Rep. Nellie Pou (D-NJ-9)

“After his Administration bragged about wanting to treat immigrants like ‘Amazon Prime,’ the latest development in Trump’s cruel anti-immigrant agenda is using massive warehouses for immigrant detention,” said Congressman Menendez. “I have personally witnessed abhorrent conditions at Delaney Hall, and the idea that this Administration wants to replicate them at an even bigger scale at warehouses not meant for human occupancy is horrific. By adding your voice to our initiative, we will send a clear message to the Trump Administration that New Jersey will not stand for this dehumanizing and cruel treatment of our neighbors in any community in our state.”

“ICE, in its actions around the country, has displayed an increasing dismissal of human rights. New Jersey at large, including the community of Roxbury, has rejected this as antithetical to the values of our great state,” said Congresswoman Watson Coleman. “The Trump administration's commitment to rewarding the private prison industry, the first megadonor to max-out to the President's political campaigns, has been made apparent. They value degradation, corruption, and absolute loyalty to Trump above all else. A concentration camp in Roxbury would be a symbol of this immorality. The people of New Jersey have said loud and clear, 'ICE is not welcome here.' This initiative will shout that declaration from New Jersey to the White House.”

“From Roxbury to Newark, Private Detention Centers have no place in New Jersey,” said Senator Kim. “These companies have shown they'd rather put their own profits over the care they're supposed to provide. We can’t risk more injuries, accidents, and chaos that puts our communities at risk. You deserve to have your voice heard as we hold these companies and the Trump Administration accountable, which is why I stand with my colleagues as we take action to protect those who call New Jersey home.”

“We want ICE out of New Jersey, not another massive detention center in our community. From Delaney Hall to facilities all across the country, ICE proven that they have no regard for due process or human dignity,” said Congresswoman McIver. “They skirt oversight and accountability, trying to hide brutal conditions of detention because they are unacceptable. Our community will reject this latest move by the Trump administration.”

“Converting an industrial facility in Roxbury Township into an ICE detention center is inhumane and deeply wrong. I strongly oppose this proposal, and I will fight any effort to turn our communities into sites of mass detention,” said Congressman Conaway Jr., MD “Similarly, I raised the alarm when there were proposals to use Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst as a migrant detention facility because our communities should not suffer from the administration’s blatant disregard for human life. The same principle applies in Roxbury. I will not stand by while federal officials attempt to expand a system that has already led to unsafe conditions, chaos, and harm.”

“Immigration enforcement must be carried out professionally, lawfully, and with fact-driven accountability — because no individual and no government agency is above the Constitution,” said Congressman Gottheimer. “We need clear, commonsense, enforceable guardrails for immigration enforcement — led with professionalism, the rule of law, and respect for human life.”

“From Minnesota to New Jersey, we’ve seen what happens when ICE comes into our communities. Just last week, there was an ICE raid in Lindenwold, and video online shows children running away in terror after learning ICE agents were nearby,” said Congressman Norcross. “Now there’s a proposal to turn a warehouse in Roxbury Township into another ICE detention center. It’s more of the same from Donald Trump, and his administration continues to set policies that fail to uphold the Constitution and lack transparency. We deserve honesty from our leaders, not operations carried out in the shadows that leave communities shaken. Today, I join my congressional colleagues in urging New Jerseyans to make their voices heard and respond to our survey. It’s going to take all of us speaking out to hold this administration accountable.”

“Our initiative is about giving New Jerseyans a voice before Trump turns a warehouse in Roxbury into a mass detention site for up to 1,500 people,” said Congressman Pallone. “Our communities should not wake up one day to find that human beings are being held in conditions designed for storage. We’ve seen the harm these facilities cause in New Jersey and across the country. If the Trump administration is moving forward with their plan to treat people like cargo, then the people of New Jersey deserve the chance to speak loudly and clearly before it happens.”

“The country has witnessed the Trump Administration’s efforts to target, detain, and deport members of our immigrant communities—and the chaos these actions have inflicted on our neighborhoods continues to grow each day,” said Congresswoman Pou. “That the Trump Administration is seeking to expand these failed and harmful policies by increasing immigrant detention facilities in New Jersey is unconscionable. Another ICE detention center is not welcome in our community. This initiative can amplify the voices of our constituents, many of whom have felt unheard and voiceless during this administration.”

