Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and Mike Honda (D-Calif.)applauded new procedures announced yesterday to allow employment and family-based immigrants to start their green card process earlier. The new procedures, issued by the State Department and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, will allow tens of thousands of would-be immigrants to begin benefitting from important rights and protections that are afforded to Lawful Permanent Residents.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today,House Judiciary Ranking Member John Conyers (D-MI) and House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) released the following statement calling for the United States to admit 200,000 global refugees in the coming fiscal year, with 100,000 reserved for Syrian refugees:
SAN JOSE, CA - U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) issued the following statement today in support of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) reached between the P5+1 nations and Iran:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Luis V. Gutiérrez (D- Ill.), and Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.) today issued the below statement following the Department of Justice's response to U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee's ruling that the detention of immigrant women and children violated terms of the Flores Settlement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter signed by 178 members of Congress today, House Democrats called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to end its controversial Family Detention Program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two new federal grants were awarded to the San Jose State University Research Foundation for humanities research, announced U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) today.
The grants – totaling more than $350,000 – were awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). NEH grants are highly competitive and involve a rigorous peer-review and selection process to ensure that the projects represent the highest level of humanities research and public engagement.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) called for a thoughtful discussion about community trust policies and a review of the procedures pertaining to the release of federal prisoners against whom immigration detainers have been lodged during a hearing today titled, "Sanctuary Cities: A Threat to Public Safety." Lofgren is the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee.
Full statement by Rep. Zoe Lofgren:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During floor debate today, U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), called on the House of Representatives to "learn from the tragedy in San Francisco to come up with real solutions that would make our community safer" rather than using this tragedy as an excuse to push a political agenda.
Lofgren is the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Congressional Progressive Caucus, along with Democratic Members of the House Judiciary Committee and support from the Congressional Tri-Caucuses, are holding a forum on Family Detention this Tuesday, July 28th at 2 PM in Rayburn 2226.
Witnesses include two formerly detained women, a whistleblower who worked at a family detention center, and experts who will speak to the psychological, developmental and legal implications of current family detention policies.
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Washington, D.C. – In the wake of the July 1 shooting of 32-year-old San Francisco resident Kathryn Steinle, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) are calling for a review of the policies and practices pertaining to federal prisoners with immigration detainers, writing in a letter that efforts should be made to improve communication and make local communities safer.
