Press Releases
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Lamar Smith (TX-21) today released a report on the U.S. Justice Department’s disregard of the Constitution and rule of law. As Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Congressman Smith is leading efforts to oversee Attorney General Eric Holder and the Justice Department. Rather than enforce the law and uphold the Constitution, the Obama administration has placed partisanship above the rule of law.
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today implemented several changes to weaken Secure Communities, a program that keeps our neighborhoods safe by identifying illegal and criminal immigrants in police custody who have been arrested and fingerprinted.
Washington, D.C. - House Republicans today announced that they will introduce a five-year reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) this week. This reauthorization will ensure that federal resources go directly to helping prevent domestic violence and sexual assault, and helping the victims of these crimes. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) praised Representative Sandy Adams (R-Fla) and the women of the Republican Conference for their leadership in reauthorizing the legislation.
Washington, D.C. - Officials at U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently announced that thousands of illegal immigrants have been identified as eligible to benefit from the Obama administration’s backdoor amnesty directives. In total, ICE has reviewed 219,554 pending cases with 16,544 identified as eligible for prosecutorial discretion as of April 16, 2012. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) issued the following statement in response to these new statistics.
Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday is scheduled to hear arguments in Arizona v. United States, the Obama administration’s challenge to Arizona’s immigration law (S.B.1070). House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) released the statement below urging the Supreme Court to uphold Arizona’s constitutional law.
Washington, D.C. - Obama administration officials at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced their plan to move forward with the rulemaking process to allow illegal immigrant spouses and children with U.S.
Washington, D.C. - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) today announced its plans to expand backdoor amnesty. Beginning in late April, DHS will suspend all non-detained dockets for illegal immigrants in four additional jurisdictions, as it previously did in Baltimore and Denver, for two weeks. These jurisdictions include Detroit, New Orleans, Orlando, and Seattle. In May, DHS will partially suspend the non-detained docket in New York City and then in July, it will implement the same procedures in San
Washington, D.C. - According to a press report, a criminal immigrant from Vietnam who was ordered deported by an immigration judge six years ago for two convicted felonies was released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and is suspected for killing five people in San Francisco last week. Because Vietnam refused to provide the travel documents necessary for repatriation, the federal government was forced to release Binh Thai Luc onto the streets due to a Supreme Court
Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow marks the two-year anniversary of the enactment of the President’s health care law, which includes an individual mandate requiring all Americans to purchase health insurance from a private company regardless of whether they want to or not.