Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Following today’s Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee hearing on asylum fraud, several members of the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter to U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Gene Dodaro requesting that the agency fully investigate the cost of asylum fraud to American taxpayers.

Washington, D.C. – Today at 1:00 p.m. the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law will hold a hearing on the Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2014 (SCRUB Act).

Washington, D.C.– House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement after being named “2014 TechVoice Champion” by CompTIA and Technology Councils of North America (TECNA), through their TechVoice partnership.

Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday at 10:00 a.m., the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee will hold a hearing on fraud in the asylum system and the Obama Administration’s contribution to this problem by its refusal to enforce our immigration laws. The House Judiciary Committee recently obtained a report from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that shows there has been proven or possible fraud in at least 70% of cases. Additionally, a separate DHS report shows that the Obama Administration is abusing current law by not detaining certain individuals seeking asylum.

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and State Department yesterday issued two new exemptions to the Immigration and Nationality Act that would allow foreign nationals who have provided material support to individuals or terrorist organizations, as long as they are not part of or officially designated as a terrorist organization, the opportunity to benefit from our immigration laws.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today reauthorized the Over-Criminalization Task Force for an additional six months by voice vote.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by voice vote the Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act (H.R.

Chairman Goodlatte: Today’s hearing will examine the various recommendations to reform programs operated under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA.  Last summer’s unauthorized public release of these classified programs has sparked a national debate about the extent of these programs and whether they pose a threat to Americans’ civil liberties and privacy.