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Norma Torres' Public Statements on Issue: Immigration

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (CA) - District 35

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12/14/2018 Torres Slams Trump Administration Response to Death of 7-Year Old Girl in DHS Custody and Demands Homeland Committee to Hold a Hearing
12/07/2018 Letter to John Kelly, Acting Inspector General - Members of Congress Demand an Investigation into CBP's Use of Tear Gas Against Migrants at the U.S.-Mexico Border
12/04/2018 Letter to John Kelly, Acting Inspector General - Gomez Leads 82 House Democrats in Calling for Investigation on TPS Termination
11/29/2018 Gonzalez and Cuellar Lead Letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Opposing Funding for A Border Wall
11/28/2018 Letter to the Hon. Chuck Schumer - Cuellar and Gonzalez Lead Letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Opposing Funding for a Border Wall
11/01/2018 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Smith Leads House Democrats in Demanding Answers on Trump Border Deployment
10/15/2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Ronald Vitiello, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Dem. Members Raise Concerns About Mistreatment of Immigrant Detainees at Adelanto Detention Center
10/05/2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Schneider Leads 100+ Democratic Members Urging Trump Administration to Reverse Decision to Deny Visas to Same-Sex Partners of Foreign Diplomats
09/26/2018 Providing for Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. Department of Defense Appropriations Act, Providing for Consideration of H. Res. Recognizing That Allowing Illegal Immigrants the Right to Vote Diminishes the Voting Power of United States Citizens; and Providing for Consideration of Motions to Suspend the Rules
09/14/2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Expand Life-Saving Program for Central American Refugees
09/12/2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions III, Attorney General of the U.S. - 118 House Democrats to AG Sessions: Reverse Decision Ending Asylum for Victims of Domestic, Gang, and Gender-Based Violence
09/07/2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen and the Hon. Alex Azar - 64 Members of Congress Urge DHS and HHS Secretaries to Support Flores Settlement
09/05/2018 Providing for Consideration of H.R. Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act, and Providing for Consideration of H.R. Ensuring Small Scale Lng Certainty and Access Act
08/20/2018 Letter to John Kelly, Deputy Inspector General of Homeland Security and Daniel Levinson, Inspector General of Health and Human Services - Boyle Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Federal Review of Abuse in Immigrant Detention Centers
08/06/2018 Letter to Ms. Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paper Clearance Officer for the Department of Commerce - Congressional Hispanic Caucus Members Oppose Citizenship Question in 2020 Census
08/03/2018 Letter to Ronald Vitiello, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Kevin McAleenan, Commissioner for US Customs and Border Protection, and Scott Lloyd, Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement - Demands Immediate Investigation into Reported Death of Child Held at Texas ICE Facility
07/26/2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Bipartisan Colleagues Reaffirm Push to Extend Nicaragua TPS
07/25/2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Reunify Children with Deported Parents
07/24/2018 Letter to the Hon. Jefferson Sessions, US Attorney General - Zero-Tolerance Policy Traumatizes Migrants, Contrary to American Values
07/20/2018 Letter to Ronald Vitiello, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Washington State Democrats Join 139 Members of House and Senate to Speak Out Against Charging Migrant Parents Up to $8/Min. to Speak With Their Kids
07/17/2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - 54 Members of Congress Join Reps. Frankel, Torres, Roybal-allard in Letter Opposing Anti-immigrant State Department Nominee
07/16/2018 Castro, Engel, Torres, Espaillat, Sires Demand State Department Action on Family Reunification
07/11/2018 Providing for Consideration of H.R. Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of and Providing for Consideration of H.R. Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act
06/28/2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General, the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen Secretary of Homeland Security, the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Comply with Injunction, Reunite Families Separated at Border
06/27/2018 Providing for Further Consideration of H.R. Department of Defense Appropriations Act, and Providing for Proceedings During the Period From June Through July 2018

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