Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Following the President's announced actions to administratively reform aspects of the nation's employment-based immigration system, U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, commended his progress and pushed for further actions to benefit the tech sector and the American economy.
Univision published today an op-ed authored by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Reps. Luis V. Gutierrez and Zoe Lofgren outlining why President Obama has existing legal authority and historic precedence through executive action to help reform the nation's broken immigration system.
Link to op-ed (both Spanish and English text available): http://noticias.univision.com/article/2142984/2014-10-30/inmigracion/noticias/congresistas-democratas-urgen-a-obama-que-tome-acciones-ejecutivas-migratorias
Thirty-two House Democrats, led by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, released a letter today to President Obama about the manner in which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is detaining immigrant families and its plans to significantly expand family detention in the months ahead. The Members are joining a chorus of Senators in? expressing concerns to the President about these family detention policies.
SAN JOSE, CA – In a letter to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler yesterday, U.S. Rep. Zoe Logren (D-Calif.) laid out a path forward for strong net neutrality rules, including reclassifying broadband internet access service under Title II with regulation strictly limited to net neutrality.
SAN JOSE, CA – U.S. Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D- San Jose),Mike Honda (D- San Jose) and Anna Eshoo (D-Palo Alto) today announced nearly $1.2 million in federal funding for Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport.
The grant, administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration, will fund the extension of the sterile corridor at gates 17 and 18 in the terminal building, needed to accommodate increased air carrier service at the airport.
SAN JOSE, CA – U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) commended the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors following a 4-1 vote yesterday to authorize County staff to proceed with implementing a local "host family" program to help with the current humanitarian challenge of unaccompanied immigrant minors.
WASHINGTON, DC – A new surveillance reform bill introduced this week in the Senate makes significant improvements to bulk collections of business records and increases transparency, but falls short in reforming the oft-abused FISA section 702 authority program, said U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) today.
In particular, the bill would continue to allow warrantless searches of Americans' emails, photos, documents, or other files contained in communications swept up by intelligence agencies under section 702 authority.
