Rep. George T. Whitesides (D-CA-27)

“DACA recipients have done everything right, and yet the Trump Administration continues to punish them,” said Rep. Sara Jacobs. “Republicans will claim that immigrants have to play by the rules, but even when they follow every single rule and live up to every single standard, this Administration still finds a way to create new roadblocks. USCIS’s prolonged delays of DACA renewals mean recipients are losing their jobs, unable to provide for their families, and at risk of detention or deportation. They came to this country through no fault of their own, and now they’re being punished again through no fault of their own. We will keep pushing for Dreamers to be able to stay, work, and live in the only home they’ve ever known permanently.”

Letter signers: “USCIS recommends that DACA recipients submit renewal applications between 120-150 days before their current form expires. Despite adhering to these guidelines, several of our constituents have yet to hear back from USCIS regarding their pending DACA renewal applications. Additionally, while USCIS indicates that processing times for Form I-821D is approximately 3.5 months, several cases have exceeded this timeframe. Allowing these cases to lapse causes work permits to expire and puts individuals at risk, as employers are forced to lay off DACA recipients, including essential workers, unless their renewals are approved in time. During the first quarter of FY 2026, USCIS reported that there were a total of 54,110 DACA renewal applications designated as pending. Given these urgent circumstances, it is critical that DACA renewal applications be expedited and processed as soon as possible."

Rep. Gabe Amo, Rep. Nanette Barragán, Rep. Wesley Bell, Rep. Andre Carson, Rep. Judy Chu, Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, Rep. Suzan DelBene, Rep. Sarah Elfreth, Rep. Bill Foster, Rep. Laura Friedman, Rep. John Garamendi, Rep. Jimmy Gomez, Rep. Adelita Grijalva, Rep. Steven Horsford, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, Rep. Jared Huffman, Rep. Glenn Ivey, Rep. Sara Jacobs, Rep. Julie Johnson, Rep. Bill Keating, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Rep. Greg Landsman, Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, Rep. Mike Levin, Rep. Seth Magaziner, Rep. Doris Matsui, Rep. Lucy McBath, Rep. Jennifer McClellan, Rep. Betty McCollum, Rep. Morgan McGarvey, Rep. Jim McGovern, Rep. Jerry Nadler, Rep. Richard Neal, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rep. Frank Pallone, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Scott Peters, Rep. Mark Pocan, Rep. Mike Quigley, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rep. Andrea Salinas, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Rep. Lateefah Simon, Rep. Eric Sorensen, Rep. Mark Takano, Rep. Shri Thanedar, Rep. Bennie Thompson, Rep. Dina Titus, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Juan Vargas, Rep. Eugene Vindman, Rep. James Walkinshaw, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Rep. George T. Whitesides, Rep. Nikema Williams

"There are over 1,600 civil detainees being held at taxpayers' great expense at this former prison outside California City," the Members said. "Congress has the authority and responsibility to conduct oversight and ensure that all individuals in federal custody are treated in accordance with the law. What we observed during our visit is an improvement from the abysmal conditions in November that were described in AG Bonta's report, but ICE is still falling short when it comes to providing adequate healthcare and contact visits for detainees. Due to the Trump administration's policies, people are in custody for long periods of time. Republicans sent $75 billion to ICE in their Big Ugly Law last summer, yet ICE continues to operate substandard facilities around the United States where death rates and illness have skyrocketed. As we return to Washington next week, we will continue to fight for transparency from ICE, and we will hold this agency accountable for any violations of the law."

Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Rep. Kevin Mullin, Rep. Luz Rivas, Rep. George T. Whitesides

“There are over 1,600 civil detainees being held at taxpayers’ great expense at this former prison outside California City,” the Members said. “Congress has the authority and responsibility to conduct oversight and ensure that all individuals in federal custody are treated in accordance with the law. What we observed during our visit is an improvement from the abysmal conditions in November that were described in AG Bonta’s report, but ICE is still falling short when it comes to providing adequate healthcare and contact visits for detainees. Due to the Trump administration’s policies, people are in custody for long periods of time. Republicans sent $75 billion to ICE in their Big Ugly Law last summer, yet ICE continues to operate substandard facilities around the United States where death rates and illness have skyrocketed. As we return to Washington next week, we will continue to fight for transparency from ICE, and we will hold this agency accountable for any violations of the law.”

Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Rep. Kevin Mullin, Rep. Luz Rivas, Rep. George T. Whitesides

“The horrific actions of one individual should not be used to vilify every individual from Afghanistan who legally seeks to live in the United States. Afghans who enter the country with a Special Immigrant Visa (SIV), with humanitarian parole, through the refugee resettlement process, or who claim asylum, are subject to a thorough vetting process that can take months to years,” wrote the lawmakers. 

Rep. Gabe Amo, Rep. Yassamin Ansari, Rep. Becca Balint, Rep. Wesley Bell, Rep. Ami Bera, Rep. Greg Casar, Rep. Sean Casten, Rep. Kathy Castor, Rep. Joaquin Castro, Rep. Judy Chu, Rep. Steve Cohen, Rep. Joe Courtney, Rep. Jason Crow, Rep. Danny Davis, Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, Rep. Madeleine Dean, Rep. Chris Deluzio, Rep. Maxine Dexter, Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Rep. Chuy Garcia, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, Rep. Adelita Grijalva, Rep. Josh Harder, Rep. Jahana Hayes, Rep. Jonathan Jackson, Rep. Sara Jacobs, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Hank Johnson, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Rep. Bill Keating, Rep. Robin Kelly, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Rep. Rick Larsen, Rep. Mike Levin, Rep. Ted Lieu, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Rep. Stephen Lynch, Rep. Seth Magaziner, Rep. John Mannion, Rep. Doris Matsui, Rep. Jennifer McClellan, Rep. Grace Meng, Rep. Seth Moulton, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rep. Jimmy Panetta, Rep. Scott Peters, Rep. Brittany Pettersen, Rep. Chellie Pingree, Rep. Mark Pocan, Rep. Mike Quigley, Rep. Pat Ryan, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Rep. Adam Smith, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, Rep. Dina Titus, Rep. Jill Tokuda, Rep. Lori Trahan, Rep. Derek Tran, Rep. Juan Vargas, Rep. James Walkinshaw, Rep. George T. Whitesides

Today, Rep. Gil Cisneros (CA-31) and House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Ted W. Lieu (CA- 36) led 34 House Democrats to condemn the reports that U.S. Marines detained a U.S. citizen and veteran last Saturday. 

“As Members of Congress, we take an oath to defend the Constitution — the same oath that you and every service member has taken…” the letter reads. “The use of our military service members in this situation, who have sacrificed so much to defend our country, is sickening and disrespectful. The Constitutional rights to free speech and peaceful assembly are hallmarks of our democracy. We must be united in protecting these rights.”

Rep. Nanette Barragán, Rep. Ami Bera, Rep. Salud Carbajal, Rep. Judy Chu, Rep. Gil Cisneros, Rep. Veronica Escobar, Rep. John Garamendi, Rep. Robert Garcia, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, Rep. Maggie Goodlander, Del. Pablo Hernández Rivera, Rep. Val Hoyle, Rep. Jared Huffman, Rep. Sara Jacobs, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Mike Levin, Rep. Sam Liccardo, Rep. Ted Lieu, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Rep. Dave Min, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rep. Raul Ruiz, Rep. Brad Sherman, Rep. Lateefah Simon, Rep. Eric Sorensen, Rep. Norma Torres, Rep. Derek Tran, Rep. Juan Vargas, Rep. Nydia Velázquez, Rep. George T. Whitesides, Rep. Nikema Williams

"Representatives Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), Representative Nanette Barragán (CA-44), and 39 other California Delegation Representatives are demanding President Doanld Trump immediately withdraw the National Guard and U.S. Marines from Los Angeles, California. In a bicameral letter sent today, the lawmakers condemn the deployments as an unlawful overreach that bypassed state and local authority and urge the immediate withdrawal of the National Guard and Marines.

“We are writing to express grave concern regarding the deployment of the National Guard and the activation of 700 Marines to Los Angeles. These actions were taken without the consent of California Governor Gavin Newsom and over the objections of local law enforcement. It constitutes a clear violation of constitutional principles and law, and a grave overreach of executive authority,” wrote the lawmakers.

