Immigration and Citizenship

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) today called on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson to investigate and begin the process of revoking citizenship for people that obtained citizenship despite being ineligible and due to the Department’s systemic failures. Earlier this month, the DHS Office of Inspector General (IG) issued a report finding that a

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following opening statement at the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on “Oversight of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.” Chairman Goodlatte: U.S.

Letter from Chairmen asks DHS to explain vulnerabilitiesWashington, D.C. - Today, after obtaining an internal document from U.S.

Goodlatte & Grassley Question the Obama Administration’s Refusal to Issue Visa SanctionsWashington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are pressing for more information regarding a criminal gang member who shot and critically injured two correctional officers on September 3, 2016.  Thong Vang should have been removed more than two years ago after serving 16 years in prison for raping three girls under the age of 14.  However, he was releas

Director Saldaña to testifyWashington, D.C. – On Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold an oversight hearing on U.S.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement after meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry and learning that the Obama Administration plans to set the refugee ceiling for Fiscal Year 2017 at 110,000 and bring in more Syrian refugees this coming year: “Every year it becomes increasingly clear that our nation’s refugee resettlement program is in need of reform. For generations, the United States has been a safe haven for people fleeing persecution.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson for information about a criminal immigrant previously deported at least five times who is currently illegally present in the United States and reportedly responsible for nearly a dozen sexual assaults. Nicodemo Coria-Gonzales is charged with six felony offenses, including aggravated sexual assault, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and aggravated kidnapp