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Bill Would Protect Undocumented Immigrant Victims and Witnesses Working with Law Enforcement to Prosecute Criminals
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) introduced the Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act, to remove barriers for…
Issues:
Immigration
New Trump Administration rule would eliminate Washington state’s ability to
offer Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to more than
60,000 children, 15,000 elderly individuals
The move would make more than 35,000 households ineligible for food
assistance, negatively impacting these…
Washington, D.C. – Today,
Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) issued the following statement regarding
the Trump Administration’s proposal to withdraw from the Flores Settlement
Agreement, a critically important long-standing policy that protects
immigrant children.
The administration’s proposed
rule would expand the…
Issues:
Immigration
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has released the following statement on the Trump administration’s publication of the new public charge rule:
“The
Trump administration’s new regulation – one that further cuts legal
immigration – is unconscionable.
Under this rule,…
Issues:
Immigration
Washington, D.C. –
Today, Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Veronica Escobar (TX-16) led
a letter to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) urging the agency
to rescind changes to its “Notice to Appear” (NTA) policy in order to protect
survivors…
Issues:
Immigration
Washington, D.C. – On
Friday, the Trump Administration announced it had signed a safe-third country
agreement with Guatemala, which would allow the Administration to remove asylum
seekers if they passed through Guatemala on their way to the United
States. The…
