Immigration
WASHINGTON D.C. – Following the deaths of Ismael Ayala-Uribe and Gabriel Garcia-Aviles who were both held in ICE custody at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, Representatives Judy Chu (CA-28) and Dave Min (CA-47) lead 43 number of their colleagues in a letter to DHS Sec. Kristi Noem and Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Todd Lyons, regarding the record-high number of deaths in ICE custody and demanding answers on ICE’s negligence in adhering to basic medical standards.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Rep Judy Chu (CA-28) led 31 Members of Congress in a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Noem and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)Acting Director Lyons demanding answers and accountability regarding the untimely death of Ismael Ayala-Uribe, a 39-year-old resident of Westminster, California, who died while in ICE custody on September 22, 2025, after his repeated pleas for medical care were ignored at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center.
Reps. Chu, Gonzalez, Kamlager-Dove, Escobar Introduce Bill to Require Clear Identification for Immigration Officers
Members blast President Trump’s travel ban: “We write to express our strong opposition to President Trump’s recent decision to issue a sweeping travel ban that will deny entry to thousands of individuals from 19 different countries.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court’s decision paves the way for even more authoritarianism from this administration. It greenlights Trump’s attacks on our constitutional rights by limiting the nationwide injunctions that so many courts successfully sued for to block his plainly unconstitutional executive order to end birthright citizenship. Today’s ruling importantly gives lower courts time to respond, and we will keep fighting.
PASADENA, CA – On June 18th, a newly surfaced video captured alarming scenes at the intersection of Los Robles and Orange Avenue in Pasadena. In the footage, ICE agents appear to commit serious violations of the law, aiming weapons at innocent civilians, driving recklessly through residential streets, and failing to present warrants or identify themselves. These chaotic and dangerous tactics put entire communities at risk.
ADELANTO, CA –Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), Rep. Linda Sánchez (CA-38), Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39), Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), and Rep. Luz Rivas (CA-29) were granted entry to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in order to conduct oversight guaranteed by federal law. The lawmakers demanded answers following reports of unlawful immigration raids, due process violations, and alarming allegations that U.S. citizens may have been wrongfully detained.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), Rep. Gil Cisneros (CA-31), and Rep. Derek Tran (CA-45) sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons condemning the agencies for unlawfully blocking their legally authorized oversight visit to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in San Bernardino County, California.
PASADENA, CA – Following reports that Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California President David Huerta was violently arrested and injured while peacefully observing an ICE raid in Downtown Los Angeles, Rep. Judy Chu released the following statement:
Members slam President Trump’s decision to target language accessibility: “There is no data that supports the assertion made by your administration that linguistical diversity threatens the integrity of the nation… [by] withdrawing guidance that helps to provide meaningful language accessibility, your administration risks disconnecting millions of limited English proficient people across the United States from government services.”