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June 18, 2026
Today, Congresswoman Norma Torres introduced the Honor Their Service Act legislation to provide immigration legal services for noncitizen veterans who served our country but now face deportation, removal proceedings, or barriers to returning home. The bill would authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs to award $20 million in grants over four years to nonprofit and public entities that provide immigration legal assistance to noncitizen veterans, including legal defense in deportation proce… Continue Reading
June 10, 2026Today, Congresswoman Norma Torres (CA-35), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, introduced a series of amendments to the fiscal year 2027 Homeland Security Appropriations bill aimed at protecting Americans' constitutional rights, strengthening congressional oversight, and prioritizing community safety over mass deportation efforts. Among the amendments, Torres proposed preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from collecting biometric information, including DNA, from Unit… Continue Reading
June 10, 2026— Today, Congresswoman Norma Torres (CA-35), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, alongside Representatives Pete Aguilar, Mike Levin and Josh Harder, sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick demanding immediate action to restore California's Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Center after the Trump Administration allowed the program to lapse and failed to launch a replacement competition for the state. Now California is one of only two states in the country without an… Continue Reading