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Nadler & Lofgren Condemn Trump Administration Decision to End Asylum Protections for Domestic Violence Survivors

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), released the following joint statement after the Trump Administration ended asylum protections for domestic violence survivors: “Today, Attorney General Sessions issued a decision that puts American immigration…

Top Democrats Respond to Supreme Court Decision in Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute

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In response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Robert A. Brady (D-PA), Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, and John…

Ranking Member Nadler Statement at GOPs Anti-Immigrant Subcommittee Hearing on the U.S. Census

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) spoke out against the census citizenship question meant to suppress immigrant participation at a House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice hearing on the Census. The witnesses include anti-immigrant extremists and the Director of Research at the Conservative Center for…

ICYMI: Nadler-Blumenthal Statement on Oral Arguments in Congressional Suit to Hold President Trump Accountable to the Constitution

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Yesterday, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement following oral arguments in the case of Blumenthal, Nadler, et al. v. Trump in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia—in which nearly 200…

Nadler & Engel Statement on Trump Settlement with Chinese ZTE Corporation

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, and Representative Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, made the following statement: “President Trump’s stunning reversal on ZTE, the Chinese telecommunications conglomerate, is a senseless giveaway to a bad actor…

House Judiciary Dems Send Letter to White House Counsel McGahn About Trump's Extraordinary View of the Pardon Power

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House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today led a letter signed by Democratic Members of the House Judiciary Committee to Donald McGahn, the White House Counsel, asking substantive questions about the recent pardons issued by President Trump, whether or not the formal procedures for processing pardons were followed, and seeking clarification on…

Op-Ed: Administration's Asylum and Family Separation Policy Runs Counter to American Values

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Published June 5, 2018 in The Hill:  Donald Trump has built his presidency by demonizing immigrants. Pushing an extreme anti-immigrant agenda that has been a hallmark of his administration. From calling Mexican immigrants rapists, to his Muslim ban, to his decision to end the DACA program and abandon Dreamers, Trump has peddled hate in the same way he once peddled steaks, a fake…

Ranking Member Nadler Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission Case

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, released the following statement regarding the United States Supreme Court decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission: “Today’s Supreme Court ruling is a reminder that the fight for LGBT equality is long from over, and that we…

Ranking Member Nadler Statement on President Trump's Assertion of 'Absolute' Right to Self-Pardon and Exemption from Obstructing Justice

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Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) of the House Committee on the Judiciary, released the following statement in response to President Trump's incorrect claims of an 'absolute' right to pardon himself, and that the Special Counsel investigation is 'unconstitutional': "President Trump has asserted that he has the…

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