Rep. Pete Aguilar, Rep. Nanette Barragán, Rep. Ami Bera, Rep. Julia Brownley, Rep. Salud Carbajal, Rep. Judy Chu, Rep. Gil Cisneros, Rep. Lou Correa, Rep. Jim Costa, Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, Rep. Laura Friedman, Rep. John Garamendi, Rep. Robert Garcia, Rep. Jimmy Gomez, Rep. Jared Huffman, Rep. Sara Jacobs, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Rep. Ro Khanna, Rep. Sam Liccardo, Rep. Ted Lieu, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Rep. Doris Matsui, Rep. Dave Min, Rep. Kevin Mullin, Rep. Jimmy Panetta, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Scott Peters, Rep. Luz Rivas, Rep. Raul Ruiz, Sen. Adam Schiff, Rep. Brad Sherman, Rep. Lateefah Simon, Rep. Eric Swalwell, Rep. Linda Sánchez, Rep. Mark Takano, Rep. Mike Thompson, Rep. Norma Torres, Rep. Derek Tran, Rep. Juan Vargas, Rep. Maxine Waters, Rep. George T. Whitesides

"An Executive Order is a Memo from the President to his staff. It does not trump federal law, much less the Constitution. Trump cannot end the Constitutional right to birthright citizenship with the stroke of his pen. That’s laughable. The order would strip children born in America of their rights under the Fourteenth Amendment, which violates the plain language of the Constitution, as repeatedly reaffirmed by the Supreme Court, as well as decades-old federal laws that codify this constitutional right."

Rep. Alma Adams, Rep. Pete Aguilar, Rep. Gabe Amo, Rep. Yassamin Ansari, Rep. Jake Auchincloss, Rep. Becca Balint, Rep. Nanette Barragán, Rep. Joyce Beatty, Rep. Wesley Bell, Rep. Ami Bera, Rep. Shontel Brown, Rep. Julia Brownley, Rep. Nikki Budzinski, Rep. Janelle Bynum, Rep. Greg Casar, Rep. Sean Casten, Rep. Kathy Castor, Rep. Joaquin Castro, Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Rep. Judy Chu, Rep. Katherine Clark, Rep. Yvette Clarke, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, Rep. Steve Cohen, Rep. Jim Costa, Rep. Joe Courtney, Rep. Angie Craig, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Rep. Jason Crow, Rep. Henry Cuellar, Rep. Diana DeGette, Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, Rep. Madeleine Dean, 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. Lois Frankel, Rep. Laura Friedman, Rep. John Garamendi, Rep. Robert Garcia, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, Rep. Dan Goldman, Rep. Jimmy Gomez, Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, Rep. Maggie Goodlander, Rep. Josh Gottheimer, Rep. Al Green, Rep. Josh Harder, Rep. Jahana Hayes, Rep. Jim Himes, Rep. Steven Horsford, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, Rep. Val Hoyle, Rep. Jared Huffman, Rep. Sara Jacobs, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Rep. Julie Johnson, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Rep. Bill Keating, Rep. Ro Khanna, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Rep. Greg Landsman, Rep. Rick Larsen, Rep. John B. Larson, Rep. George Latimer, Rep. Susie Lee, Rep. Mike Levin, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Rep. Seth Magaziner, Rep. Doris Matsui, Rep. Lucy McBath, Rep. Sarah McBride, Rep. April McClain-Delaney, Rep. Betty McCollum, Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, Rep. Morgan McGarvey, Rep. LaMonica McIver, Rep. Grace Meng, Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Rep. Dave Min, Rep. Kelly Morrison, Rep. Jared Moskowitz, Rep. Seth Moulton, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, Rep. Kevin Mullin, Rep. Jerry Nadler, Rep. Joe Neguse, Rep. Donald Norcross, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Johnny Olszewski, Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Frank Pallone, Rep. Jimmy Panetta, Rep. Chris Pappas, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Brittany Pettersen, Rep. Chellie Pingree, Rep. Mark Pocan, Rep. Nellie Pou, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Rep. Mike Quigley, Rep. Emily Randall, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rep. Josh Riley, Rep. Raul Ruiz, Rep. Andrea Salinas, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Rep. Brad Schneider, Rep. Kim Schrier, Rep. David Scott, Rep. Brad Sherman, Rep. Mikie Sherrill, Rep. Lateefah Simon, Rep. Adam Smith, Rep. Eric Sorensen, Rep. Darren Soto, Rep. Greg Stanton, Rep. Haley Stevens, Rep. Marilyn Strickland, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, Rep. Eric Swalwell, Rep. Mark Takano, Rep. Shri Thanedar, Rep. Bennie Thompson, Rep. Mike Thompson, Rep. Dina Titus, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Jill Tokuda, Rep. Ritchie Torres, Rep. Lori Trahan, Rep. Lauren Underwood, Rep. Juan Vargas, Rep. Gabe Vasquez, Rep. Marc Veasey, Rep. Eugene Vindman, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Rep. Maxine Waters, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Rep. George T. Whitesides, Rep. Nikema Williams