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Impact of the Trump Shutdown
From the Document: "The Trump Shutdown has significantly impacted the federal government's ability to enforce the law, provide civil justice, and promote public health and safety. The shutdown burdens federal law enforcement officers working at the border, the very people responsible for handling the so-called 'crisis' underpinning President Trump's demand for an expensive, ineffective border wall. It has also impacted many other federal law enforcement agencies, undermining federal law enforcement efforts across the board, and making Americans less safe. The shutdown has also begun to affect the federal judiciary's ability to provide civil redress, impaired federal enforcement of civil rights laws, and stymied the federal rulemaking process responsible for writing and implementing public health and safety protections."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Democratic Staff
2019-01-17
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[February 15, 2019 Letter to the President of the United States Donald J. Trump]
From the Letter: "As the Chairs and Vice-Chair of the House Judiciary Committee and its Subcommittees, we write to express our alarm over your proclamation 'Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Southern Border of the United States' and your reassignment of funds approved by Congress for other purposes in order to access certain funds denied to you by Congress for the construction of a border wall. We are particularly troubled in light of your statement today that 'I didn't need to do this, but I would rather do it much faster.' The House Judiciary Committee is commencing an immediate investigation into this matter, which raises both serious constitutional and statutory issues. [...] We believe your declaration of an emergency shows a reckless disregard for the separation of powers and your own responsibilities under our constitutional system."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Nadler, Jerrold; Cohen, Stephen Ira; Lofgren, Zoe, 1947- . . .
2019-02-15
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Fact-Checking President Trump's SOTU Immigration Statements
From the Document: "President Trump used his 2018 State of the Union address to paint a misleading, and frankly Orwellian, picture of immigrants in the United States. Our immigration system is indeed broken, but not because it allows unlimited numbers of family members into the United States. It is broken because visa limits set decades ago have resulted in massive backlogs that keep families apart. A person who cares about family values would increase the ability for people to reunify with close relatives, not eliminate the legal channels for doing so."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Democratic Staff
2018?
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[July 11, 2018 Letter to the Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary of the U.S. House of Representatives Bob Goodlatte]
From the Letter: "We write to request that the Judiciary Committee immediately schedule an oversight hearing with Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen. The Committee has thus far failed to exercise its oversight responsibilities with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the 115th Congress. This failure has grown even more indefensible as the Nation has watched the horrors caused by the Department's implementation of President Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" policy. [...] The need for a DHS oversight hearing is made even more urgent by the fact that thousands of children remain separated from their parents. [...] The unfortunate reality is that under the present system migrant children are not accounted for with the same efficiency and accuracy as 'property'."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Nadler, Jerrold; Lofgren, Zoe, 1947-
2018-07-11
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[November 6, 2017 Letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary Bob Goodlatte]
From the Letter: "We write to follow up on the letter that all of our Democratic Members of the Committee wrote to you on November 2 to request that you convene hearings on firearms violence issues. You have scheduled a one-hour, closed briefing on bump stocks to be conducted for Members by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives on the afternoon of Wednesday, November 8. Although we appreciate the opportunity to hear from the ATF [Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives] on this issue at the Member level, this and other important firearms issues that implicate public safety should be conducted in public."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Jackson-Lee, Sheila; Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-
2017-11-06
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Fact Sheet: H.R. 3004, Kate's Law [factsheet]
From the Factsheet: "H.R. 3004 is another anti-immigrant, enforcement-only proposal that represents yet another step in President Trump's Mass Deportation plan. The bill significantly expands the federal government's ability to prosecute individuals for illegal re-entry and attempted re-entry, creating a draconian enforcement scheme with no exceptions. For example, the bill would change the law to allow the prosecution of asylum seekers or victims of human trafficking (even those without criminal records) who voluntarily present themselves at the border to request protection. Indeed, the bill's changes would absurdly even allow the prosecution of individuals who seek to reenter the country with legal authorization to do so."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Democratic Staff
2017-06-29?
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Truth on Immigration: Unmasking the Fiction Perpetuated by President Trump in His Address to Congress [factsheet]
This is a factsheet presenting alternative facts regarding immigration in the U.S. as promulgated by the Trump administration, alongside the truth of these matters.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Democratic Staff
2017-03-15?
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[May 16, 2017 Letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Jason Chaffetz and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Bob Goodlatte]
From the Letter: "We are writing to request that the Oversight Committee and the Judiciary Committee launch an immediate joint investigation into whether President Donald Trump and his top officials are engaged in an ongoing conspiracy to obstruct the criminal, counter-intelligence, and oversight investigations currently being conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Justice, and Congress into members of his presidential campaign and their contacts with Russian officials."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Nadler, Jerrold; Lofgren, Zoe, 1947-; Johnson, Henry, Jr. . . .
