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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09) and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) introduced the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, legislation to reform the systemic problems in our immigration detention system. Our current system is inhumane, unjust, and driven by…
Issues:
Immigration,
Public Safety & Criminal Justice
“I’m tired of praying or sending thoughts. I’m tired of people in every single part of this country being subject to mass shootings because a political gun lobby won’t put people over profit. I do not believe that the NRA…
Issues:
Health Care,
Public Safety & Criminal Justice
SEATTLE – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal released the following statement on the police shooting of Charleena Lyles:
“The shooting death of Charleena Lyles is an extraordinary tragedy. In the wake of this trauma, we must support the Lyles family in their…
Issues:
Civil Rights,
Public Safety & Criminal Justice
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. – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s appointment of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court of the United States.
“President Trump’s relentless assaults on our rights and civil liberties continued tonight…
Issues:
Public Safety & Criminal Justice
