Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement on the government funding bill that passed the House today.
“ICE is terrorizing families in our communities and causing violence across our nation with American tax dollars. The recent horrific tragedies in Minnesota are just the latest examples of an unchecked agency rotting from the head down under Secretary… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement:
“ICE agents shot and killed a mother of three. They used a five-year-old as bait to detain his family. They shot and killed an ICU nurse. Then DHS Secretary Noem and others in the Trump administration turn around and lie to the American public about what really happened. This is part of a growing systemic… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Terri Sewell (AL-07) introduced the Protecting Taxpayer Resources Act, legislation that would prevent President Trump from reassigning Internal Revenue Service (IRS) criminal investigators to immigration enforcement without proper training and oversight.
In February, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem urged Treasury… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) joined Congressman Don Beyer (VA-08) as Co-Chair of the Egypt Human Rights Caucus for the 119th Congress.
Both Members of Congress have consistently advocated for human rights in Egypt, speaking out on behalf of people unjustly imprisoned by the Egyptian government. The caucus was first established in 2021, and DelBene and… Read more »
Today, Congresswomen Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) demanded a formal apology from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for the January 2020 detention and increased scrutiny of Iranian-Americans at the Peace Arch Border Crossing in Blaine in DelBene’s district. In a letter to Acting CBP Commissioner Troy Miller, the lawmakers also requested the publication of an… Read more »
Dear friend,
After 19 long months of pandemic restrictions along the Canada-U.S. border, our border towns and communities can start building back better. This week, the Biden administration announced that fully vaccinated Canadians will be able to travel to the United States by land and sea starting on November 8.
The decision to reopen comes after I repeatedly called on the Trump and… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement on the announcement that the Biden administration will allow fully vaccinated Canadians to enter the United States by land and water travel starting in November:
“For nineteen long months, our border communities have lived in a state of hardship and frustration, waiting month-to-month for news that the northern… Read more »
While many area lawmakers hailed news Tuesday, Oct. 12, that the U.S. plans to loosen its border restrictions and allow vaccinated Canadians to cross at land points of entry, they say their work to support communities most impacted by the 19-month-long closure to non-essential travel is not done.
“For nineteen long months, our border communities have lived in a state of hardship and… Read more »
The White House continued to refuse expanding on the reasoning behind its decision not to allow vaccinated Canadians to cross the border by land into the U.S., despite Americans being allowed to head north, and that is frustrating Washington lawmakers.
“I remain extremely frustrated that the White House has failed to sufficiently explain its position on our northern border,” Rep.… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Weeks after allowing passenger flights from Canada to the United States, the Biden administration has not explained why Canadians can’t make similar trips in a car.
Congressional Democrats and Republicans alike have criticized the policy as affecting struggling border communities in their districts.
Asked about the issue in Monday’s White House press briefing, Press… Read more »
