Immigration
Today, at a passing of the gavel celebration on Capitol Hill, Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced the first three hearings the Committee will hold later this month after it has officially organized for the 116th Congress:
Hearing 1: Assessing the environmental and economic impacts of climate change. There is no more pressing issue for our economy, our communities and our planet than climate change, and this is the first of many hearings the Committee will hold on this growing crisis.
Today, Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09), Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Donald Payne, Jr. (NJ-10), Albio Sires (NJ-08), Donald Norcross (NJ-01), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) wrote a letter to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Ronald Vitiello, demanding the removal of New Jersey ICE office spokesperson Emilio Karim Dabul after disturbing news reports surfaced of Dabul's connections to Islamophobic groups.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congressmen Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ted Lieu (CA-33), Anthony Brown (MD-04), and José E. Serrano (NY-15) led a letter from 24 Members of Congress to Secretary of Defense James Mattis opposing the recent decision to send Judge Advocate Generals (JAGs) to prosecute immigration cases on the southern border.
Washington, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks during a Health Subcommittee markup on his amendment that urged the Committee to hold at least one hearing on the status and welfare of the children separated from their families as a result of the Trump Administration's "Zero Tolerance" policy. The Pallone amendment failed to pass after all Subcommittee Republicans voted against it unanimously:
Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk
Esder Chong, a Rutgers University student who received protection against deportation under former President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, was invited by Rep. Frank Pallone, D-New Jersey, to be his guest at the high-profile event.
The invitation comes as White House and congressional negotiations over immigration policy — and the fate of nearly 800,000 DACA recipients — remain unresolved. Trump has ordered the phase out DACA starting in March, in the absence of new authorizing legislation.
New Brunswick, NJ –Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) blasted the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) for detaining two Indonesian men this morning and attempting to detain a third. The Indonesian nationals are ethnic Chinese Christians, who fled from religious persecution in the 1990s.
Several days ago one of the men ICE attempted to detain, Harry Pangemanan, received the 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award from the Highland Park Human Relations Commission. The award was mentioned in local news outlets.
Washington - Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) voted against H.R. 3003 and H.R. 3004, which would implement policies that endanger our communities and immigrants. Instead of positively reforming our immigration policies, these laws would unduly punish law-abiding immigrants and undermine local law enforcement officials.
Washington, DC- Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to hear arguments on President Trump's travel ban executive order. The Supreme Court will allow parts of the order to proceed while it considers the case.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s announcement, reversing President Trump’s campaign pledge to deport Dreamers, undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as young children and who have been provided protections under President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
EDISON, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6), hosted a roundtable with Muslim leaders in New Jersey last night to discuss issues of concern to the Muslim American community. The roundtable, held at Masjid Al-Wali in Edison, focused on a number of issues, including the bigoted rhetoric directed towards Muslim Americans and refugees that is becoming increasingly common in our political discourse.