WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) took to the House Floor to denounce the MAGA Majority's sham impeachment of Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. Below is a...
Whip Clark: “What I’m Seeing in the House Is a MAGA Majority That Is Not Interested in Solutions.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) appeared on WCVB's On The Record to discuss Democrats' work to defend democracy at home and abroad while working to...
Massachusetts Delegation Calls for Additional Federal Support for Migrant Shelter and Service Programs
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-3), Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) as well as...
Clark, Pressley, Warren, MA Lawmakers Urge Admin to Streamline Work Authorizations for New Arrivals Paroled into the United States
BOSTON, MA —Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-7), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and members of the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation, in...
“Stop The Madness”: Whip Clark Denounces House Republicans’ Default on America Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) took to the House Floor to denounce House Republicans' Default on America Act. Below is a transcript of her remarks:"Mr. Speaker, I...
Boston.com: Boston has seen a ‘substantial rise’ of migrant families in recent months. Lawmakers are trying to help.
As the arrival of nearly 50 Venezuelan migrants on Martha's Vineyard last week catapulted the intense politics of immigration policy to the national podium once again, the influx is a relatively...
WCVB: OTR: Massachusetts Congresswoman Katherine Clark assesses Biden’s response to Ukraine conflict
Rep. Katherine Clark, the Assistant House Speaker, also discusses whether Massachusetts should step up to welcome Ukrainian refugees.---Original story HERE
Boston.com: Boston elected officials of color call Biden administration’s handling of Haiti immigrants ‘reprehensible’
Over a dozen state, county, and city elected officials of color in Boston are speaking out against President Joe Biden's administration's handling of Haitian migrants attempting to come to the...
Black Star News: DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS CALL ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO HALT HAITIAN DEPORTATIONS
Friday, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Co-Chair of the House Haiti Caucus, and Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-07) led 54 of their colleagues calling on the Biden Administration to...
WBUR: As Supreme Court Considers DACA’s Fate, Immigrants And Officials Weigh Impact
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on President Trump's attempt to cancel a program that shields young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as minors will have major repercussions —...
CONGRESSWOMAN CLARK VOTES TO PASS CRITICAL BORDER BILLS, PROTECTING NATIONAL SECURITY AND DIGNITY OF IMMIGRANTS
CONGRESSWOMAN CLARK VOTES TO PASS CRITICAL BORDER BILLS, PROTECTING NATIONAL SECURITY AND DIGNITY OF IMMIGRANTSBills will promote oversight and improve the treatment of children and families at the...
CBS: Homestead, now an empty facility for migrant children, costs $720,000 a day to staff
The last migrant child to be held at the Homestead facility for unaccompanied minors left on August 3 - but, since then, the U.S. government has likely spent more than $33 million to staff the...
WBUR: Rep. Katherine Clark On The Florida For-Profit Migrant Detention Facility
Massachusetts Congresswoman Katherine Clark just visited the Homestead detention center in Homestead, Florida, Tuesday.It's the only shelter for migrant children crossing the border that's run by a...
Newsweek: ‘A WAREHOUSE FOR CHILDREN’: DEMOCRATS BLAST TRUMP FOR MIGRANT CAMP CONDITIONS AS CONGRESS MOUNTS PROBE
House Democrats continued to express outrage Tuesday at the conditions of migrant detention centers across the country after touring one of the facilities designated for children in Homestead,...
Statement on the Border Supplemental
"I cannot, in good conscience, write a blank check to an administration that has separated families, put kids in cages, and left toddlers stranded in parking lots. Children have died in the U.S....
Statement from Congresswoman Clark on the passage of the Dream & Promise Act
"The Dream and Promise Act of 2019 is a milestone in our fight for a just and humane immigration system. Dreamers and TPS recipients are our students, neighbors, parents, doctors, teachers and most...
Worcester Telegram: Rep. McGovern at Boston City Hall to push immigration bill
Three members of Congress will gather at Boston City Hall Plaza with "dreamers" and Temporary Protected Status holders to advocate for legislation that would offer a path to permanent residency for...
WCVB: Politicians, ‘Dreamers’ hold Boston rally for Dream and Promise Act
BOSTON —Recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and temporary protected status holders gathered in front of the JFK Building at Boston City Hall Plaza on Monday to advocate...
Mass Live: Dream Act 2019: Dreamers, Temporary Protected Status holders push for immigration bill in Boston
The American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 could benefit more than 30,000 immigrants with temporary protections or no legal status.Immigrants, local activists and politicians plan to make their case...
Mass Live: Congressman Jim McGovern, supporting Dream Act, asks if Trump administration members could ‘pass a background check’
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern said immigrants with temporary protections were perhaps the most law-abiding people in the country, noting that they must routinely undergo background checks."I wonder how...