Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27) reintroduced the American Families United Act. This bipartisan legislation is designed to preserve and promote family unity by amending the Immigration and Nationality Act to help millions of U.S. citizens reunite with their loved ones.
“There are hundreds of thousands of American families today who have been forced… Read more »
Representative of Fort Bliss, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Representative of Buckley Space Force Base, Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee’s Readiness Subcommittee, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) led a letter with six of their colleagues to President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, expressing urgent… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), sent a letter to Acting Defense Secretary Robert Salesses, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Caleb Vitello, and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Benjamine Huffman, to address concerns raised by the use of military personnel and assets for removal and deportation purposes.
The letter can be read… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined President Joe Biden, Members of Congress, administration officials, and key advocates, such as American Families United President, Ashley DeAzevedo, at the White House to celebrate the President’s executive order granting protections to the undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens and graduates of American universities, including Dreamers.… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement after the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security issued a notice of proposed rule on asylum eligibility:
“I am disappointed that the Biden Administration is choosing to limit access to asylum, which is one of the few remaining legal pathways many migrants have for fleeing violence and seeking refuge… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) attended the 2023 Munich Security Conference, participating joining the conference’s international townhall on migration titled “Resetting Migration: Moving Toward Opportunities.”
Congresswoman Escobar participated alongside Kyriakos Mitotakis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic and Ylva Johansson, the European Commissioner for Home… Read more »
Over the last two days, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) hosted 7 Members of Congress on a Congressional Delegation visit to El Paso. The purpose of this visit was for Representatives to gain a comprehensive look at the challenges migrants, federal law enforcement agents, and our community as a whole face along the border.
“I’m thrilled 7 of my Democratic colleagues joined me in… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement in response to Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s calls to investigate non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in El Paso aiding with migrant arrivals a day after the Governor reinstated his economically disastrous DPS port inspections:
“The significant number of migrants arriving at our southern border, which… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement on recent migrant arrivals in El Paso’s border sector:
“The extraordinarily high numbers of migrants arriving daily in El Paso has created an unprecedented strain on our community and requires significantly more federal resources as well as a broader, whole-of-government response. Our local… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro and Ranking Member Chuck Fleishmann urging them to prioritize available funding in the Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Package for a Joint Processing Center (JPC) in El Paso.
“In 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) purchased 60 acres of land from the City of… Read more »
