Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) issued the following statement about the Department of Homeland Security’s apprehension of migrant women and children: “I am deeply disappointed in the harsh enforcement tactics the Department of Homeland Security is using to apprehend vulnerable migrant women and children. At a time when DHS is attempting to rebuild a relationship with Latino communities, the invasion of people’s homes and neighborhoods sows fear and distrust, and subjects migr... Read more

Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-13), Congressman Sam Farr (CA-20), Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-1), and 24 additional members of Congress sent a letter to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Francis Collins requesting that the agency make plans to transfer 300 monkeys from a shuttering federal laboratory in Maryland to reputable sanctuaries. The letter can be read here. The request follows NIH’s announcement in early December that, a... Read more

Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) voted for the omnibus appropriations bill to fund the government through September 2016. She issued the following statement about the bill: “As the ranking member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, I can attest that Division F of the bill before us today, which provides funds for the Department of Homeland Security, is the result of careful consideration, intense scrutiny, and bipartisan collaboration. I want to thank Chair... Read more

Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Congressman Xavier Becerra (CA-34), Congressman Adam Schiff (CA-28), and ten additional members of the Los Angeles-area congressional delegation sent a letter to President Obama calling for $4.2 million in Preconstruction Engineering and Design (PED) funding for the Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration project to be included in next year’s budget request. The project would restore and revitalize the areas where the LA River flows, from Burba... Read more

This afternoon, the Congressional Women’s Working Group on Immigration Reform and We Belong Together were joined by children at a Capitol Hill press conference to call for an end to America’s family detention system. Nine members of Congress spoke out about the need to end family detention, including Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), chair of the Congressional Women’s Working Group on Immigration Reform; Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-19); Congressman Luis Gutiérrez (IL-04); Congresswo... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) has issued the following statement about the killing of Downey Police Officer Ricardo “Ricky” Galvez: “I am shocked and saddened by the news that Downey Police Officer Ricardo Galvez was shot and killed last night. I hope that those who committed this chilling crime will quickly be brought to justice. My deepest sympathies and prayers are with Officer Galvez's family, friends, and co-workers in this difficult time.” ### Read more

Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), the Ranking Member on the House Homeland Security Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement about H.R. 4038, a bill to amend the U.S. refugee admission process: “I stand in strong solidarity with our brothers and sisters in France. I join them in their grief over the tragic events of November 13, I keep them in my thoughts and prayers, and I hope that their healing will soon begin. “In the wake of the heinous attacks in Paris and... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) has issued the following statement about the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upholding an injunction against President Obama’s expansion of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and implementation of DAPA (Deferred Action for Parental Accountability): “I strongly disagree with and am greatly disappointed by the Fifth Circuit’s decision to continue to block the implementation of expanded DACA and DAPA. Many of the hardworking men and women w... Read more

Today, four key Democratic Congressmembers expressed serious concern about a provision in the Senate-approved highway bill being considered by the House Rules Committee that would divert money away from the Customs User Fee Account to help offset the cost of the highway bill. House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (MI-09), House Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie G... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Congressman Dave Loebsack (IA-02), Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) have led 14 of their Congressional colleagues in sending a letter to House and Senate education leaders urging that a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) maintain strong education technology provisions. The bicameral and bipartisan letter, which was addressed to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the Senate Health, Education,... Read more