WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Rob Menendez (NJ-08) led members of the New Jersey Democratic Delegation in demanding answers and accountability for systematic, life-threatening medical neglect at Delaney Hall that led to an ongoing hunger strike at the facility. The effort comes after Menendez has made 15 oversight visits to Delaney to inspect medical conditions and speak with detained individuals and their family members. In a letter to Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) … Continue Reading
Hoy, el líder demócrata Hakeem Jeffries y los representantes Rob Menendez, LaMonica McIver y Josh Gottheimer han emitido el siguiente comunicado: Ayer, tras meses de defensa, una estudiante de 18 años de último de la secundaria finalmente regresó a su casa en Orange, Nueva Jersey, tras su detención de meses en las instalaciones de Delaney Hall. El domingo tuvimos la oportunidad de hablar con Ariadna, quien, incluso tras meses de detención, sigue centrada únicamente en retomar sus estudios de … Continue Reading
Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Reps. Rob Menendez, LaMonica McIver, and Josh Gottheimer released the following statement: Yesterday, after months of advocacy, an 18-year-old high school senior finally returned to her Orange, New Jersey home after her months-long detainment at the Delaney Hall facility. On Sunday, we had the opportunity to speak with Ariadna, who, even after being subjected to detention for months, remains singularly focused on resuming her high school studies, … Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Rob Menendez (NJ-08) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06)’s bipartisan legislation to reauthorize federal traumatic brain injury (“TBI”) programs and honor the late New Jersey 9th District Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.’s leadership on brain injury awareness, research, and treatment, advanced through the House Energy and Commerce Committee. “For over two decades, my dear friend and colleague, Bill Pascrell, was an exceptional advocate for … Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressmembers Rob Menendez (NJ-08), LaMonica McIver (NJ-10), Tory A. Carter, Sr. (LA-02), and Marc Veasey (TX-33) introduced the Closing the HPV Testing Gap Act, a bill led by Rep. McIver to direct a comprehensive study on the development of a human papillomavirus (“HPV”) diagnostic test for men. This bill would begin the work needed to fill this void by paving the way for a standardized, noninvasive test for men. “As a co-chair of the Men’s Health Caucus, I am proud to … Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. - El congresista Rob Menendez respondió a la acusación formal del dictador cubano Raúl Castro por su papel en el derribo en 1996 de dos avionetas “Hermanos al Rescate” con la siguiente declaración: "Como cubanoamericano, conozco el inmenso sufrimiento que el régimen de Castro ha infligido al pueblo cubano durante 67 años de régimen autoritario y brutal represión. "La acusación formal contra Raúl Castro - en el Día de la Liberación de Cuba - proporciona la justicia largamente … Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Rob Menendez responded to the indictment of Cuban dictator Raúl Castro for his role in the 1996 downing of two Brothers to the Rescue planes with the following statement: “As a Cuban American, I know the immense suffering that the Castro regime has inflicted on the Cuban people over 67 years of brutal repression and authoritarian rule. “The indictment of Raúl Castro - on Cuban Liberation Day - provides long overdue justice for the families of the four Americans … Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Hoy, el congresista Rob Menendez (NJ-08), que preside el Grupo de Trabajo de Salud Mental del Caucus de Padres del Congreso, y el congresista Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), presidente del Caucus de Padres del Congreso, lideraron una mesa redonda sobre la construcción de un sistema de salud mental más favorable para las familias de todo Estados Unidos. Menéndez y Gomez recibieron a expertos y defensores del ámbito de la salud mental para debatir los retos que enfrentan las familias y … Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Rob Menendez (NJ-08), who serves as Chair of the Congressional Dads Caucus Mental Health Working Group, and Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Chair of the Congressional Dads Caucus, led a roundtable on building a more pro-family mental health system for families across America. Menendez and Gomez hosted experts and advocates in the mental health field to discuss the challenges facing families and how we can alleviate barriers to mental health services and … Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Hoy, el congresista Rob Menendez ha señalado a los republicanos de la Cámara por negarse a considerar su enmienda al H.R. 8469, legislación que proporciona asignaciones para el año fiscal 2027 del Departamento de Asuntos de Veteranos de los Estados Unidos ("VA"). La enmienda de Menendez prohibiría gastar dinero público en la investigación de empleados por participar en honrar la vida de Alex Pretti, un enfermero de cuidados intensivos que fue asesinado por agentes de la … Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Rob Menendez called out House Republicans for refusing to consider his amendment to H.R. 8469 - legislation that provides FY 2027 appropriations for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”). Menendez’s amendment would bar spending taxpayer dollars on investigating employees for participating in honoring the life of Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse shot and killed by U.S. Border Patrol officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota earlier this year, … Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Hoy, los congresistas Rob Menendez (NJ-08), LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) y Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) presentaron la Ley de No Retraso para la Supervisión de Inmigrantes. La presentación coincide con el primer aniversario del enfrentamiento de Menendez, McIver y Watson Coleman con más de 20 agentes armados de ICE y HSI en Delaney Hall. La Ley de No Retraso para la Supervisión de la Inmigración, protegería la supervisión necesaria del Congreso que la administración de Trump ha … Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressmembers Rob Menendez (NJ-08), LaMonica McIver (NJ-10), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) introduced the No Delay for Immigrant Oversight Act. The introduction coincides with the one-year anniversary of Menendez, McIver, and Watson Coleman’s confrontation with over 20 armed ICE and HSI agents at Delaney Hall. The No Delay for Immigration Oversight Act would protect the necessary congressional oversight Trump’s administration has worked to criminalize by … Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Los congresistas Rob Menendez (NJ-08), Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) y Delia Ramírez (IL-03) lideran a un grupo de 32 colegas para exigir que la Administración Federal de Aviación ("FAA") colabore con el Congreso para dejar de permitir que el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de EE. UU. ("ICE") oculte vuelos de deportación al público. Los representantes expresaron su alarma porque ICE está haciendo un uso indebido del programa de Datos Limitados de Aeronaves Mostrados … Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressmembers Rob Menendez (NJ-08), Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), and Delia Ramirez (IL-03) are leading a group of 32 colleagues in demanding that the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) work with Congress to stop allowing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) to hide deportation flights from the public. The Representatives expressed alarm that ICE is misusing the FAA’s Limiting Aircraft Data Displayed (“LADD”) program—a privacy tool meant for private, … Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Hoy, los congresistas Rob Menendez (NJ-08), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) y LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) publicaron un vídeo que conmemora un año desde que visitaron el centro de detención Delaney Hall en Newark, Nueva Jersey. Mientras supervisaban para exigir responsabilidad a la administración Trump por los abusos de derechos humanos cometidos durante sus operativos de control migratorio, agentes militarizados cargaron contra una multitud de manifestantes pacíficos, retrasaron … Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressmembers Rob Menendez (NJ-08), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) released a video marking one year since they toured the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, New Jersey. As they conducted oversight to hold the Trump administration accountable for human rights abuses committed during its immigration enforcement operations, militarized agents charged into a crowd of peaceful protesters, delayed elected officials acting within their … Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. - El congresista Rob Menendez emitió hoy la siguiente declaración tras la aprobación de la legislación de financiación del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional ("DHS") que excluía la financiación para el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas ("ICE") y la Patrulla Fronteriza de EE. UU.: "Me uní a los demócratas de la Cámara en la lucha por eliminar la financiación de ICE y la Patrulla Fronteriza de la legislación del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional. En respuesta, los … Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Rob Menendez today released the following statement after the passage of Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) funding legislation that excluded funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) and the U.S. Border Patrol: “I joined House Democrats in fighting to remove funding for ICE and Border Patrol from Department of Homeland Security legislation. In response, Republicans shut down essential agencies like FEMA and the Coast Guard for over two … Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Hoy, el congresista Rob Menendez presentó la Ley de Acceso a Recursos y Apoyo Emocional para Cuidadores (CARES), legislación que establece la primera línea nacional de atención 24/7 dedicada a apoyar a cuidadores de personas con discapacidades del desarrollo. "Los cuidadores son la columna vertebral del apoyo para millones de estadounidenses que viven con discapacidades del desarrollo, pero con demasiada frecuencia se quedan sin los recursos, la orientación y el apoyo que … Continue Reading
