Today, Representatives Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34), Judy Chu (CA-28), and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-38) introduced the Visible Identification Standards for Immigration-Based Law Enforcement (VISIBLE) Act of 2025. This bill would require immigration enforcement officers to clearly display visible identification during public enforcement… Read more »
This week, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Congresswoman Maria Salazar (FL-27) reintroduced their comprehensive, bipartisan immigration reform bill.
CAP Welcomes the Reintroduction of the Dignity Act
July 15, 2025
Earlier today Reps. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) and Maria Salazar (R-FL) reintroduced the Dignity Act. Following the bill reintroduction, Debu Gandhi, senior… Read more »
Last week, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined Representative Marc Veasey (TX-33) and eight other Texas Democrats to introduce the Anti-Rigging Act of 2025. The bill seeks to end the anti-democratic practice of mid-decade redistricting unless mandated by a court order—ensuring fairer, more transparent elections for all Americans.
On July 9, at Donald Trump’s urging,… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) was interviewed by Pablo Manriquez, editor of Migrant Insider, an immigration news outlet in Washington D.C. They spoke about her bipartisan, comprehensive immigration reform bill, the Dignity Act of 2025, that she introduced yesterday. Video of the interview can be found here and a transcript can be found below:
Pablo… Read more »
After more than two years of negotiation, there is an updated compromise that addresses legal status and protections for undocumented immigrants, border security, asylum reform, and visa reform. Read more »
Last night, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined Representative Lucy McBath (GA-6) and 149 other House Democrats in pressuring the Trump Administration to release almost $7 billion in illegally withheld, Congressionally-appropriated federal funding meant for education related programs such as after school programs, teacher training, and adult education. In a letter, Members… Read more »
This week, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) was part of a group of 93 Congressional Democrats who filed an amicus brief Monday night in the case of Centro de Trabajadores Unidos vs. Bessent, calling on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to block an unprecedented agreement between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that allows… Read more »
On June 30, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-6) introduced the End Domestic Terrorism Act, which would allow U.S. law enforcement to prosecute certain mass shootings as acts of terrorism. It would also enable law enforcement, in the wake of an attack, to uncover the broader network that supported it.
Mass shootings are acts of terrorism. There… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement on last night’s flash flooding in Ruidoso:
“Two of the victims of last night’s catastrophic flash flooding in Ruidoso were the children of a service member stationed at Fort Bliss. My heart is with them, their loved ones and the entire Fort Bliss family as they go through this incredibly difficult time.… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement:
“Today, after giving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 24 hours’ notice, more than is required by law, I was turned away from the ICE facility on Montana Ave. where I planned to conduct my constitutionally authorized oversight duties.
“This facility has been plagued with accusations of… Read more »
