Immigration and Citizenship
November 7, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today in The Hill, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) makes the case in an op-ed for ending the Diversity Visa Program. Last week, Sayfullo Saipov, an immigrant from Uzbekistan who came to the United States in 2010 through the Diversity Visa Program, plowed a rental truck into people using a bicycle path near One World Trade Center on Halloween, killing eight and injuring another 11 people.
November 3, 2017
Washington, D.C. – This morning, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) appeared on America’s Newsroom on Fox News to discuss the diversity visa lottery and the terrorist attack in New York City. Sayfullo Saipov, an immigrant from Uzbekistan who came to the United States in 2010 through the Diversity Visa Program, plowed a rental truck into people using a bicycle path near One World Trade Center on Halloween, killing eight and injuring another 11 people.
November 1, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks during the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee’s oversight hearing on the Executive Office for Immigration Review.
Chairman Goodlatte: The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) is charged with the administration of the U.S. Immigration Courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA).
November 1, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on the diversity visa lottery. Sayfullo Saipov, an immigrant from Uzbekistan who is allegedly responsible for yesterday’s terrorist attack in New York City, entered the United States through the diversity visa program in 2010.
Chairman Goodlatte: “For years, I have called for ending the diversity visa lottery and have sponsored legislation to do just that.
October 31, 2017
Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 2:00 p.m., the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee will hold an oversight hearing on the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) where Acting Director James McHenry will testify.
EOIR is an office within the Department of Justice that is tasked with adjudicating immigration cases by interpreting and administering the United States’ immigration laws.
October 26, 2017
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks during the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee's hearing on “Oversight of U.S. Refugee Admission Program”.
Chairman Goodlatte: The United States has a generous refugee program and has provided millions of people fleeing persecution with safe haven.
October 25, 2017
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 17-16 a bill to create a new, workable agricultural guestworker program for America’s farmers and ranchers.
H.R. 4092, the Agricultural Guestworker Act (AG Act), authored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), replaces the outdated and broken H-2A guestworker program with a reliable, efficient, and fair program. The H-2A program is widely known to be expensive, time-consuming, and flawed.
October 25, 2017
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of the Legal Workforce Act (H.R.
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October 24, 2017
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee will hold an oversight hearing on the United States Refugee Admissions Program.
The Refugee Admissions Program is tasked with vetting and resettling refugees in the United States and is administered by the Department of State in conjunction with the Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services.