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Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) issued the following statement on the latest executive actions on immigration signed by President Joe Biden: “President Biden’s executive actions on immigration are not only a clear rejection of the Trump administration’s cruel anti-immigrant agenda but a reaffirmation that America is a nation of immigrants and we are stronger and safer when we have… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to Alamo, Texas: “Today, nearly a week after a deadly domestic terrorist attack against the United States of America and in the midst of a global pandemic that has devastated our communities, President Donald Trump will visit the southern border in order to further… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined by Representatives Jason Crow (CO-06) and Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) introduced the End Transfers of Detained Immigrants Act, legislation which would immediately prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from transferring immigrant detainees between ICE facilities or to federal, state, and local prisons during the Coronavirus Disease… Read more »

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Congressman Rob Woodall (GA-7), and Congressman Darren Soto (FL-9) introduced H.R. 8708, 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. This… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General (DHS OIG) demanding answers about concerning allegations of sexual assault and harassment raised by current and former detainees at the El Paso Processing Center… Read more »

Congresswoman Escobar sent a letter calling for an investigation over how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has implemented the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) order issued on March 20, 2020 and its effect on unaccompanied children. Read more »

Congresswoman Escobar (TX-16) issued the following statement in response to the indictment of We Build the Wall organizers, some with links to white nationalism, for allegedly defrauding donors as part of a fundraising campaign aimed to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) issued the following statement in response to news reports of alleged sexual assault of detainees at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Processing Center in El Paso: “The extremely alarming reports of alleged systematic sexual harassment and assault of detainees in ICE custody is a disturbing reminder of the danger and… Read more »

(El Paso, TX)–Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24) introduced… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to President Donald Trump and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador urging them to work on a binational strategy to tackle the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that includes identical testing and tracing policies, and resources to slow the spread of COVID-19 and protect border communities. The letter, which was sent… Read more »