Immigration

Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar regarding recently unearthed documentation detailing the Administration’s willful deception of Members of Congress and the American people on their… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and 190 House Democrats introduced the Keep Families Together Act, H.R. 6135, to stop the Trump Administration from separating immigrant children from their families at the border as a result of their ‘zero tolerance’ policy. This is the House companion to the legislation introduced by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) earlier this… Read more »

Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced he signed a bipartisan discharge petition to force a long-overdue vote on the House Floor to protect America’s DACA recipients, including the estimated 7,200 eligible DACA recipients on the Central Coast. “DACA recipients on the Central Coast are living in a perpetual state of uncertainty while court rulings have temporarily allowed DACA… Read more »

Washington, DC – This week, Rep. Carbajal (CA-24) joined forty-eight members of the evenly divided, bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus calling on Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, to allow an open debate on a bill to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients and to bring legislation to the floor for a vote. “As time runs out for the nearly 700,000 dreamers protected… Read more »

Santa Barbara – On Saturday, October 14th Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) will host an immigration forum with immigration experts, including representatives from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). “There is an increased sense of uncertainty in our communities, particularly when it comes to our immigration laws,” said Rep. Carbajal. “The immigrant community has… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) released the following statement today as the Trump Administration announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program with a six-month delay:  “DACA has given nearly 800,000 young people a shot at the American Dream, allowing them to come forward, live, work, and learn in the United States legally and… Read more »