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Congresswoman Veronica Escobar voted to pass the $1.7 trillion Consolidated Appropriations Act to invest in hardworking families, critical infrastructure, and local quality of life. 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 »

Congresswoman Escobar (TX-16) issued the following statement on Title 42 in response to today's federal court ruling: “For too long, members of Congress have championed Title 42 as a “solution” to the challenges we face at the southern border and as a substitute for real and meaningful immigration reform. It is neither. "The only way to reform what’s happening at the border is… Read more »

It should now be clear that the Republican strategy – addressing immigration at the border – has been an expensive and tragic failure. Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) led a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the shooting of Jesús Sepúlveda Martinez and Berenice Casias Carrillo, two undocumented immigrants, in West Texas as a hate crime.   The letter, signed by 15 additional Members, comes as racist, hateful anti-immigrant rhetoric dehumanizing… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01) led a letter signed by 9 additional members to Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Alejandro Mayorkas urging the agency to shorten the wait time for work authorization for asylum applicants, reimagine processing of migrants and re-establish in-country processing. The letter comes as… Read more »

Yesterday, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) co-led a letter with Congressman Raúl Grijalva (AZ-3) to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Chris Magnus and Deputy Commissioner Troy Miller inquiring about the agency’s recently announced efforts to revise its vehicle pursuit policy. The letter, signed by four additional Members, comes as CBP pledged to update its… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement after this week’s safe migrant releases in El Paso: “The influx of migrants and subsequent over-crowding of migrant shelters in El Paso has been a long time coming. I applaud the City, County, and Office of Emergency Management for their efforts to mitigate the impact, such as the creation of an OEM Center for… Read more »