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Lawmakers denounce coverup preventing immigrant women in Irwin County, Georgia from providing crucial evidence in ongoing investigations
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) joined U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) in leading a…
Issues:
Health Care,
Immigration
House Passes Jayapal Resolution Condemning Unwanted, Unnecessary Medical Procedures Performed On Immigrant Women Without Their Consent at the Irwin County Detention Center
WASHINGTON — The United States House of Representatives passed a resolution today urgently condemning the unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures—including…
Issues:
Immigration
Jayapal Statement on New Details Regarding Forced Unnecessary Medical Procedures—Including Hysterectomies—Being Performed on At Least 17 Immigrant Women in Irwin County, Georgia
SEATTLE — United States Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) issued the following statement this morning about new details she has…
Issues:
Immigration
Jayapal Leads 173 Members of Congress in Urging DHS Inspector General to Immediately Open an Investigation Into Startling Whistleblower Allegations Regarding High Rates of Hysterectomies Being Performed on Immigrant Women in Irwin County, Georgia
The Letter is Available Here
WASHINGTON…
Issues:
Immigration
As the first bill the Congresswoman introduced in 2017, this legislation is a direct response to President Trump’s Muslim Ban and to Iranian Americans being detained at the Blaine, Wash. border crossing
The House of Representatives passed the Access to…
Issues:
Civil Rights,
Immigration
U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, issued the following statement regarding today’s Supreme Court decision on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:
“As a proud immigrant—one of only 14 naturalized citizens serving in…
Issues:
Immigration
