Immigration
WASHINGTON, DC — On Monday morning, the Supreme Court opted not to hear an appeal by the Trump administration of an earlier Federal district court decision that allowed the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to remain in effect for hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who already received work authorization. Rep.
PASADENA, CA — On Thursday, it was reported that the United States Citizenship and Immigrations Services (USCIS) would strike the phrase "nation of immigrants" from their mission statement. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following reaction:
Southern California Rep. Judy Chu and other lawmakers denounced President Trump's characterization of family-based immigration as "chain migration" during a press conference Tuesday in Washington, D.C., opening another front in the battle over immigration reform.
Washington, D.C.— Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), issued the following statement on the long-term budget deal that was passed this morning:
Washington, D.C.— Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), introduced H.R. 4944, the Reuniting Families Act, to fix the current backlog in the family immigration system. Currently, it can take decades for a U.S. citizen to be reunited with even one family member.
Emiliana was born in the Phillippines. Her father was a World War II veteran who fought for the United States and was able to become a citizen. However, he was forced to leave his family in the Philippines behind. When Emiliana's aging father started to need full-time care, he petitioned for her to join him.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders announced today that President Trump has once again invited families who lost a loved one in a crime committed by an immigrant to be his guests at the State of the Union. These guests are a part of his anti-immigrant campaign, despite statistics that immigrants are more law abiding and less violent than native-born individuals. Rep.
Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) has invited Jung Bin Cho, a 23-year old Dreamer, to be her official guest at President Trump's State of the Union scheduled for January 30th. Jung Bin Cho's family emigrated to the U.S. from Korea in 2001 with the hope of attaining the American Dream for their children.
Washington, D.C.— Today, a bipartisan group of Representatives introduced the USA Act, a bill to provide legal status to Dreamers while providing more resources for border security and immigration courts. The USA Act was written by Reps.
Washington, D.C.— Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement on Tuesday's decision by a federal judge in California to temporarily halt President Trump's decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program: