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Bill Foster's Public Statements on Issue: Immigration

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (IL) - District 11

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09/23/2022 Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Foster Leads Effort to Increase Transparency in Immigrant Visa Wait Times
04/27/2022 Letter to Hon. Tim Ryan, Chairman Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, Hon. Mike Quigley, Chairman Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Herrera Beutler, Ranking Member Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, and Hon. Steven Womack, Ranking Member Subcommittee on Financial Services - Rep. Aguilar Leads Letter To Allow DACA Recipients To Hold Federal Employment
12/10/2021 Foster Introduces Legislation to Crack Down on "Notario" Fraud
08/23/2021 Foster Statement on Budget Resolution
08/17/2021 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Letter Pressing White House for Answers on Afghanistan Evacuations
07/22/2021 Rep. Foster Applauds House Passage of Bill to Honor our Promises and Protect our Afghan Partners
07/08/2021 Foster Introduces Resolution to Allow Dreamers to Serve in Military
06/25/2021 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Representatives Bera and Ross Leads Members of Congress in Urging Biden Administration to Protect Children of Dreamers from Deportation
06/09/2021 Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security and Mr. Tae D. Johnson, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Jayapal Leads Lawmakers in Urging DHS to Not Re-Detain Those Released During Pandemic
03/22/2021 Letter to the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Liz Richter, Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Markey, Colleagues Urge Administration to Ensure Undocumented Immigrants Can Receive Covid-19 Care
03/19/2021 Letter to the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Hon. Elizabeth Richter, Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Sánchez, Cárdenas, Bennet Lead 47 Colleagues in Urging Administration to Ensure Undocumented Immigrants Can Receive COVID-19 Care
03/18/2021 Foster Votes to Pass Two Historic Immigration Bills
02/26/2021 Foster, Deutch Introduce Legislation to Protect Immigrant Rights
02/12/2021 Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Schakowsky, Espaillat, Quigley Lead Letter Asking DHS to End Program that Entangles Local Law Enforcement with Immigration Enforcement
01/21/2021 Foster Statement on Rescission of Trump's Muslim ban
01/20/2021 Foster Statement on Inauguration of President Biden and Vice President Harris
01/03/2021 Foster Statement on Opening of 117th Congress
11/19/2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Dept. of Homeland Security, the Hon. Christopher Wray, Dir. of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Hon. Tony Pham, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Dir. of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Eric Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General of the Dept. of Justice - Menendez, Booker Join Colleagues in Demanding Trump Admin. Halt Deportations of Victims of Medical Malpractice by ICE Doctor
09/30/2020 Chairs Johnson and Foster express disapproval of proposed rule to restrict visas for international students
09/15/2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Dept. of Homeland Security - 173 Members of Congress Urge DHS Inspector General to Open Investigation Into Whistleblower Allegations Regarding High Rates of Hysterectomies Being Performed on Immigrant Women
09/11/2020 Chairs Johnson and Foster issue statement on Clearview AI's new contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
07/22/2020 Foster Statement on Passage of NO BAN Act
06/30/2020 Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and Matthew T. Albence, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - 80 Members of Congress Call on Trump Administration to Promptly Release Families Together
06/23/2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Mucarsel-Powell, Over 100 House Democrats And CHC Members Call On Senator McConnell To Stop Blocking The American Dream And Promise Act
06/22/2020 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the U.S. - Over 100 House Democrats and CHC Members Call on President Trump to Endorse American Dream and Promise Act, Permanently Protect Dreamers

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