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October 30, 2025
Congresswoman Norma Torres Responds to DHS-Involved Shooting in Ontario Ontario, CA — Congresswoman Norma Torres, whose district includes the site of this morning’s officer-involved shooting in the 2800 block of South Vineyard Avenue, issued the following statement: "My team and I are closely monitoring reports of a DHS-involved shooting this morning in the 2800 block of South Vineyard Avenue in Ontario. ICE has refused to provide my office with official information despite multiple requests. … Continue Reading
October 21, 2025ONTARIO, CA — Today, Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) led a coalition of regional Members of Congress in sending a letter to Ontario International Airport (ONT) Board President Alan Wapner and CEO Atif Elkadi, demanding the immediate removal of a partisan video featuring Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem from all TSA checkpoints. The letter denounces the video as a flagrant violation of federal law and a misleading piece of political propaganda by the Trump Administration. Torres … Continue Reading
October 13, 2025Today, U.S. Representatives Norma Torres (CA-35), Tom Cole (OK-04), and Sharice Davids (KS-03), along with Senator Martin Heinrich (NM), introduced a bipartisan and bicameral resolution to recognize the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, celebrating the rich histories, unique cultures, and lasting contributions of Indigenous Peoples across the United States. Indigenous Peoples' Day is currently celebrated on the second Monday of October in over 200 municipalities and 17 states.… 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