Press Releases

Bill Would Protect Undocumented Immigrant Victims and Witnesses Working with Law Enforcement to Prosecute Criminals  Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) introduced the Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act, to remove barriers for…

New Trump Administration rule would eliminate Washington state’s ability to offer Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to more than 60,000 children, 15,000 elderly individuals The move would make more than 35,000 households ineligible for food assistance, negatively impacting these…

Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) issued the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s proposal to withdraw from the Flores Settlement Agreement,  a critically important long-standing policy that protects immigrant children.  The administration’s proposed rule would expand the…

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has released the following statement on the Trump administration’s publication of the new public charge rule: “The Trump administration’s new regulation – one that further cuts legal immigration – is unconscionable. Under this rule,…

Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Veronica Escobar (TX-16) led a letter to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) urging the agency to rescind changes to its “Notice to Appear” (NTA) policy in order to protect survivors…

Washington, D.C. – On Friday, the Trump Administration announced it had signed a safe-third country agreement with Guatemala, which would allow the Administration to remove asylum seekers if they passed through Guatemala on their way to the United States.  The…