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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal is introducing her first bill, the Access to Counsel Act, to make certain that those held or detained while attempting to enter the United States are guaranteed access to legal counsel.
As a result…
Issues:
Immigration,
Public Safety & Criminal Justice
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal issued this statement in response to the Departments of Homeland Security and State complying with court orders, reversing visa suspensions, and halting the implementation of President Trump’s unlawful executive order banning immigrants from…
Issues:
Immigration
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, in response to a lawsuit by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Seattle-based federal judge James Robart halted key provisions of President Trump’s executive orders banning immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries.
“This is fantastic and critically important…
Issues:
Immigration
WASHINGTON D.C. – Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), the Co-Chair of the Congressional Women’s Working Group on Immigration Reform, announced that Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) would join her as Working Group Co-Chair during the group’s 2017 kickoff meeting on Thursday. The…
Issues:
Immigration
WASHINGTON, D.C.– More than 100 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by House Judiciary Committee Member Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), and House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security Ranking…
Issues:
Immigration
Washington, DC – This week, Reps. Dave Reichert (R-WA) and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) cosponsored H.R. 496, the Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act, which allows individuals who meet the standards of the Deferred Action…
Issues:
Immigration
