Immigration

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined a webinar with members of the UndocuCouncil from the Nevada Immigrant Coalition to provide an update on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

“On June 18th, the U.S. Supreme Court halted the Trump Administration’s attempts to end DACA, and with this decision, the Court took a significant step toward validating the right of Dreamers...

Watch Senator Rosen’s full remarks here.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC), U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen questioned Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), about reports that CBP has deported thousands of unaccompanied children arriving at the U.S. southern border, instead of transferring them to the Office of Refugee Resettlement custody, as required by federal anti...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Senate colleagues in a bicameral letter to President Donald Trump, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf, U.S. Attorney General William Barr, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Matthew Albence, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan, and U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, condemning the Trump Administration’s harmful...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) joined Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and 41 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Trump urging him to change course and use his executive authority to protect young immigrants who are eligible for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In their letter, the Senators urge the President to do the right thing by publicly announcing that he will not make another...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California.

“Today the U.S. Supreme Court took a significant step toward validating the right of Dreamers to continue to live, work, learn, and contribute to their communities right here in the United States, their home. While I am pleased to see the Court conclude that the Trump Administration’s...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement commemorating the 8th anniversary of the announcement of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

“The DACA program has transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of immigrants and their families in Nevada and across our nation by allowing them to attend college, open businesses, serve in the military, and so much more,” said Senator Rosen. “Dreamers are our neighbors, teachers,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), announced that she and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Immigration Subcommittee, led 18 of their colleagues, including Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), in a letter to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee requesting that language be included in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) joined 36 Senate colleagues and 87 U.S. House Representatives in sending a letter to Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf, pressing the Trump Administration on reports that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is preparing deportations of Dreamers.

“More than 800,000 Dreamers have come forward and received DACA. DACA has unleashed the full potential of Dreamers, who are...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement  in response to reports that U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement have re-opened deportation cases of our nation’s Dreamers:
 
“Dreamers are vital members of our community,” said Senator Rosen. “They are students, business owners, and members of the military, and they know no other home but the United States. This heartless decision by the Administration to re-open closed deportation cases breaks our...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement after meeting with Nevada Dreamer Tawheeda Wahabzada. Tawheeda grew up in Carson City, Nevada, and has temporary legal status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In August, Tawheeda published an op-ed in the New York Times in which she revealed her DACA status and her decision to leave the United States in 2020. 

“Dreamers like Tawheeda have bright futures, are among the best...