigration laws to impose a condition that Congress has expressly forbidden."

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 President Trump's illegal proclamation denying asylum to immigrants fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries:

Yesterday, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), House Armed Services Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA), House Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), House Oversight & Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), and 104 other House Democrats sent a letter calling on Secretary Mattis to provide answers about his deployment of 5,200 additional U.S. troops to the border, including how much the deployment will cost, how long the deployment will last, and what the rules of engagement will be.

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement ahead of President Trump's expected Executive Order removing birthright citizenship for individuals born on U.S. soil:

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 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of the Inspector General (IG) report, which determined the Administration misled Congress and the American people about its family separation policy with no plans for tracking children or ensuring reunification with their parents:

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement in response to the Department of Homeland Security's release late Saturday evening of a proposed federal rule that would make it more difficult for legal immigrants to remain in the United States if they have used legal public benefits:

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening statement during a Judiciary Committee markup of H.R. 1872, the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act:

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. H.R. 1872, the "Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2017," seeks to end restrictions imposed by the Chinese government that have prevented American journalists, human rights monitors, diplomats, and tourists from accessing Tibetan areas of the People's Republic of China.

Yesterday, in a seemingly coordinated attempt to quell widespread criticism of President Donald Trump's child separation policy and his Administration's failure to reunite these children with their parents, the Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, and Health and Human Services conducted three separate briefings at 11 am, 1 pm, and 4 pm for the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, and Homeland Security, respectively.

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following statement, as prepared, on the House floor about H.Res. 990, a non-binding and politically-driven resolution introduced by House Republicans concerning Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE):

"Mr. Speaker, this resolution is the legislative equivalent of fiddling while Rome is burning.