Rep. Herb Conaway, Rep. Josh Gottheimer, Sen. Andy Kim, Rep. LaMonica McIver, Rep. Rob Menendez, Rep. Donald Norcross, Rep. Frank Pallone, Rep. Nellie Pou, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman

“This is the first time any of you have testified before our committee. It took two American citizens being murdered in cold blood to get you to show your faces here. ICE raids schools, churches, and hospitals. And let’s not forget five-year-old Liam Ramos. You used him as bait and then detained him despite his father legally seeking asylum. Liam is the face of your cruelty,” Pou said to the faces of immigration enforcement leaders

Rep. Nellie Pou

“I write to express grave concerns over recent reports that federal law enforcement agents operating under the Department of Homeland Security, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, have been evading state transportation laws by removing, exchanging, or misusing license plates,” Congresswoman Pou formally wrote to Noem, calling out “the agency’s blatant disregard for the rule of law.”

Rep. Nellie Pou

"I have received disturbing reports that ICE agents are manipulating license plates on their vehicles to evade accountability and local traffic laws while conducting operations in our communities. This is illegal and unacceptable. I am demanding Secretary Noem provide an immediate explanation for this practice."

Rep. Nellie Pou

“This week, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed Renee Good, an U.S. citizen in Minneapolis. We write to express our horror and outrage at the actions that have taken place under your command. This is not the first time your agents have used unnecessary force on civilians without provocation. You have lost the faith and confidence of the American people. We demand that you immediately suspend the current surge of federal officers and agents to Minneapolis and that you work with an independent agency to ensure transparency and accountability throughout the course of the investigation into this reprehensible event,” the Members wrote.

Rep. Alma Adams, Rep. Pete Aguilar, Rep. Gabe Amo, Rep. Yassamin Ansari, Rep. Becca Balint, Rep. Nanette Barragán, Rep. Joyce Beatty, Rep. Wesley Bell, Rep. Don Beyer, Rep. Sanford Bishop, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, Rep. Shontel Brown, Rep. Julia Brownley, Rep. Nikki Budzinski, Rep. André Carson, Rep. Troy Carter, Rep. Greg Casar, Rep. Sean Casten, Rep. Kathy Castor, Rep. Joaquin Castro, Rep. Judy Chu, Rep. Gil Cisneros, Rep. Katherine Clark, Rep. Yvette Clarke, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, Rep. Steve Cohen, Rep. Herb Conaway, Rep. Lou Correa, Rep. Joe Courtney, Rep. Angie Craig, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Rep. Jason Crow, Rep. Danny Davis, Rep. Diana DeGette, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, Rep. Madeleine Dean, Rep. Suzan DelBene, Rep. Chris Deluzio, Rep. Maxine Dexter, Rep. Debbie Dingell, Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Rep. Sarah Elfreth, Rep. Veronica Escobar, Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Rep. Dwight Evans, Rep. Cleo Fields, Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, Rep. Bill Foster, Rep. Valerie Foushee, Rep. Lois Frankel, Rep. Laura Friedman, Rep. Maxwell Frost, Rep. John Garamendi, Rep. Robert Garcia, Rep. Chuy García, Rep. Dan Goldman, Rep. Jimmy Gomez, Rep. Al Green, Rep. Adelita Grijalva, Rep. Jahana Hayes, Rep. Steven Horsford, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, Rep. Val Hoyle, Rep. Jared Huffman, Rep. Glenn Ivey, Rep. Jonathan Jackson, Rep. Sara Jacobs, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Rep. Hank Johnson, Rep. Julie Johnson, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Rep. Bill Keating, Rep. Robin Kelly, Rep. Tim Kennedy, Rep. Ro Khanna, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Rep. Rick Larsen, Rep. John B. Larson, Rep. George Latimer, Rep. Summer Lee, Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, Rep. Mike Levin, Rep. Sam Liccardo, Rep. Ted Lieu, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Rep. Stephen Lynch, Rep. John Mannion, Rep. Doris Matsui, Rep. Lucy McBath, Rep. Sarah McBride, Rep. April McClain-Delaney, Rep. Jennifer McClellan, Rep. Betty McCollum, Rep. Morgan McGarvey, Rep. Jim McGovern, Rep. LaMonica McIver, Rep. Rob Menendez, Rep. Grace Meng, Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Rep. Dave Min, Rep. Gwen Moore, Rep. Kelly Morrison, Rep. Seth Moulton, Rep. Kevin Mullin, Rep. Jerry Nadler, Rep. Richard Neal, Rep. Joe Neguse, Rep. Donald Norcross, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Frank Pallone, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Scott Peters, Rep. Brittany Pettersen, Rep. Chellie Pingree, Rep. Mark Pocan, Rep. Nellie Pou, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Rep. Mike Quigley, Rep. Delia Ramirez, Rep. Emily Randall, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rep. Luz Rivas, Rep. Deborah Ross, Rep. Andrea Salinas, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Rep. Bobby Scott, Rep. Terri Sewell, Rep. Brad Sherman, Rep. Lateefah Simon, Rep. Melanie Stansbury, Rep. Greg Stanton, Rep. Haley Stevens, Rep. Marilyn Strickland, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, Rep. Eric Swalwell, Rep. Linda Sánchez, Rep. Mark Takano, Rep. Shri Thanedar, Rep. Bennie Thompson, Rep. Mike Thompson, Rep. Dina Titus, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Jill Tokuda, Rep. Paul Tonko, Rep. Norma Torres, Rep. Ritchie Torres, Rep. Lori Trahan, Rep. Derek Tran, Rep. Juan Vargas, Rep. Nydia Velázquez, Rep. James Walkinshaw, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Rep. Nikema Williams, Rep. Frederica Wilson

