Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released a statement after learning of the first death of a Camp East Montana detainee:
“Earlier today, my office was notified by a local stakeholder about the recent death of a detainee at Camp East Montana. ICE did not notify Congress directly until nearly a week after the death and hours after our office inquired with relevant… Read more »
(El Paso, TX) – Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem, and Acting Director of U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement, Todd Lyons detailing continued concerns about the inhumane conditions at Camp East Montana. This follows aprevious letter the Congresswoman sent on… Read more »
This week, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-28), Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), Congresswoman Sharice Davids (KS-03) and nearly 100 more of their Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. encouraging the Trump administration… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined Representatives Maxine Waters (CA-43) and Bill Foster (IL-11) and 120 House Democrats in sending a letter to U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, expressing grave concern about the Trump Administration’s unlawful attempt to terminate… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined 213 of her Democratic colleagues in calling on the Trump Administration to immediately release the nearly $5 billion in SNAP contingency funding that would allow November benefits to go out without interruption.
SNAP benefits were made available to eligible individuals in October, but due to the Agriculture Secretary’s unwillingness to… Read more »
This week, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined Representatives Lucy McBath (GA-6), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), Lateefah Simon (CA-12) and over 100 other House Democrats in sending a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought strongly condemning and urging the Trump Administration to rescind their decision… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons to express her serious concerns regarding a lack of transparency and communication with her office regarding attempts to conduct Congressional oversight at the… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement upon confirmation that the National Science Foundation’s Regional Innovation Engine grant for El Paso has been eliminated:
“A once-in-a-generation federal investment in our community was officially eliminated this week after being derailed last year by UTEP leadership. UTEP lost the NSF Paso del Norte… 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 »
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 »
