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Following Reports of a Hunger Strike, Ramirez Opens Investigation into Conditions at El Valle Detention Facility

Washington, DC – This week, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), Ranking Member of a Subcommittee in the Committee of Homeland Security, led seven colleagues in opening an investigation into the ...
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Ahead of Elections, Ramirez, Immigration Advocates Introduce a People-Centered Vision for Immigration Reform

Congress last acted on immigration reform 40 years ago, when President Ronald Reagan signed the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, which created pathways to citizenship for approximately 2.7 ...
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Ramirez Introduces the Reimagining Safety Act, Legislation to Dismantle DHS, Abolish ICE, Reimagine Community Safety

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), Ranking Member of a Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee, introduced the Reimagining Safety Act, a legislation to dismantle the ...
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Ramirez, Jayapal, and García Urge the Trump Administration to Respect Brazil’s Electoral Process

Washington, DC – Yesterday, Congressmembers Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), Congressmembers Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) led 28 colleagues in a letter to Secretary of State Marco ...
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Ramirez, Civil Society, & Community Leaders Announce Community-led Legislation to Dismantle DHS, Abolish ICE, Reimagine Community Safety

The Reimagining Safety Act is a first-of-its-kind bill that would dismantle DHS. It is the first time a community has designed a cabinet-level department. The Reimagining Safety Act would: “Today, I ...
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Ramirez, Pressley Investigate “Project Homecoming” Fraud and Corruption

“So long as Project Homecoming and CBP Home app systematically exploit, pressure, deceive, and strand our immigrant neighbors, we as Members of Congress will stand opposed and do everything in our ...
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Ramirez, Garcia, Johnson, Tlaib Lead Congressional Inquiry Into TSA Data Sharing, ICE Enforcement at Airports

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), Ranking Member of a Subcommittee on the Homeland Security Committee, led 28 colleagues in opening an investigation into a new ...
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Ramirez, Pressley, McGovern Open Congressional Inquiry of Trump Administration Persecution of Political Dissent, Targeting of Left-leaning Political Groups

“Defining political opposition as an existential threat does not make communities safer—it degrades civil liberties, expands state surveillance, enables violence by state actors, and mirrors the ...
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Ramirez, Casar Lead Call For Congressional Hearings With AI CEOs

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (Il-03), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection, and Congressman Greg Casar (D ...
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Congresswomen Ramirez, Garcia Launch Discharge Petition to Force Vote on American Dream and Promise Act

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) joined Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), with the support of House Democratic Leadership, to officially announce and sign a ...
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Ramirez, Johnson Host Oversight Hearing on the Threat to Democracy Posed by ICE’s Use of Technology for Mass Surveillance

Washington, DC — Yesterday, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus Immigration Taskforce and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Cybersecurity and ...
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Ramirez Statement on Oversight Visit To Cuba and Humanitarian Crisis on the Island

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), the co-chair and co-founder of the Global Migration Caucus, released the following statement after returning from an oversight visit to ...