“The potential of VA data being used by DHS to advance the mass detention and deportation agenda of the Trump Administration will seed fear in noncitizens who perform duties in service to our nation's veterans. This database is yet another obvious attempt by the Trump Administration to stifle political dissent and suppress free speech through baseless threats to immigrants,” wrote the lawmakers. 

Rep. Yassamin Ansari, Rep. Becca Balint, Rep. Don Beyer, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Rep. Julia Brownley, Rep. André Carson, Rep. Troy Carter, Rep. Greg Casar, Rep. Joaquin Castro, Rep. Judy Chu, Rep. Gil Cisneros, Rep. Herb Conaway, Rep. Diana DeGette, Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, Rep. Chris Deluzio, Rep. Maxine Dexter, Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Rep. Veronica Escobar, Rep. Robert Garcia, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, Rep. Dan Goldman, Rep. Al Green, Rep. Sara Jacobs, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Hank Johnson, Rep. Tim Kennedy, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Rep. Summer Lee, Rep. Ted Lieu, Rep. Sarah McBride, Rep. Morgan McGarvey, Rep. Kelly Morrison, Rep. Seth Moulton, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Frank Pallone, Rep. Nellie Pou, Rep. Delia Ramirez, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Rep. Terri Sewell, Rep. Lateefah Simon, Rep. Adam Smith, Rep. Melanie Stansbury, Rep. Mark Takano, Rep. Shri Thanedar, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Paul Tonko, Rep. Norma Torres, Rep. Lauren Underwood, Rep. Juan Vargas, Rep. Nydia Velázquez, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Rep. Frederica Wilson

“Since January, we have seen unprecedented immigration enforcement actions to effectuate President Trump’s stated goal of creating the country’s largest deportation operation. We are deeply concerned about how these actions are impacting K-12 students, their families, and their communities,” said the Members. “The chaotic manner in which raids and apprehensions are being carried out is injecting needless trauma into these communities, which then makes its way into schools and contributes to absenteeism.”

