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Washington, D.C. – The State Department and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that certain aliens – lawful permanent residents and those with temporary protected status, parole, withholding of removal, deferred action, and deferred enforced departure – will be able to petition for their unmarried children under the age of 21 and their current spouse (if they live with the child) to be considered for in-country refugee processing.
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 5683, the Ensuring Access to Justice for Claims Against the United States Act, by voice vote. Judiciary Committee Member Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) and Representative David Cicilline (D-RI.) introduced this legislation and Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and John Cornyn (R-Tex.) introduced companion legislation in the United States Senate.
Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at 10:00 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a public oversight hearing on the United States Secret Service and will then close a portion of it to the public to discuss classified matters. Acting Director Joseph Clancy will testify before the Committee.
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) sent a letter today to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on the issue of net neutrality. In the letter, Chairman Goodlatte challenges the notion that regulating the Internet is the most effective way to achieve net neutrality and protect consumers from discriminatory conduct.
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following statement on President Obama’s intent to nominate Loretta Lynch as the next United States Attorney General.
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today sent the following letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and Department of State Secretary John Kerry regarding recent press reports indicating that the Obama Administration plans to allow foreign nationals infected with Ebola to come to the United States for treatment.
“Dear Secretaries Johnson and Kerry,
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.), and Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-Va.) today sent a letter to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr.