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Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday is scheduled to hear arguments in Arizona v. United States, the Obama administration’s challenge to Arizona’s immigration law (S.B.1070).  House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) released the statement below urging the Supreme Court to uphold Arizona’s constitutional law. 

Washington, D.C. - Obama administration officials at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced their plan to move forward with the rulemaking process to allow illegal immigrant spouses and children with U.S.

Washington, D.C. - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) today announced its plans to expand backdoor amnesty.  Beginning in late April, DHS will suspend all non-detained dockets for illegal immigrants in four additional jurisdictions, as it previously did in Baltimore and Denver, for two weeks.  These jurisdictio

Washington, D.C. - According to a press report, a criminal immigrant from Vietnam who was ordered deported by an immigration judge six years ago for two convicted felonies was released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and is suspected for killing five people in San Francisco

Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow marks the two-year anniversary of the enactment of the President’s health care law, which includes an individual mandate requiring all Americans to purchase health insurance from a private company regardless of whether they want to or not.

Washington, D.C. - The House of Representatives today approved legislation to repeal part of Obamacare and implement medical liability reforms to reduce frivolous lawsuits that drive up the cost of health care.  The House voted 223-181 to pass H.R. 5, the Protecting Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act.  

Washington, D.C. - After a recent press report, the House Judiciary Committee has learned that U.S.