Rep. Alma Adams, Rep. Becca Balint, Rep. Nanette Barragán, Rep. Wesley Bell, Rep. Don Beyer, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, Rep. Nikki Budzinski, Rep. Salud Carbajal, Rep. André Carson, Rep. Greg Casar, Rep. Sean Casten, Rep. Joaquin Castro, Rep. Judy Chu, Rep. Yvette Clarke, Rep. Steve Cohen, Rep. Lou Correa, Rep. Joe Courtney, Rep. Danny Davis, Rep. Diana DeGette, Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, Rep. Madeleine Dean, Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Rep. John Garamendi, Rep. Robert Garcia, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, Rep. Dan Goldman, Rep. Raúl Grijalva, Rep. Jahana Hayes, Rep. Jared Huffman, Rep. Sara Jacobs, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Julie Johnson, Rep. Robin Kelly, Rep. Tim Kennedy, Rep. Ro Khanna, Rep. Summer Lee, Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, Rep. John Mannion, Rep. Doris Matsui, Rep. Lucy McBath, Rep. April McClain-Delaney, Rep. Jennifer McClellan, Rep. Betty McCollum, Rep. LaMonica McIver, Rep. Rob Menendez, Rep. Donald Norcross, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Jimmy Panetta, Rep. Scott Peters, Rep. Brittany Pettersen, Rep. Chellie Pingree, Rep. Mark Pocan, Rep. Nellie Pou, Rep. Mike Quigley, Rep. Delia Ramirez, Rep. Emily Randall, Rep. Luz Rivas, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Rep. Bobby Scott, Rep. Lateefah Simon, Rep. Haley Stevens, Rep. Mark Takano, Rep. Mike Thompson, Rep. Dina Titus, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Ritchie Torres, Rep. Juan Vargas, Rep. Marc Veasey, Rep. Nydia Velázquez, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Rep. Maxine Waters, Rep. Frederica Wilson

"Amici Members of Congress have a strong interest not only in preserving the benefits that Venezuela TPS affords their constituents’ communities but also in protecting the designation and termination process that is enshrined in the TPS statute and that guards against the type of arbitrary and political vacatur that took place here. Amici urge this Court to affirm the district court’s ruling."

Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, Rep. Gabe Amo, Rep. Yassamin Ansari, Rep. Becca Balint, Rep. Nanette Barragán, Rep. Joyce Beatty, Rep. Wesley Bell, Rep. Don Beyer, Sen. Cory Booker, Rep. Brendan Boyle, Rep. Shontel Brown, Rep. Julia Brownley, Rep. Janelle Bynum, Rep. André Carson, Rep. Troy Carter, Rep. Greg Casar, Rep. Sean Casten, Rep. Kathy Castor, Rep. Joaquin Castro, Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Rep. Judy Chu, Rep. Yvette Clarke, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, Rep. Steve Cohen, Rep. Herb Conaway, Rep. Lou Correa, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, Rep. Angie Craig, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Rep. Danny Davis, Rep. Diana DeGette, Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, Rep. Madeleine Dean, Rep. Suzan DelBene, Rep. Maxine Dexter, Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Rep. Sarah Elfreth, Rep. Veronica Escobar, Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, Rep. Lois Frankel, Rep. Laura Friedman, Rep. Maxwell Frost, Rep. Robert Garcia, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, Rep. Chuy García, Rep. Dan Goldman, Rep. Jimmy Gomez, Rep. Josh Gottheimer, Rep. Jared Huffman, Rep. Glenn Ivey, Rep. Sara Jacobs, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Hank Johnson, Sen. Tim Kaine, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Rep. Bill Keating, Rep. Robin Kelly, Rep. Ro Khanna, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Rep. Greg Landsman, Rep. John B. Larson, Rep. Summer Lee, Rep. Stephen Lynch, Sen. Ed Markey, Rep. Sarah McBride, Rep. April McClain-Delaney, Rep. Jennifer McClellan, Rep. Betty McCollum, Rep. Jim McGovern, Rep. LaMonica McIver, Rep. Gregory Meeks, Rep. Rob Menendez, Rep. Grace Meng, Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Rep. Dave Min, Rep. Kelly Morrison, Rep. Jared Moskowitz, Rep. Seth Moulton, Rep. Jerry Nadler, Rep. Richard Neal, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Sen. Alex Padilla, Rep. Frank Pallone, Rep. Chellie Pingree, Del. Stacey Plaskett, Rep. Nellie Pou, Rep. Mike Quigley, Rep. Delia Ramirez, Rep. Emily Randall, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rep. Luz Rivas, Sen. Jacky Rosen, Rep. Andrea Salinas, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Sen. Adam Schiff, Rep. Brad Schneider, Rep. Terri Sewell, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Rep. Brad Sherman, Rep. Lateefah Simon, Rep. Darren Soto, Rep. Melanie Stansbury, Rep. Marilyn Strickland, Rep. Tom Suozzi, Rep. Linda Sánchez, Rep. Shri Thanedar, Rep. Bennie Thompson, Rep. Dina Titus, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Paul Tonko, Rep. Ritchie Torres, Rep. Lori Trahan, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Rep. Juan Vargas, Rep. Nydia Velázquez, Rep. James Walkinshaw, Sen. Mark Warner, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Rep. Maxine Waters, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Rep. Nikema Williams, Rep. Frederica Wilson

