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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Adam Smith (WA-09) are calling on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to phase out the use of private, for-profit detention centers for immigrants in U.S. custody and consider…
Issues:
Immigration
WASHINGTON – Today, on World Refugee Day, U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Representatives Greg Casar (TX-35) and Debbie Dingell (MI-06) led 69 Members of Congress…
Issues:
Foreign Affairs & National Security,
Immigration
WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, issued the following statement celebrating the Biden administration’s executive actions on immigration:
“I want to thank President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas for taking…
Issues:
Immigration
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) joined U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) today to re-introduce the National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. The groundbreaking legislation will finally extend common workplace rights and protections to…
Issues:
Immigration,
Jobs, Labor, & the Economy
WASHINGTON — Today Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, issued the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s executive action on the border:
“Seeking asylum is legal under this country’s immigration…
Issues:
Immigration
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, is today introducing legislation to ensure transparency, protection, and accountability for all immigrant children in any type of government custody. The Protection of…
Issues:
Immigration