Los Angeles, CA – Yesterday, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) hosted an immigration roundtable discussion at the headquarters of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) to address issues facing Los Angeles’ immigrant communities.
Joined by leaders from ten local immigrant rights and advocacy organizations, Congressman Gomez’s roundtable touched on several topics, including the… Read more »
July 27, 2018
Media Contact:
Rep. Jimmy Gomez – Eric Harris, 202-515-1301, Eric.Harris@mail.house.gov
Rep. John Lewis – Brenda Jones, 202-226-4673, Brenda.Jones@mail.house.gov
Rep. Tom Garrett – Andrew Griffin, 202-225-4711, Andrew.Griffin@mail.house.gov
ACLU – Abdullah Hasan, 646-905-8879, ahasan@aclu.org
Rep. Jimmy Gomez Leads Bipartisan Letter to Jeff Bezos Expressing Civil… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D – Los Angeles) issued the following statement in response to his constituent, William Nguyen, being set free by a Vietnamese court after Nguyen was detained for taking part in a peaceful demonstration in Ho Chi Minh City on June 10, 2018.
"I take great comfort in knowing that my constituent, William Nguyen, will soon be… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) led a bipartisan letter with 19 Members of the House and Senate asking Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to secure the safe and swift return of his constituent, William Nguyen, who is currently imprisoned in Vietnam. Nguyen – an American citizen – was apprehended and detained by Vietnamese officials on June 10, 2018, after attending a… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Congresswoman Val Demings (FL-10), and Congressman Darren Soto (FL-9) announced the introduction of H.R. 6315, the Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2018. The bill – named after a former Hill staffer and White House intern who lost her battle with cervical cancer last year – would create new grants to expand… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), and Judy Chu (D-CA), along with 53 of their colleagues, on Thursday requested that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross explain the contradictory and misleading statements he and other Trump Administration staffers made regarding the decision to add a question on citizenship status to the 2020 Census.
In the… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D – Los Angeles) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling against public-sector unions in Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 31:
“Today’s ruling represents a stunning setback for American workers who continue to struggle to secure economic stability for… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D – Los Angeles) released the following statement calling on President Donald Trump to fire White House Senior Advisor Stephen Miller:
“It’s no secret that Stephen Miller – a man who consistently draws praise from white nationalists and white supremacists – is the architect behind the onslaught of anti-immigrant policies emanating… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Following yesterday’s visit to immigration detention facilities in San Diego with House Democrats to witness the effects of the Trump administration’s immigration and family separation policies, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D – Los Angeles) issued the following statement calling for Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen’s resignation:
"Yesterday, I saw firsthand… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), and Congressman Lou Correa (CA-46), spoke with U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Dan Kritenbrink to express their serious concerns about the arrest and detention by the Vietnamese government of U.S. citizen William Nguyen.
The 32-year-old Nguyen, a graduate student studying in Singapore, was… Read more »