“Offering financial inducements to children, many of whom are fleeing violence, trafficking, or persecution, undermines these protections and risks coercing minors into abandoning legitimate legal claims,” the CHC letter states. “Coercing children into forfeiting their rights is not immigration enforcement. It is state-sanctioned exploitation.”

Rep. Nanette Barragán, Rep. Salud Carbajal, Rep. Greg Casar, Rep. Gil Cisneros, Rep. Jim Costa, Rep. Veronica Escobar, Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Rep. Maxwell Frost, Rep. Robert Garcia, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, Rep. Chuy García, Del. Pablo Hernández Rivera, Rep. Rob Menendez, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Nellie Pou, Rep. Delia Ramirez, Rep. Emily Randall, Rep. Andrea Salinas, Rep. Norma Torres, Rep. Ritchie Torres, Rep. Juan Vargas, Rep. Nydia Velázquez

“We condemn in the strongest possible terms the decision by the Trump Administration to use Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst as an immigrant detention center. This is an inappropriate use of our national defense system and military resources. Escalating a radical immigration policy that has resulted in the inhumane treatment of undocumented immigrants and unlawful deportation of U.S. citizens, including children, across the country."

Sen. Cory Booker, Rep. Herb Conaway, Rep. Josh Gottheimer, Sen. Andy Kim, Rep. LaMonica McIver, Rep. Rob Menendez, Rep. Donald Norcross, Rep. Frank Pallone, Rep. Nellie Pou, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman

"This week, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) was part of a group of 93 Congressional Democrats who filed an amicus brief Monday night in the case of Centro de Trabajadores Unidos vs. Bessent, calling on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to block an unprecedented agreement between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that allows immigration enforcement agents access to millions of taxpayers' confidential IRS records."

Rep. Gabe Amo, Rep. Yassamin Ansari, Rep. Becca Balint, Rep. Nanette Barragán, Rep. Joyce Beatty, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, Rep. Shontel Brown, Rep. Julia Brownley, Rep. Salud Carbajal, Rep. André Carson, Rep. Troy Carter, Rep. Greg Casar, Rep. Sean Casten, Rep. Kathy Castor, Rep. Joaquin Castro, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, Rep. Lou Correa, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, Rep. Jim Costa, Rep. Joe Courtney, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Rep. Danny Davis, Rep. Diana DeGette, Rep. Madeleine Dean, Rep. Maxine Dexter, Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Rep. Sarah Elfreth, Rep. Veronica Escobar, Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Rep. Cleo Fields, Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, Rep. Bill Foster, Rep. Laura Friedman, Rep. Maxwell Frost, Rep. John Garamendi, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, Rep. Chuy García, Rep. Jimmy Gomez, Rep. Maggie Goodlander, Del. Pablo Hernández Rivera, Rep. Steven Horsford, Rep. Jared Huffman, Rep. Glenn Ivey, Rep. Sara Jacobs, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Hank Johnson, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Rep. Ro Khanna, Rep. John B. Larson, Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, Rep. Mike Levin, Rep. Sam Liccardo, Rep. Stephen Lynch, Rep. Betty McCollum, Rep. Jim McGovern, Rep. LaMonica McIver, Rep. Rob Menendez, Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Rep. Dave Min, Rep. Seth Moulton, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Ilhan Omar, Sen. Alex Padilla, Rep. Frank Pallone, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Brittany Pettersen, Rep. Chellie Pingree, Rep. Nellie Pou, Rep. Mike Quigley, Rep. Delia Ramirez, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rep. Luz Rivas, Rep. Andrea Salinas, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Rep. Brad Sherman, Rep. Lateefah Simon, Rep. Melanie Stansbury, Rep. Linda Sánchez, Rep. Shri Thanedar, Rep. Bennie Thompson, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Norma Torres, Rep. Ritchie Torres, Rep. Juan Vargas, Rep. Nydia Velázquez, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Rep. Maxine Waters, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Rep. Nikema Williams, Rep. Frederica Wilson

"Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) led 77 of his colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to the House Appropriations Subcommittee to direct the Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) to submit a report to Congress detailing the status of unaccompanied children’s immigration proceedings. The letter also asks the Committee to include language in its FY2026 report encouraging EOIR to continue using specialized juvenile dockets to improve fairness, efficiency, and child protection in immigration court proceedings. 
 
“The immigration courts have a critical role to play in administering justice efficiently while maintaining standards that ensure due process, which can be especially difficult in proceedings where children are the sole or principal respondent.  Utilization of specialized juvenile dockets with robust anti-trafficking safeguards and child-appropriate accommodations can both help protect children from dangers and achieve much needed efficiency benefits for the backlogged immigration courts, all while improving due process in children’s cases,” the Members wrote."

Rep. Alma Adams, Rep. Gabe Amo, Rep. Yassamin Ansari, Rep. Nanette Barragán, Rep. Don Beyer, Rep. Julia Brownley, Rep. Salud Carbajal, Rep. André Carson, Rep. Joaquin Castro, Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Rep. Judy Chu, Rep. Gil Cisneros, Rep. Yvette Clarke, Rep. Lou Correa, Rep. Joe Courtney, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Rep. Jason Crow, Rep. Danny Davis, Rep. Diana DeGette, Rep. Suzan DelBene, Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, Rep. Laura Friedman, Rep. Maxwell Frost, Rep. Robert Garcia, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, Rep. Chuy García, Rep. Dan Goldman, Rep. Al Green, Rep. Jahana Hayes, Rep. Jonathan Jackson, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Hank Johnson, Rep. Julie Johnson, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Rep. Rick Larsen, Rep. John B. Larson, Rep. George Latimer, Rep. Summer Lee, Rep. Sam Liccardo, Rep. Ted Lieu, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Rep. Stephen Lynch, Rep. Seth Magaziner, Rep. Lucy McBath, Rep. Sarah McBride, Rep. Jennifer McClellan, Rep. Jim McGovern, Rep. LaMonica McIver, Rep. Rob Menendez, Rep. Dave Min, Rep. Kelly Morrison, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Jimmy Panetta, Rep. Scott Peters, Rep. Nellie Pou, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Rep. Delia Ramirez, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rep. Luz Rivas, Rep. María Elvira Salazar, Rep. Andrea Salinas, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Rep. Hillary Scholten, Rep. Adrian Smith, Rep. Darren Soto, Rep. Melanie Stansbury, Rep. Eric Swalwell, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Paul Tonko, Rep. Ritchie Torres, Rep. Gabe Vasquez, Rep. Marc Veasey, Rep. Nydia Velázquez, Rep. Nikema Williams

On Thursday, January 23, 2025, agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) conducted a raid on a local business in Newark, New Jersey.  

In response, Rep. Rob Menendez (NJ-08) and Rep. LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) led a letter with Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Nellie Pou (NJ-09), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) to the Department of Homeland Security demanding answers as to the circumstances surrounding the raid and the wellbeing of those involved. 

Rep. LaMonica McIver, Rep. Rob Menendez, Rep. Frank Pallone, Rep. Nellie Pou, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman