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March 27, 2025
- Congresswoman Norma Torres, a senior member of the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee, expressed her unwavering commitment to securing a bright future for the Inland Empire community following the announcement that the bid to extend the A (Gold) Line light-rail to Claremont and Montclair was canceled. The decision, prompted by a bid that came in significantly over budget as a result of new tariffs on steel and aluminum products imposed by the Tru… Continue Reading
March 25, 2025Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) announced the establishment of a 24-hour emergency hotline to provide immediate assistance and support to the immigrant community, particularly during ICE raids. This service is designed to ensure that individuals and families facing emergencies outside of regular office hours have access to critical resources and guidance. "I established this hotline to provide a safe and responsive resource for individuals in need, particularly during times of heightened… Continue Reading
March 24, 2025Congresswoman Norma Torres (D-CA) issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s decision to cut critical federally-funded legal services for more than 26,000 unaccompanied migrant children in the United States, including vital pro bono representation and other legal assistance: “The Trump Administration’s decision to halt funding for essential legal services for unaccompanied children is an outrageous and disgusting attack on some of the most vulnerable members of our… Continue Reading
August 19, 2019
Building a shelter in the Inland Empire to house up to 430 unaccompanied minors who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border doesn't make sense and raises "serious concerns," four House Democrats who represent the region wrote in a letter Monday, Aug. 19.The two-page letter addressed to the head of the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement comes as the office seeks to lease space for a shelter for "Unaccompanied Alien Children." Officials are searching an area encompassing much of western Riverside Count… Continue Reading
August 16, 2019Congressional representatives and immigrant advocates are criticizing the federal government's proposal to open a new shelter for unaccompanied migrant children in the Inland Empire.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Refugee Resettlement is looking to lease a site of up to 91,000 square feet to house approximately 430 children, according to a solicitation posted Aug. 5 by the General Services Administration on the Federal Business Opportunities website.The shelter is sla… Continue Reading
August 15, 2019The National Science Foundation awarded a $475,000 Faculty Early Career Development Program grant to Cal Poly Pomona, it was announced Monday.The funding will enable Cal Poly Pomona undergraduate researchers to expand research into the "metal-nitrogen oxide interactions and enable the recruitment of a diverse Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics workforce," according to a statement released by the office of U.S. Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-Pomona."Cal Poly Pomona is shaping the next gene… Continue Reading