There are several important immigration-related hearings on Capitol Hill during the week of February 22 that FAIR wants to make you aware of.
Tuesday, February 23 at 10 a.m. EST
The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing entitled, “The Unaccompanied Children Crisis: Does the Administration Have a Plan to Stop the Border Surge and Adequately Monitor the Children?” Five administration officials are testifying at the hearing: Kay Brown, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security, Government Accountability Office; Ronald Vitiello, Deputy Chief, U.S. Border Patrol; Mark Greenberg, Acting Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Juan Osuna, Director, Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Department of Justice; and Thomas Homan, Executive Associate Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
You can watch the hearing live here.
Wednesday, February 24 at 10:30 a.m. EST
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies is holding a budget hearing for the Department of Justice. Attorney General Loretta Lynch is the sole witness testifying at the hearing.
You can watch the hearing live here.
Thursday, February 25 at 2:30 p.m. EST
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest is holding a hearing entitled, “The Impact of High-Skilled Immigration on U.S. Workers.” There are six witnesses testifying at the hearing: Leo Perrero, a former Disney IT Engineer who was replaced by a foreign worker; John Miano, lead counsel for the WashTech case; Mark O’Neill, Chief Technology Officer for JackThreads; Prof. Hal Salzman; Prof. Chad Sparber; and Prof. Ron Hira.
You can watch the hearing live here.