Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)

Press Release
Jun 16, 2026

Welch, Padilla Lead Bicameral “Land of the Free Act” to Repeal Trump Deportation Provision Targeting First Amendment Right to Free Speech 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today. U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, together with U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration, introduced bicameral legislation to confront President Trump’s reckless attacks on freedom of speech against visa-holders and…
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Press Release
Jun 12, 2026

MEDIA ADVISORY: Welch, Van Hollen, and Knight Institute to Hold Press Conference with Mohsen Mahdawi at U.S. Capitol on Threats to Free Speech and Immigration Law
Press conference will examine the Trump Administration’s weaponization of immigration law to target protected speech and association   WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, June 17th at 4 PM EDT, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.),Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), the Knight First Amendment Institute, Mohsen Mahdawi, a Vermonter and Columbia…
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