Los Angeles Magazine | Clergy Members Denied Entry to ICE Detention Facility on Ash Wednesday

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By Aidan Williams Clergy members were turned away from providing Ash Wednesday services to detainees at Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s temporary holding facility in downtown Los Angeles. The denial was communicated by ICE agents at the facility to a group of clergy from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Faith leaders had submitted a request on Monday, signed and submitted by…

Rep. Gomez Secures Good Friday Clergy Access to Downtown Los Angeles ICE Detention Facility

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA) helped secure access for local clergy to enter the federal ICE detention facility at the Roybal Federal Building in Downtown Los Angeles on Good Friday, allowing detained individuals to observe one of the holiest days in the Christian faith. After clergy were denied entry on Ash Wednesday, Rep. Gomez’s office engaged ICE officials, elevated…

Rep. Jimmy Gomez Introduces Bill Blocking Trump From Putting His Signature on U.S. Currency

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez introduced legislation to prohibit the signature of President Donald Trump from appearing on United States currency or securities. The bill comes after the Trump Administration announced plans to place Donald Trump’s signature on U.S. currency for the first time in American history, ending a tradition that has existed for more than 165…

NBC News | House Democrat to introduce bill to bar Trump's signature from appearing on dollar bills

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By Raquel Coronell Uribe A California Democrat is set to introduce a bill that would block Trump’s signature from appearing on paper currency. Rep. Jimmy Gomez will put the bill forth tomorrow morning, his press secretary, Billy Berler, said in an email. The planned bill, which would face an uphill battle to become law, would prohibit a sitting president from signing U.S.…

Politico | House bill would bar Trump's signature from US currency

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By Aiden Reiter Rep. Jimmy Gomez plans to introduce a bill Thursday to stop the Trump administration’s efforts to put the president’s signature on dollar bills. Gomez’s (D-Calif.) proposal would make it illegal for any sitting U.S. president to put their name on the nation’s currency. The bill comes a few days after the Treasury Department announced it would put President Donald…

Gomez Grills Intelligence Chiefs, Exposes Lack of Evidence for War Justification

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WATCH: Rep. Gomez blasts Trump's intelligence officials during House Intelligence Committee hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. — As U.S. military operations continue in Iran, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) sharply questioned top intelligence officials, exposing glaring inconsistencies, evasions, and a troubling admission: the intelligence community cannot clearly support claims that Iran…