119th Congress
Rep. Judy Chu, who represents Pasadena and surrounding and who led a congressional delegation that was denied entry to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center last week, is demanding accountability from federal immigration officials.
Chu, along with Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros Jr. and Rep. Derek T. Tran, sent a letter dated June 11 to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting ICE Director Todd M. Lyons condemning the agencies for blocking their ‘legally authorized oversight visit’ to the San Bernardino County facility.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Gil Cisneros (CA-31) led a letter to Administrator Kelly Loeffler, expressing strong opposition to her decision to relocate the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Regional Office out of Los Angeles. This move follows her previous announcement to move six other SBA Regional Offices out of major metropolitan areas with high concentration of small businesses.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Gil Cisneros (CA-31), Judy Chu (CA-28), and Rep. Derek Tran (CA-45) sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons condemning the agencies for unlawfully blocking their legally authorized oversight visit to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in San Bernardino County, California.
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. released the following statement after voting against H.R. 4:
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Gil Cisneros, along with his colleagues from southern California on the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. George Whitesides (CA-27) and Rep.
Congressman Gil Cisneros (D-CA) joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the protests in Los Angeles over workplace ICE raids, as well as President Donald Trump deploying the National Guard and Marines against Governor Gavin Newsom's wishes in response.
Watch the full interview above.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Gil Cisneros released the following statement:
“First, they deployed the National Guard to escalate tensions, bypassing Governor Newsom's constitutional authority. Now, they’re bringing in Marines to intimidate our people.
Local and state law enforcement did not ask for assistance. Donald Trump is escalating the situation and making it more dangerous for everyone.
Join me at my next town hall on Saturday, June 14th.
This town hall is open to residents of the 31st Congressional District. If you're unsure of your district, please visit House.gov to verify before completing our form. Priority attendance will be given to district residents.
The annual Congressional Baseball Game takes place on Wednesday, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:05 p.m. at Nationals Park in Washington.
Democratic members of Congress from California and New York say that they were blocked from entering federal detention facilities over the weekend while seeking to inspect conditions and check on individuals detained during immigration raids and related protests.