Immigration

Welch: “This is all part of a radical crusade against immigration.”  WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a Judiciary Subcommittee hearing, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, emphasized how the Trump Administration’s efforts to alter the rights of naturalized citizens is part of a broader anti-immigrant agenda that has violently…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led 15 of his colleagues in calling for new language in the Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) appropriations bill to tighten control and oversight of the Department of Defense’s (DOD) use of fast-tracked contract vehicles for domestic immigration enforcement. In the absence of this oversight, DOD has helped the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined MS NOW’s Ana Cabrera Reports to discuss the urgent and dire need for accountability from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on the shootings of civilians in Minneapolis by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials. The Senator also discussed his staunch opposition to any government funding package that provides additional funding for ICE. …

BURLINGTON, VT—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today announced his opposition to any government funding package that provides additional funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE):   “Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has turned the mission of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) upside down, away from immigration enforcement and into an…

Brief filed with circuit court hearing case against Trump’s use of military in Los Angeles warns of continued abuse of military in other U.S. cities  WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined fellow Senate…