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December 10, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Today House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) welcomed five new Republican members to the House Judiciary Committee for the 114th Congress.
 
December 10, 2014

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today sent a letter to Department of Homeland (DHS) Security Secretary Jeh Johnson regarding the Department’s abysmal morale and urged him to rescind policies that prevent DHS employees from doing their jobs. Leadership of the unions representing employees at U.S.

December 8, 2014

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below regarding the significant drop in removals for unlawful and criminal aliens in Fiscal Year 2014. Although Democrats have consistently stated that Congress appropriates funding for the removal of 400,000 unlawful and criminal aliens annually, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) only removed 315,000 people in Fiscal Year 2014.

December 5, 2014

Washington, D.C. – This week, the House Judiciary Committee has outlined how President Obama’s actions violate the Constitutionallow criminals to evade the lawmake our communities less safe, and

December 4, 2014

Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 219-197 the Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act (H.R. 5759) to prevent President Obama or any future president from inappropriately exempting or deferring the removal of entire categories of unlawful immigrants. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the statement below praising House passage of this legislation.

December 4, 2014

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today announced the Judiciary subcommittee chairmen and vice chairmen for the 114th Congress.

Chairman Goodlatte: “I am pleased to announce the new leadership team for the House Judiciary Committee.  These hard-working Members have proven themselves to be effective leaders on the many important issues facing our Committee and the nation.  I look forward to working with them to advance our agenda to create jobs and make America more competitive and free.” 

December 4, 2014
Chairman Goodlatte: Thank you, Mr. Speaker.  I urge my colleagues to support Mr. Yoho’s important bill, the “Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014.”
 
December 4, 2014

Washington, D.C. – President Obama’s unilateral immigration actions are not without cost. Not only do they violate the Constitution, allow criminals to evade the law, and make our communities less safe, the President’s actions also punish legal immigrants.

December 3, 2014
Washington, D.C. – President Obama recently announced unilateral changes to our immigration system. What he didn’t announce is that many of these changes make our communities less safe. President Obama claims he is taking executive action to prioritize immigration enforcement to focus on criminal aliens, yet he is scrapping a congressionally-mandated tool that identifies criminal aliens booked in jails across the United States so that federal law enforcement officials can prioritize their removal.
December 2, 2014

Washington, D.C. – President Obama recently announced unilateral changes to our immigration system, allowing millions of unlawful immigrants to evade immigration enforcement and issuing new, so-called “priorities” for the apprehension, detention, and removal of unlawful and criminal aliens.