On Wednesday, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined the Center for American Progress, a leading independent, nonpartisan policy institute that is dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action, as well as Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez and Tom Suozzi, for a… Read more »
This week, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) was interviewed by Jorge Ramos on his new platform, Así Veo Las Cosas, to discuss her bipartisan immigration reform bill, the Dignity Act.
Topics included the Dignity Act’s chances for success, next steps for the legislation now that it’s been introduced, a breakdown of some its major provisions, and more.
The video can be… Read more »
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 »
Our immigration system is broken and hasn’t been meaningfully updated in decades. That’s why I reintroduced a comprehensive, bipartisan immigration reform bill known as the Dignity Act.
Together with Congresswoman Maria Salazar and a group of our Democratic and Republican colleagues, we’re trying to address an issue Congress has ignored for so… 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 »
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 »
Following the alarming arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and threats of arrest to Members of Congress due to a recent oversight visit to the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility, U.S. Representatives Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), and Jason Crow (CO-6) today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons to… Read more »
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 »
