Press Releases
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.
Legal Immigrants Will Face Longer Wait Times:
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.
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) today sent a letter to Chief Judge Ed Carnes and Judge Gerald Tjoflat of the United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit regarding the arrest and the ongoing prosecution of Middle District of Alabama Judge Mark Fuller in Atlanta, Georgia for a violation of state criminal law.
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives passed H.R. 5421, the Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of 2014 (FIBA), by a voice vote. FIBA is the product of the Judiciary Committee’s multi-year examination of the ability of the bankruptcy laws to resolve a failing financial institution.
Washington, D.C. – President Obama recently announced unilateral changes to our immigration system, allowing millions of unlawful immigrants to evade immigration enforcement. These actions are not without cost: they ignore the will of the American people and violate the Constitution.
President’s Actions Ignore the Will of the American People:
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Thomas Winkowski regarding the shocking allegations made in a lawsuit filed by Patricia Vroom, an attorney at ICE with an exemplary 26-year career, in the U.S. District Court of Arizona. The complaint filed by Ms.
Washington, D.C. – Chairman Goodlatte submitted a letter to leaders in the European Parliament to urge them to protect free competition and to abstain from unfair punishment of American technology companies with offices in Europe. The European Parliament is scheduled to vote on a joint resolution on November 27th calling for the forced break up of Google’s business units in Europe.
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Tex.) wrote a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder requesting information about two questionable terms in the Justice Department’s recent mortgage-lending settlement agreements with two major banks.