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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) strongly criticizes the Supreme Court’s ruling to remove Temporary Protected Status (TPS) legal protections for Haitians in the United States. Brown calls on the Senate to join the House and pass legislation to extend TPS for Haiti.
Washington, DC – A federal judge has halted the Trump Administration’s effort to purge eligible voters using the faulty Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system and a federal database of private voter registration data wrongly handed over by O
Cleveland, OH – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) has led a letter to the FBI demanding answers regarding the Bureau’s raid targeting the Ohio Organizing Collective, an organization supporting voting rights and voter registration efforts in Ohio.
Cleveland, OH – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) releases the following statement on reported FBI raids targeting the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, an organization supporting voting rights and voter registration efforts in Ohio:
“I am alarmed and outraged by reports that the Trump and Kash Patel FBI has raided the Ohio Organizing Collective in Cleveland.
Washington, DC – Today, House Republicans passed a Budget Reconciliation bill (S.2) that funnels over $60 billion dollars into the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) slush funds. Despite the fact that these agencies are currently holding over $100 billion in additional extra funds, the equivalent of years’ worth of their normal budget.
Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) voted no.
Washington, DC - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and Congressman Joe Morelle (NY-25),Ranking Member on the Committee on House Administration have
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) releases the following statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais:
“The Supreme Court just gutted key protections in the Voting Rights Act that prevented racial gerrymandering and safeguarded fair representation. This is yet another dark day for our country and our democracy.
Cleveland, OH – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) has joined Democratic colleagues on a letter to the White House stating that “the Trump Administration must immediately withdraw ICE agents from all airports” and demanding answers on the purpose, duration, and planning behind Trump’s unprecedented decision to deploy ICE agents to airports last week.
Cleveland, OH – The Trump Administration has reportedly deployed ICE agents to various airports across the country, including Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Last week, Congresswoman Brown joined a Democratic effort to fund TSA and the other lawful DHS agencies
Washington, DC – The Ohio Secretary of State has released over 8 million voter registration records to the Department of Justice.
Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) releases the following statement: