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WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) led members of Congress in a letter calling on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to issue guidance empowering workers, regardless of immigration status, to seek protection in the workplace should…
Issues:
Immigration
The Biden Administration announced it will lift a cruel Trump-era border policy that shut down our asylum system
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), a longstanding immigrants rights advocate, issued the following statement after the Centers for Disease…
Issues:
Immigration
The letter calls on the Department of Justice to reverse cruel Trump-era anti-immigrant policies and swiftly address the immigration case backlog that has left more than 1.5 million immigrants in limbo
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) led lawmakers today…
Issues:
Immigration
The letter comes after multiple investigations into private detention facilities revealed substandard living conditions for detained people, under-staffing, and deaths of people in U.S. custody
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) led more than 100 members of Congress in…
Issues:
Immigration
LIFT the BAR Act removes cruel barriers to public benefits for immigrants by eliminating the five-year waiting period for access to Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and other urgently needed federal programs
WASHINGTON — Representatives…
Issues:
Health Care,
Immigration
“America’s longest war is finally over. Now, let us do everything we can to help those impacted by it — from our servicemembers, veterans, and their families to Afghans, refugees, and those around the world — while stopping endless wars…
Issues:
Foreign Affairs & National Security,
Immigration