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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement in response to the decision by Judge John D. Bates of the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia to require the government…Issues: 115th Congress, Immigration
SEATTLE – Today, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal released the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s move to send the National Guard to the southern border: “Trump’s move to send the National Guard to the southern border is a monumental…Issues: 115th Congress, Immigration
SEATTLE – Today, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal released the following statement in response to the Department of Commerce move to include a citizenship question in the 2020 census. “The Trump administration’s latest move will not only hurt open participation in the…Issues: 115th Congress, Government Reform & Ethics, Immigration
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal led a letter to the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Appropriations, along with Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie Thompson, Immigration Subcommittee Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren, and 58 members of Congress to urge the…Issues: 115th Congress, Immigration
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal is encouraging all recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to renew their status. In 2017, President Trump terminated the DACA program. However, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a…Issues: 115th Congress, Immigration
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) today announced that they introduced the Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act (H.R. 5058). The bill lifts arbitrary caps on the number of “U” visas available for undocumented…Issues: 115th Congress, Immigration