Hearing: The Current State of the U.S. Refugee Program

Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship (Committee on the Judiciary)

Thursday, February 27, 2020 (2:15 PM)

Meeting was rescheduled to the time and date listed above.
2141 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Ms. Barbara Strack
Former Chief of the Refugee Affairs Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and, Current Advisory Member, Church World Service Immigration and Refugee Program

Added 02/24/2020 at 05:05 PM
  • Strack Testimony [PDF] Added 02/27/2020 at 06:06 PM
  • Strack Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/27/2020 at 06:06 PM
  • Strack Bio [PDF] Added 02/27/2020 at 06:06 PM

The Most Reverend Mario Eduardo Dorsonville-Rodríguez
Auxiliary Bishop of Washington and, Chair of the Committee on Migration, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Added 02/24/2020 at 05:05 PM
  • Dorsonville Testimony [PDF] Added 02/27/2020 at 06:06 PM
  • Dorsonville Truth in Testimony attachment [PDF] Added 02/27/2020 at 06:06 PM
  • Dorsonville Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/27/2020 at 06:06 PM
  • Dorsonville Bio [PDF] Added 02/27/2020 at 06:06 PM

Mr. Biar Atem
Nevada Delegate and Board of Directors Member, Refugee Congress

Added 02/24/2020 at 05:05 PM
  • Atem Testimony [PDF] Added 02/27/2020 at 06:06 PM
  • Atem Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/27/2020 at 06:06 PM
  • Atem Bio [PDF] Added 02/27/2020 at 06:06 PM

Ms. Lora Ries
Senior Research Fellow, Homeland Security, The Heritage Foundation

Added 02/24/2020 at 05:05 PM
  • Ries Testimony [PDF] Added 02/27/2020 at 06:06 PM
  • Ries Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/27/2020 at 06:06 PM
  • Ries Bio [PDF] Added 02/27/2020 at 06:06 PM

Support Documents

  • Texas Tribune article #1; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Texas Tribune article #2; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Government Executive article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Texas Public radio article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Fox 26 Houston article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Statesman article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Fort Worth Star-Telegram article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • San Antonio Current article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • CBS Dallas-Forth Worth article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • KXAN article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • America's Voice article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Houston Chronicle article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Statesman Ashley Faye Op-Ed; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Syracuse.com article entitled, "Trump Policies stop the flow of refugees to Syracuse, once a resettlement magnet"; Submitted by the Honorable Mary Gay Scanlon [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Asian American Advancing Justice Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Bethany Christian Services Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Church World Service Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Episcopal Church Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Franciscan Action Network Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • HIAS Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Interfaith Immigration Coalition Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • International Refugee Assistance Project Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • International Rescue Committee Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Leadership Conference of Women Religious Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • National Council of Jewish Women Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • National Immigration Law Center Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Refugee Congress Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Letter from more than 85 U.S. Mayors in support of refugee resettlement; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • NYC Mayor de Blasio letter to the Secretary of State consenting to refugee resettlement in NYC; Submitted by the Honorable Jerrold Nadler, Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Gotham Gazette Op-Ed by Bitta Mostofi, Commissioner of the NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs; Submitted by the Honorable Jerrold Nadler, Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • Statement from Community Change [PDF] Added 03/02/2020 at 01:29 PM
  • Statement from the American Federation of Government Employees National Citizenship and Immigration Services Council 119 [PDF] Added 03/05/2020 at 12:20 PM

Member Statements

  • The Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee Statement for the Record [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM
  • The Honorable Jerrold Nadler, Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary, Statement for the Record [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 11:45 AM

Hearing Record

  • Member Attendance [PDF] Added 02/27/2020 at 06:06 PM
  • Notice of Hearing [PDF] Added 02/27/2020 at 06:06 PM
  • Witness List [PDF] Added 02/27/2020 at 06:06 PM

First Published: February 20, 2020 at 11:29 AM
Last Updated: March 5, 2020 at 12:27 PM


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