Immigration and Border Issues
Immigration and Border Issues
Chairman Cummings is committed to overseeing President Trump's immigration policies and executive actions on a travel ban, which he believes represent a dangerous approach that will break up families, incite fear, and threaten the public safety of our communities.
Chairwoman Maloney is committed to ensuring that government agencies responsible for enforcing immigration laws and policies operate in a transparent, fair, and lawful manner.
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Washington, D.C. (Jan. 19, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, and Rep. Bennie G.
| Washington, D.C. (Jan. 17, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement in response to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Inspector General on the Trump Administration's immigrant child separation policy: |
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman Elect of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus; Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07), Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee; Congressman Bennie G.
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Armed Services Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA), House Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), House Oversight & Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), and 104 other House Democrats sent a letter calling on Secretary Mattis to provide answers about his deployment of 5,200 additional U.S.
| Washington, D.C. (Oct. 24, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) documenting how the Trump Administration failed to plan for the repercussions of its "zero tolerance" policy to separate thousands of immigrant children from their families, which was announced by Attorney General Jeff Sessions on April 6, 2018: |
| Washington, D.C. (Oct. 2, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to a new report from the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security detailing how the Trump Administration was woefully unprepared to handle the impact of separating thousands of children from their families: |
| Washington, D.C. (Sept. 17, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. |