Border and Immigration Issues

September 19, 2014 - Letter to President Obama urging him to meet with families who have been impacted by deportations.

June 9, 2014 - Letter to President Obama raising concerns about a temporary processing and sheltering facility for unaccompanied minor immigrants in Nogales, Arizona.

June 2, 2014 - Letter to Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Thomas Winkowski raising concerns about ICE’s practice of busing individuals detained in Texas to the Tucson Greyhound Bus station without adequate care or appropriate accommodations.

March 21, 2014 - Letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius urging the elimination of barriers immigrant families faced to obtaining coverage through the healthcare.gov website.

January 24, 2014 - Letter to President Obama urging him to suspend deportations for qualified residents who pose no threat to their communities.

January 8, 2014 - Letter to CBP Acting Commissioner Thomas Winkowski requesting information on why the agency spent so much on housing for agents in the unincorporated Ajo area.

December 13, 2013 - Letter to Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Rand Beers requesting a meeting to discuss migrant deaths, deportation rates and detainee treatment while in custody.