2017-05-16
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[February 17, 2017 Letter to the Inspector General of the Department of Justice Michael E. Horowitz]
From the Letter: "As you know, it is the unanimous conclusion of seventeen U.S. Intelligence agencies that the government of Vladimir Putin engaged in a massive campaign to influence the 2016 election in favor of President Trump/ Over the course of the past week, it has become increasingly clear that members of the trump campaign were in direct contact with agents of the Russian intelligence agencies. Given the significance and magnitude of these developments, we believe it is appropriate that your office--in conjunction with other Offices of Inspectors General, if necessary--conduct an investigation[.]"
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Lieu, Ted W.; Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-; Jeffries, Hakeem
2017-02-17
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[March 31, 2017 Letter to the Attorney General of the Department of Justice Jeff Sessions]
From the Letter: "Yesterday evening, you indicated in a television interview that the Trump Administration will pursue criminal charges to curb the number of alleged leaks of classified information from within the government. Your comments appear to contradict your earlier statements about the scope of your recusal from any investigation of the Trump campaign, and we write to you for clarification."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Lieu, Ted W.; Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-; Jeffries, Hakeem
2017-03-31
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[April 16, 2019 Letter to Acting Secretary of Department of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan]
From the Letter: "We write to request information you or Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel possess regarding President Donald Trump's reported offering of a pardon to you in the event you closed the southern border and thereby faced criminal liability. Given the Committee's continuing concerns related to the Administration's compliance with the nation's immigration laws, as well as possible misuses of the pardon power that is part of the Committee's ongoing inquiry into whether President Trump may have engaged in obstruction of justice or abuses of power, we request that you promptly provide details concerning this reported directive to close the border and the related offer of a pardon."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Nadler, Jerrold; Cohen, Stephen Ira; Lofgren, Zoe, 1947-
2019-04-16
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[April 15, 2019 Letter to Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan and Acting Chief of Staff of the White House Mick Mulvaney]
From the Letter: "We are deeply troubled by multiple reports, recently confirmed by the President, that the Trump Administration is considering releasing detained immigrants into congressional districts represented by Democrats in a bizarre and unlawful attempt to score political points. [...] These reports are alarming. Not only does the Administration lack the legal authority to transfer detainees in this manner, it is shocking that the President and senior Administration officials are even considering manipulating release decisions for purely political reasons."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Nadler, Jerrold; Cummings, Elijah E.; Thompson, Bennie, 1948-
2019-04-15
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Fact Sheet: H.R. 3003, No Sanctuary for Criminals Act [factsheet]
From the Factsheet: "H.R. 3003 is an anti-immigrant, enforcement-only proposal that represents another step in Trump's Mass Deportation plan. This bill (1) requires State and local involvement with Federal immigration enforcement; (2) expands DHS's authority to issue detainers in violation of the Fourth Amendment; (3) strips certain critical funds from jurisdictions that choose not to comply; (4) creates a private right of action against such jurisdictions; and (5) expressly authorizes indefinite detention for persons in immigration proceedings. Taken together, these provisions hurt victims and witnesses of crimes, undermine law enforcement's ability to keep our communities safe, and violate the U.S. constitution."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Democratic Staff
2017-06-29?
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[December 16, 2016 Letter to the Director of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper]
From the Letter: "As you know, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is scheduled to sunset on December 31, 2017. In the past, each of us has expressed concern that Section 702 surveillance programs may not adequately protect the privacy or civil liberties of United States persons. On April 22, 2016, we wrote to ask that you provide us with a public estimate of the number of communications or transactions involving United States persons that may be captured by Section 702 surveillance on an annual basis. Since that letter, your office and the National Security Agency have briefed our staff about the manner in which you might comply with this request. We understand that you have provided additional, classified briefings to the staff of the House and Senate Judiciary committees."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-; Nadler, Jerrold; Issa, Darrell, 1953- . . .
