WASHINGTON — A group of U.S. lawmakers has introduced a bipartisan House resolution to celebrate Jan. 13 as "Korean American Day," an annual event to mark the anniversary of the arrival of the first Korean immigrants to the United States in 1903. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Grace Meng (D-NY) introduced the resolution on Tuesd... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Congressional Progressive Caucus has formally endorsed legislation introduced by Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) that would redirect $175 billion in ICE and immigration enforcement funding into programs that would help make housing affordable nationwide. Rep. Gomez’s bill would pull billions of dollars from the anti-immigrant slush fund in Donald Trump's “One Big Beautiful B... Read More »
The Congressional Progressive Caucus, a group of nearly 100 House Democrats, is formally endorsing legislation that would strip $175 billion from ICE and put it toward affordable housing. The bill, introduced last month by Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.), would pull tens of billions of dollars in immigration enforcement funding from President Donald Trump's so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and pu... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Jimmy Gomez hosted a telephone town hall tonight to hear directly from constituents as communities across the country grapple with aggressive immigration enforcement, rising costs, and growing concerns about holding Republicans in power accountable. Rep. Gomez was joined by 7,212 constituents from across Los Angeles. During the call, Gomez addressed the killing of U.... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — To mark the 123rd anniversary of the arrival of the first Korean immigrants to the United States, today Representatives Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Young Kim (CA-40), and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Grace Meng introduced a bipartisan House resolution celebrating January 13, 2026, as Korean American Day. Representative Gomez represents Los Angeles’s Koreatown, the ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) introduced the Greenland Sovereignty Protection Act, legislation that would prohibit federal funds from facilitating the invasion, annexation, or any other form of acquisition of Greenland by the United States. The bill comes amid President Donald Trump suggesting the United States could seek to assert control over Greenland, a self-governing terr... Read More »
A House Democrat is introducing legislation that would block President Trump from making good on his threats to either purchase Greenland or take it by force, Axios has learned. Why it matters: It's in direct competition with a Republican bill also introduced on Monday that would authorize Trump to "take such steps as may be necessary" to acquire the Danish-controlled island territory. Trump has o... Read More »
L.A. Rep. Jimmy Gomez said he was “impressed” last month when the lawmaker was able to visit the downtown immigration holding facility known as B-18 without a hassle and without giving advance notice. Prior to that, when the government ramped up its deportation campaign last summer, he had been denied entry because he hadn’t given advance notice. He and fellow Congressional Democrats sued and won ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Twelve Members of Congress have returned to federal court after the Trump-Vance administration secretly re-imposed a policy that blocks unannounced congressional oversight of federal immigration detention facilities. The Members filed a motion urgently asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to order the administration to explain how this new policy is not a ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) voted to pass legislation extending enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for three years, helping protect millions of Americans from sharp health insurance premium increases. The bill passed after House Democrats forced a vote through a discharge petition, a rare procedural move used only after House Republicans blocked efforts ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) released the following statement after the Trump administration's overnight military operation in Venezuela: "This military action is illegal without congressional authorization. That is why I supported War Powers resolutions last month to prevent exactly this kind of unchecked use of force, resolutions that House Republicans blocked. "While Nicolás... Read More »
U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez, whose district includes most of the Eastside, inspected an immigration detention center Downtown on Friday. He said detainees were sleeping on the floor in "tanks" holding up to around 40 people. Though the facility was not over capacity, it "isn’t set up to hold people for over 12 hours," Gomez said. LAist Full article Read More »
