Iranian infant barred from entering U.S. under Trump travel ban granted boarding documents
An Iranian infant who was barred from entering the U.S. under President Donald Trump’s travel ban has been granted boarding documents to enter the country and is expected to undergo surgery in Portland for a heart condition. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has authorized boarding for Fatemah Taghizadeh and her
MERKLEY, WYDEN, BLUMENAUER, BONAMICI, DEFAZIO, SCHRADER ASK FOR WAIVER FROM MUSLIM BAN TO ALLOW INFANT’S LIFE-SAVING SURGERY
Portland, OR – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, Senator Ron Wyden, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, Congressman Peter DeFazio, and Congressman Kurt Schrader on Friday sent an urgent letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, asking him to issue a waiver from the ban on travel from predominately Muslim countries
SENATORS INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO CODIFY MEMBERSHIP ON THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) today introduced legislation that will clarify the permanent membership of the National Security Council (NSC) to better ensure that decisions affecting the national security of the nation
Oregon’s political leaders largely condemn Trump’s immigration order
Oregon’s Democratic leaders are strongly condemning the Trump administration’s executive order temporarily blocking refugees from around the world and any visitors from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States. Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined with Democratic attorneys general from 15 other states to decry Trump’s order as “unconstitutional,
Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley, others condemn Donald Trump refugee, immigration orders
Members of Oregon’s congressional delegation have all released statements about President Donald Trump’s executive orders on immigration and refugee travel. Oregon’s sole Republican in Congress, Rep. Greg Walden, was the only member of the delegation who did not condemn the orders, issued Friday. The president’s actions set off days of
MERKLEY, WYDEN, BLUMENAUER, BONAMICI, SCHRADER, DEFAZIO DEMAND TRUMP REVERSE MUSLIM BAN
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, Senator Ron Wyden, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici on Monday joined Senate and House Democratic colleagues in a vigil outside the Supreme Court, calling on the president to reverse his executive orders that amount to a ban on Muslim refugees and
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