2016-12-16
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[February 1, 2017 Letter to the Secretary of Homeland Security of the Department of Homeland Security John F. Kelly]
From the Letter: "We write to strongly condemn the President's executive order issued January 27, 2017, titled 'Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States,' and the ensuing actions taken by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its agencies, in particular Customs and Border Protection (CBP), to implement the order, and to request an urgent briefing regarding the same. We hope you will urge the President to immediately rescind the Executive Order, which has created profound chaos and fear among refugees and immigrants who have been admitted to the United States, as well as their families. As a nation of immigrants that has been a refuge for people fleeing persecution from around the world, these actions are contrary to who we are as a nation."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-; Jayapal, Pramila, 1965-; Lofgren, Zoe, 1947-
2017-02-01
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[January 29, 2017 Letter to the Secretary of Homeland Security of the Department of Homeland Security John F. Kelly]
From the Letter: "It has become clear to us over the last 48 hours that the Executive Order issued by President Trump on Friday, January 27, entitled 'Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States' belies our proud heritage as a Nation of tolerance, a place of refuge, and a beacon of freedom for the world, and should therefore be rescinded by President Trump. In addition, as Ranking Members of the committees of jurisdiction for matters of immigration, border security, and admission of refugees, we write to you on an emergency basis to request a meeting to discuss the implementation and guidance concerning the Executive Order."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-; Lofgren, Zoe, 1947-; Engel, Eliot L. . . .
2017-01-29
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[December 20, 2016 Letter to the Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice Loretta E. Lynch and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation James B. Comey, Jr.]
From the Letter: "We write concerning efforts by the Russian government to disrupt our recent federal elections. In that regard, we strongly and urgently request that safeguards be put in place--prior to the completion of the presidential transition--to ensure that any criminal investigation into these matters is conducted in an independent manner and free of improper partisan influence. In addition, to begin, we ask that you confirm that there is, in fact, a criminal investigation into the activities of the Russian government and the start date of any such investigation."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-; Jackson-Lee, Sheila
2016-12-20
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[February 14, 2017 Letter to the U.S. Attorney General of the Department of Justice Jefferson Sessions and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations James Comey]
From the Letter: "We are writing to request a full briefing by the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other relevant agencies concerning former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn's communications with Russian officials, and any knowledge and involvement others in the Trump Administration may have had concerning those communications. The fact that General Flynn was forced to resign last evening does not diminish the need for the briefing--it only reinforces the urgency of our request."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-; Cummings, Elijah E.
2017-02-14
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[December 1, 2016 Letter to the President of the U.S. Barack Obama]
From the Letter: "We urge you to rescind the regulatory framework behind the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS) located at 8 CFR 264.1(f). While we commend your Administration for effectively ending the program in 2011, we believe that eliminating the apparatus of NSEERS is consistent with our country's fundamental values of fairness and equality. The NSEERS program was announced in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The most controversial portion of the NSEERS program involved a 'domestic' registration system that targeted certain males who entered the United States on nonimmigrant visas from primarily Arab, Muslim-majority, African, and South Asian countries. The program was fundamentally flawed in its false assumption that people of a particular religion or nationality pose a greater national security risk and should be subject to racial profiling. The program is reminiscent of and indeed has been compared to -- the dark time in our history when innocent people were interned based on their Japanese ancestry."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-; Lofgren, Zoe, 1947-; Ellison, Keith, 1963- . . .
2016-12-01
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[February 4, 2016 Letter to Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson]
From the Letter: "Thank you for the Administration's January 21, 2016, announcement regarding implementation of the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act. [...] While the announcement addressed a number of important concerns, we request that you take further action to guard against any harmful impacts to dual national American citizens and those traveling to Iran."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-; Huffman, Jared; Dingell, Debbie . . .
2016-02-04
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[February 12, 2016 Letter to the Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary of the U.S. House of Representatives Bob Goodlatte]
From the Letter: "We are writing to request that the House Judiciary Committee conduct hearings on the operation of the Michigan Emergency Manager Law and its role in the tragedies concerning the poisoning of Flint's water and the dangerous deterioration of the Detroit Public Schools. Although other committees are reviewing these matters in certain respects, we believe our Committee has a critical responsibility to engage in oversight and review as well."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-; Jackson-Lee, Sheila; DelBene, Suzan K. . . .
2016-02-12
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[December 9, 2014 Letter to the Chairman-Elect of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Jason Chaffetz, the Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary Bob Goodlatte, and the Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security Michael T. McCaul]
From the Letter: "As the Ranking Members of the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and Homeland Security, we are writing to request that our committees of jurisdiction hold a series of in-depth hearings to examine the Federal response to the multiple, complex issues raised by the tragic deaths of Eric Garner in Staten Island, New York, Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and other unarmed black individuals at the hands of police, as well as the incidents that followed these killings."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Cummings, Elijah E.; Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-; Thompson, Bennie, 1948-
2014-12-09
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[November 4, 2016 Letter to the Inspector General of the Department of Justice Michael E. Horowitz]
From the Letter: "This morning, Rudy Guiliani--one of Donald Trump's closest and most vocal campaign advisers--appeared on national television and confirmed that he had obtained leaked information about the FBI's review of Clinton-related emails several days 'before' FBI Director James Comey sent his letter to Congress last Friday about this matter. [...] It is absolutely unacceptable for the FBI to leak unsubstantiated--and in some cases false--information about one presidential candidate to benefit the other candidate."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Cummings, Elijah E.; Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-
2016-11-04
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[April 3, 2015 Letter to the Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice Eric H. Holder, Jr.]
From the Letter: "The facts that have begun to emerge around the January 28, 2015, arrest of an unarmed African American man, Floyd Dent, in Inkster, Michigan, have raised a series of issues which I believe are worthy of review by the Department of Justice. As the Member of Congress who represents the 13th Congressional District, which includes the City of Inkster, and as Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, I am requesting that the Department of Justice initiate an investigation into this matter."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-
2015-04-03
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[December 2, 2014 Letter to the Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice Eric Holder]
From the Letter: "We are pleased that the Department has begun a review of police tactics, techniques, and training. The tragic events in Ferguson, MO that precipitated this review focused the nation upon the issue of police militarization and the increasing use of Special Weapons and Tactics ('SWAT') officers. These are concerning trends that may be emblematic of a militarized state that if left unchecked--could take our nation in the wrong direction."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-; Johnson, Henry, Jr.; Scott, Bobby, 1947-
2014-12-02
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[January 9, 2015 Letter to the Governor of Michigan Rick Snyder]
From the Letter: "I write concerning an urgent matter concerning the safety of the citizens of Michigan. At the end of the 2014 session, the Michigan legislature passed and sent to you SB [Senate Bill] 789, a bill changing the process for issuing licenses allowing the carrying of concealed firearms. Among the changes is a provision that would endanger victims of domestic violence and stalking. This change, and certain others proposed by the bill, should not be allowed to become law."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-
2015-01-09
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[December 2, 2016 Letter to the President of the U.S. Barack Obama]
From the Letter: "We write to lend our voices to the growing community of academics, journalists, civil rights organizations, and members of Congress who have asked you to declassify the full version of the Senate Intelligence Committee's 'Study of the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program'. We believe that it is imperative you do so before you leave office in January."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-; Nadler, Jerrold; Cohen, Stephen Ira
2016-12-02
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Rules of Procedure and Statement of Policy for Private Immigration Bills
The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary adopted the "Rules of Procedure and Statement of Policy for Private Immigration Bills" of the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship on March 12, 2019. From the Statement of Policy: "In considering private immigration bills, the Subcommittee reviews only those cases that are of such an extraordinary nature that an exception to the law is needed. It is the policy of the Subcommittee generally to act favorably on only those private bills that meet certain precedents."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
2019-03-12?
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[October 9, 2014 Letter to the Acting Director of the United States Secret Service Joseph Clancy]
From the Letter: "In light of recent events and evident security failures, the House Judiciary Committee has grave concerns about the policies, procedures and judgment of the United States Secret Service. As you know, on September 19, 2014, Omar Gonzalez scaled the White House fence, evaded numerous Secret Service officers outside of the White House, and forced his way through the front door armed with a knife. It now appears that Mr. Gonzalez made it into the East Room of the White House, despite initial claims by the Secret Service that he was apprehended just inside the North Portico doors. Additionally, three days earlier, an armed security contractor with a criminal record was allowed on an elevator with the President during a visit to the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta. This apparent security lapse was similarly not disclosed until media reports began to surface. As members of the Committee of primary jurisdiction over many of the Secret Service's functions, including its critical role in protecting the President and the White House complex, we are deeply concerned with the Service's ability to effectively identify, intercept, and disrupt threats to the President of the United States."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-; Scott, Bobby, 1947-; Sensenbrenner, F. James, 1943- . . .
2014-10-09
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[May 3, 2019 Letter to the Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice William P. Barr]
From the Letter: "I write to respond to the Department's letter of May 1, 2019 refusing to comply with the Judiciary Committee's subpoena for the unredacted Mueller report, the documents it cites, and other underlying materials. As you know, the Committee has repeatedly engaged with your staff in writing, by telephone and in person to discuss a way forward on the subpoena. At the outset, we note that the Department has never explained why it is willing to allow only a small number of Members to view a less-redacted version of the report, subject to the condition that they cannot discuss what they have seen with anyone else. The Department also remains unwilling to work with the Committee to seek a court order permitting disclosure of materials in the report that are subject to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e). And the Department has offered no reason whatsoever for failing to produce the evidence underlying the report, except for a complaint that there is too much of it and a vague assertion about the sensitivity of law enforcement files."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Nadler, Jerrold
2019-05-03
