Press Releases

Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 10:00 a.m., Attorney General Loretta Lynch will testify before the House Judiciary Committee at an oversight hearing of the Department of Justice (DOJ). This is Attorney General Lynch’s first appearance before the Committee in her capacity as our nation’s top law enforcement officer.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ unanimous decision to remain a sanctuary city: “Shame on San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors for preserving its reckless sanctuary policy that led to the death of Kate Steinle. Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, the unlawful criminal alien who murdered Kate, had already been deported five times and was convicted of multiple felonies and yet he was released by authorities.

Chairman Goodlatte: I would like to begin by thanking Mr. Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) and Ranking Member Conyers (D-Mich.) for introducing this important, bi-partisan legislation to extend privacy protections and help ensure that the flow of law enforcement information between the European Union and the United States continues unimpeded. In recent years, several broad and highly publicized leaks of classified U.S. intelligence information have eroded the global public’s trust in the United States government and our technology sector. As a result, both the federal government and U.S.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today urged Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson to remove thousands of dangerous criminal aliens set to be released from federal prison next month. On April 30, 2014, the United States Sentencing Commission approved Amendment 782, which modified the United States Sentencing Guidelines to lower the base offense level for federal controlled substances

Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved the Judicial Redress Act of 2015 (H.R. 1428) by voice vote.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced the following hearing for next week.   THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2210:00 a.m.       Full Committee Hearing Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Witness: The Honorable James B. Comey, Director, FBI 2141 Rayburn House Office Building  

All hearings and markups are streamed live at judiciary.house.gov.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are raising new questions about decisions to release immigrants with long rap-sheets who repeatedly reenter the country following deportation. In a letter today to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, the lawmakers are seeking details related to the release of Luis Golberto-Molina, a fugitive who reportedly has nine prior f

Washington, D.C. – Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is blaming local “sanctuary” policies for allowing “potentially deportable” individuals with “significant criminal histories” back into communities.  The comment follows ICE’s recent four-day sweep in Southern California that led to the arrest of 244 immigrants with criminal records, many of whom previously entered the country illegally and have been convicted of at least one felony. In a letter