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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…
Issues:
Immigration
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,…
Issues:
Immigration
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…
Issues:
Immigration
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…
Today, I voted “no” on House
Resolution 246 because I have unresolved concerns about First
Amendment free speech and protest protections.
I am also deeply disappointed that
the resolution we should be voting on and that is deeply necessary at this…
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Pramila
Jayapal applauded the passage of the Raise the Wage Act in the U.S. House of
Representatives. The bill will gradually increase the federal minimum wage to
$15 over six years, increasing pay for up…
Issues:
Jobs, Labor, & the Economy
