Immigration and Citizenship
December 18, 2015
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) issued the following statement on bipartisan, bicameral efforts to reform the EB-5 investor visa program:
“We are disappointed that the omnibus appropriations bill did not contain bipartisan, bicameral reforms to the EB-5 investor visa program.
December 17, 2015
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below on the swell of unaccompanied alien minors and family units crossing the southwest border.
December 14, 2015
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today announced that the House Judiciary Committee is working on legislation to reform visa security processing, including K-1 visas, and ensure that open source information is reviewed as part of the background check for visa applicants:
December 9, 2015
Chairman Goodlatte: Director Rodriguez, your appearance before this Subcommittee comes at a time when Americans are feeling anxious about the security of our nation, and in particular about the way U.S.
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2141 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
December 8, 2015
Chairman Goodlatte: I support H.R. 158, the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015.
The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) allows nationals of 38 countries to travel to the U.S. for a maximum of 90 days for business or tourism purposes, without obtaining a visa.
December 8, 2015
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 407-19, the Visa Waiver Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 (H.R. 158) to strengthen the security of the visa waiver program in order to enhance national security and Americans’ safety.
December 7, 2015
Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 1:00 p.m., the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee will hold an oversight hearing on U.S.
December 4, 2015
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement on the suspected terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California:
“First and foremost, my thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of those who lost loved ones this week in San Bernardino.
December 4, 2015
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of December 7-11, 2015:
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 91:00 p.m.