Immigration

Welch examines the Trump Administration’s ongoing use of immigrants to attack the fundamental rights of all Americans  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, this week joined U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)…

BURLINGTON, VT—Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to effectively deport more than 500,000 immigrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Haiti who fled war, political persecution, humanitarian crises, and failed economies to migrate lawfully to America through the humanitarian parole process. U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.)  released the…

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Peter Welch joined U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), both members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and 25 of their colleagues in introducing The Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2025, legislation to provide unaccompanied children with legal…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on President Trump’s Executive Orders, signed within hours of taking office, to end refugee resettlement, birthright citizenship, and humanitarian parole; reinstate and expand travel ban and ‘Remain in Mexico’ policies; and freeze the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo), Angus King (I-Maine), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Mark Warner (D-Va.) in unveiling an amendment…