Immigration

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Kamala D. Harris (D-CA), both members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), led 26 of their colleagues in a letter to Acting U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Mark Morgan regarding CBP’s screening of unaccompanied children at the U.S. border. In their letter, the Senators ask Acting Commissioner Morgan to comply with the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act...

Watch Senator Rosen’s full remarks here.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen questioned Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioners on actions the FTC is taking in order to protect immigrant families from fraudulent offers of immigration assistance, also known as notario scams.

“Nevada is home to thousands of immigrant families who make up the diverse fabric of our state and our nation,” said...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Patty Murray (D-WA), as well as 24 Senate colleagues, in a letter urging Majority Leader McConnell to ensure that tax-paying immigrant families who have Individual Tax Identification Numbers (ITIN) have access to economic relief payments provided in the CARES Act and any future coronavirus relief package. 

“As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to deepen the public health and economic crises in our country,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement in response to news that the Trump Administration will not accept new Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program applications, defying a federal judge’s order issued earlier this month.

“The Administration’s attempt to dismantle the DACA program, when more than 200,000 Dreamers are essential workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic, is heartless and incomprehensible,” said Senator Rosen. “An...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, joined 30 of her Senate colleagues in a letter led by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) to Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf. In the letter, the Senators call on the Trump Administration to immediately comply with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision rejecting the Administration’s rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals...

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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...

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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...