Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Luis V. Gutiérrez(D- Ill.) and 116 colleagues introduced the American Hope Act of 2017. Recent actions by State Attorneys General and the Trump Administration have put the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in peril. This bill would provide a permanent legislative solution for the more than 800,000 young people enrolled in DACA and put thousands of others on a path to earn permanent legal residency and eventual citizenship if they meet certain requirements.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) filed an amici curae brief asking the Supreme Court to uphold the decision of U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson (District of Hawaii), which enjoined portions of the guidance the Trump administration put in place after the Supreme Court's decision about which parts of the travel ban should be permitted to go into effect pending a decision on the merits.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Lou Correa (D-Calif.), Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.), Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.), Barbara Comstock (R-Va.), and Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) introduced a resolution today recognizing the accomplishments and contributions of Vietnamese Americans.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) issued the following statement today on the floor of the House of Representatives in opposition to H.R. 3004, Kate's Law:
"Mr Speaker- I rise in opposition to this bill.
"This bill is part of H.R. 2451, a mass deportation bill marked up by the House Judiciary Committee earlier this month. I think the message it is intended to convey is that the bill is needed to keep us safe.
"H.R. 2826 would create a huge shift in this country's history of welcoming and protecting refugees from around the world. I think it really is an attack on refugees and the programs that serve them.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Subcommittee on Immigration Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) today released the following joint statement after the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would take up Trump's Muslim and Refugee ban:
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) issued the following statement today during a House Judiciary Committee markup of H.R. 495, a Republican bill to remove basic child welfare protections for unaccompanied children which will result in an increase in child trafficking, child persecution and child abuse.
Statement of Rep. Zoe Lofgren
Markup of: H.R. 495, the "Protection of Children Act of 2017"
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
WASHINGTON (THURSDAY, June 1, 2017) – Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), and Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) on Thursday pressed the president of Kushner Companies for answers on the company's use of EB-5 visas and its continued ties to Jared Kushner, President Trump's top advisor and son-in-law. At a time when Mr.
