Press Releases
Chicago, IL—Today, on what would have been Wadee Alfayoumi’s 8th birthday, Congresswomen Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) and Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and US Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) released the following statement honoring the memory of Wadee, a six-year-old Palestinian American Muslim boy murdered in Illinois in October 2023 in a hate crime:
Chicago, IL —Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), the House Committee on Homeland Security Ranking Member Bennie G.
Chicago, IL —Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement:
Washington, DC—Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement:
Washington, DC —This week, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), a member of the Homeland Security Committee, led 22 colleagues in a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Kristi Noem to demand answers on the Department's deportation of unaccompanied children.
Washington, DC—Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement:
Washington, DC—Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), member of the Homeland Security Committee and the Mental Health Caucus, and Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Chair of the Mental Health Caucus, introduced a resolution recognizing the impact of the Trump Administrations’ immigration enforcement tactics on the mental health of immigrant individuals, their families, and their community.
Washington, DC— Following a vote of its membership, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez’s H.R. 3565, The Block the Bombs Act, was endorsed by the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC). The legislation would withhold the transfer of offensive weapons to Israel and demand Israel’s compliance with U.S. and international law.
Washington, DC— On September 15, in commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the assassination of Honduran activist Juan López, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) and Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-2) introduced a resolution honoring his legacy and calling for justice and accountability for his murder.