VIDEO: Reps. Gomez, Lofgren, and California Delegation Members Condemn Sen. Padilla’s Forcible Removal From DHS Presser

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GOMEZ: “If it can happen to Alex, it can happen to any of those senators on the other side, or any member of Congress, or anybody.” You can watch the press conference HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), and members of the California congressional delegation held an emergency press conference on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to…

Rep. Gomez, Sen. Schiff, Rep. Barragán Lead Bicameral Effort Demanding President Trump Withdraw National Guard and Marines from LA

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WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), Representative Nanette Barragán (CA-44), and 39 other California Delegation Representatives are demanding President Doanld Trump immediately withdraw the National Guard and U.S. Marines from Los Angeles, California. In a bicameral letter sent today, the lawmakers condemn the deployments as an unlawful…

Rep. Jimmy Gomez Demands Answers From DHS Sec. Noem After Being Illegally Denied Entry To ICE Facility In Los Angeles

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LOS ANGELES – Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) is demanding immediate accountability from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after he and Representatives Lou Correa (CA-46), Luz Rivas (CA-29), and Norma Torres (CA-35) were unlawfully denied entry to the ICE detention facility inside the Roybal Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on June 7. “What happened on June 7 was a…

Rep. Gomez Blasts Trump’s Travel Ban as “Cruel Political Stunt”

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LOS ANGELES, CA – Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s latest executive order banning entry from 12 countries, which takes effect today: “This ban has nothing to do with security—it’s a cruel political stunt meant to stoke fear and distract from Trump slashing Medicaid to give billionaires more tax breaks. Using a tragedy as…

Rep. Jimmy Gomez Calls on DHS Secretary Noem to Launch Investigation After ICE Blocked Lawmakers Oversight Visit at LA Federal Building

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You can watch Rep. Gomez and his colleagues attempting to get in HERE. LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, Representatives Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Luz Rivas (CA-29), Norma Torres (CA-35) and Lou Correa (CA-46) were unlawfully denied entry to the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building while attempting to conduct congressional oversight of reported ICE detentions of immigrant families under unsafe and…

Rep. Jimmy Gomez Statement on ICE Detaining Families in Basement of LA Federal Building

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LOS ANGELES, CA – Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) issued the following statement in response to disturbing reports that immigrants showing up for routine check-ins with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Los Angeles were detained and held in basement rooms — some overnight — under inhumane conditions: “These are very disturbing reports from LA's Roybal Federal Building.…

Rep. Jimmy Gomez Leads Colleagues In Taking Bipartisan Action To Protect Immigrant Youth from Abuse & Neglect

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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and his colleagues are demanding answers from the Trump administration over a disturbing shift in immigration policy that’s leaving abused and abandoned immigrant youth without basic protections. At the same time, Representatives Gomez, Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), and 35 other lawmakers are working to pass their…

Reps. Jimmy Gomez And Bipartisan Coalition Of 200+ Lawmakers Call On Trump Admin To Save Job Corps

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) joined the co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Job Corps Caucus, Representatives Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and Brett Guthrie (KY-02), as well as 198 other colleagues in a bipartisan effort urging U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to continue the Job Corps program. On May 29, the U.S. Department of…

Reps. Gomez and Waters, Local Leaders Rally to Protect Job Corps Program at LA Center

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Los Angeles, CA – Today, Representatives Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and Maxine Waters (CA-43), as well as LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis, labor leaders, and Job Corps graduates rallied outside the LA Job Corps Center to demand that the Trump administration reverse its harmful decision to shut down all contractor-operated Job Corps centers by June 30. The Job Corps program provides free…

In Koreatown, Rep. Jimmy Gomez and LA’s Korean Small Business Community Discuss Impact of Trump’s Harmful Trade Policies

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Los Angeles, CA — Today, Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) hosted a roundtable with the Korean business community in LA to hear firsthand how Trump’s tariffs is disrupting trade, delaying shipments, and raising the cost of essential goods. He also shared his push to end Trump’s tariffs, prevent him from punishing allies, and put Congress back in charge of trade. “Today I met with…