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Washington, DC – Today, Sarah Saldaña, Director of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), testified before the House Judiciary Committee to answer oversight questions on immigration enforcement. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), a member of the committee, asked Director Saldana about the agency’s policies on questioning immigrants about their status during labor disputes and why changes to that policy have not been made public. Rep. Chu released the following statement:

Washington, DC – Today, the House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 5351, a bill to bar the transfer of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The bill would, for the first time, prevent all transfers of detainees out of Guantanamo Bay, even to stand trial in a Federal Court. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), who has visited Guantanamo Bay and voted against the bill, released the following statement:

Washington, DC – Yesterday, every Democratic member of the House Judiciary Committee, including Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), sent a letter requesting that U.S. Department of Justice Attorney General Loretta Lynch investigate allegations of bribery and other criminal misconduct concerning the $25,000 donation from the Donald J. Trump Foundation to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.

PASADENA, CA – Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement in honor of the 15^th anniversary of the September 11^th terrorist attacks:

PASADENA, CA – Today, 14 Members of Congress, led by Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) sent a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees urging them to preserve anti-hazing provisions passed by the House in the final version of the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The provisions included in the House NDAA originate from H.R.

PASADENA, CA – Today, Reps. Judy Chu (CA-27), Norma J. Torres (CA-35), Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Luis V. Gutiérrez (IL-04), John Conyers, Jr. (MI-13), Jared Polis (CO-02), Linda T. Sánchez (CA-38), and Xavier Becerra (CA-34) issued the following statement in response to the announcement by Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson that the Department will review its use of private contractors to operate immigration detention centers.

PASADENA, CA – Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) hosted a press conference and presentation to introduce local small business owners to the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) new 504 refinancing program. Dozens of small business owners joined Rep. Chu, Isabella Guzman, SBA Deputy Chief of Staff, Hilda Kennedy, Founder/President of AmPac Tri State Certified Development Company, and Edgar Davtyan, Chief Finance Strategist at the Ayzenberg Group, a recipient of a 504 loan, at today’s event, which was held at the Ayzenberg Group offices.