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House Judiciary Dems

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Proudly working to protect and defend the safety, privacy, consumer rights, civil rights and civil liberties of all Americans. Ranking Member Jamie Raskin ⚖

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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 16h
Yesterday, during the No Kings nationwide early voting Day of Action, the group’s Instagram page was taken down for 90 minutes and its administrators were locked out. 

Meta owes the organizers and the American people an explanation of why it silenced No Kings and undermined its Day of Action.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 16/10/2026
roll over and provide millions of dollars of free legal services to the Administration and MAGA causes.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 16/10/2026
Kirkland & Ellis is stonewalling our investigation into their corrupt $125 million deal with Trump.   @raskin.house.gov, @blumenthal.senate.gov and @schiff.senate.gov are calling out Kirkland for refusing to turn over records about their decision to [cont…]
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 14/10/2026
funding for food and school lunches, and forcing hardworking families to foot the bill for Trump’s disastrous war and chaotic tariffs.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 14/10/2026
Our government is supposed to serve the American people. Under this corrupt president, it instead works in service of Trump, his family and his billionaire friends. The Trump Administration is kicking millions of Americans off their health insurance plans, cutting [cont…]
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 13/10/2026
Since the start of the Trump Administration more than 500 innocent U.S. citizens have been illegally detained by Trump’s ICE agents. They’ve been treated like criminals and had their constitutional rights violated. ICE is completely out of control. projects.propublica.org/american-cit...
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 12/10/2026
Trump has been abandoning and antagonizing our closest democratic allies all while laying out red carpet for dictators and despots.  And Americans are paying the price.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 10/10/2026
ICYMI: RM @raskin.house.gov and @jahimes.bsky.social  sounded the alarm on FBI Director Kash Patel’s inexplicable and risky trip to Russia as a major national security concern. These top House Democrats are calling for Kash Patel to call off his trip.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 09/10/2026
NEW: RMS @raskin.house.gov, @jahimes.bsky.social urge FBI Director Kash Patel to abandon Russia trip hosted by Putin’s security service amid espionage concerns. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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Why Is Kash Patel Planning to Visit Russia?
Democrats in Congress are asking the FBI director to cancel the reported trip.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 07/10/2026
More than a dozen whistleblowers also describe a decades-long pattern of sexual misconduct at Bard. democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center...
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Ranking Member Raskin, Rep. Dean Demand DOJ Investigate Former Bard College President After Uncovering His Email Asking Whether Young Woman Was “for Me” or Epstein Himself, Reveal History of Sex Abuse...
Washington, D.C. (October 7, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Madeleine Dean demanded a federal investigation into former Bard College Presiden...
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 07/10/2026
NEW: Judiciary Democrats demand DOJ investigate former Bard President Leon Botstein after uncovering evidence that he likely enabled and possibly participated in Epstein’s abuse—including an email asking whether a young woman Epstein was trafficking was “for me.” [READ🔽]
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Ranking Member Raskin, Rep. Dean Demand DOJ Investigate Former Bard College President After Uncovering His Email Asking Whether Young Woman Was “for Me” or Epstein Himself, Reveal History of Sex Abuse...
Washington, D.C. (October 7, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Madeleine Dean demanded a federal investigation into former Bard College Presiden...
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 05/10/2026
by the Trump DOJ to remove ICEBlock and similar apps from the App Store. www.ms.now/news/news-an...
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Jamie Raskin pushes Apple over its removal of ICEBlock from App Store
Plus, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore takes action against data centers, Trump hosts AI executives and more — all in this week’s Tuesday Tech Drop.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 05/10/2026
Under the First Amendment, Americans have the right to record and report activities of our government—including monitoring ICE activity in our own communities. @raskin.house.gov is pressing Apple to reconsider after it bowed to coercive government pressure [cont...]
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 05/10/2026
is a joke, especially when we need real PSAs about the scary measles outbreak and other viral threats brought to you by RFK Jr. and Trump’s idiocy.
 We’re demanding answers about this propaganda outbreak paid for by you. www.huffpost.com/entry/jamie-...
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Raskin Demands GAO Report On Trump's Shameless Theft Of Public Funds' For Campaign Ads
Trump’s so-called “service announcements” have drawn bipartisan criticism and will face intense legal scrutiny.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 05/10/2026
The Trump Administration is using OUR tax dollars to make TV ads that are nothing more than campaign commercials for the President’s collapsing and retreating MAGA forces. Calling this pathetic propaganda “public service”  [cont]
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 03/10/2026
regarding secrecy agreements that keep us in the dark about these projects. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Tech Giants Face Questions Over Secret AI Data-Center Deals
Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin is seeking information from Amazon, Google, Meta and Oracle.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 03/10/2026
As Big Tech builds data centers across our country, we all deserve to know what these projects will mean for our utility bills, our water supply and our communities. This week, RM @RepRaskin demanded answers from Amazon, Google, Meta and Oracle [cont]
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: RM @raskin.house.gov and @georgewhitesides.bsky.social demand watchdog probes into taxpayer-funded Trump campaign ads. democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center...
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Ranking Member Raskin, Rep. Whitesides Demand Watchdog Probes into Taxpayer-Funded Trump Campaign Ads
Washington, D.C. (October 1, 2026)— Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. George Whitesides called on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the U.S. Off...
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 30/09/2026
RM @raskin.house.gov launched an investigation into Amazon, Google, Meta and Oracle over their use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to prevent local officials from discussing data center projects with constituents. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Tech Giants Face Questions Over Secret AI Data-Center Deals
Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin is seeking information from Amazon, Google, Meta and Oracle.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 29/09/2026
RM @raskin.house.gov is pressing Apple to independently review its decision to remove ICE tracking apps from the App Store instead of bowing to pressure from the Trump DOJ.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 29/09/2026
CC: @ AG Todd Blanche
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 29/09/2026
NEW: RM @raskin.house.gov presses Apple to restore ICE-monitoring apps after the company confirmed to the Committee that it removed apps following a pressure campaign from the Trump DOJ. www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/t...
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Apple explains last year’s controversial decision to remove ICE tracking apps from app store | CNN Business
Apple says its decision to remove ICEBlock and similar platforms from the app store last year was prompted by concerns — including those raised by the Trump administration — about agent safety followi...
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 29/09/2026
Congressional Republicans are livid at Jack Smith for revealing the truth about them. His investigation showed how Trump tried to recruit Republican Members of Congress into his scheme to overturn the 2020 election.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 29/09/2026
READ: www.ms.now/news/democra...
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Trump’s DOJ is deploying election monitors — and Democrats are demanding answers
In a letter first shared with MS NOW, the top Democrats on the House Judiciary and Administration committees demand information about the deployment of the Trump administration’s election monitors.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 29/09/2026
NEW: RMs @raskin.house.gov and @morelle.house.gov launch investigation into DOJ's election monitoring program after Wyoming's Republican governor raised concerns about "aggressive" and "disruptive" DOJ monitors   Trump’s DOJ is deploying election monitors — and Democrats are demanding answers.
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Trump’s DOJ is deploying election monitors — and Democrats are demanding answers
In a letter first shared with MS NOW, the top Democrats on the House Judiciary and Administration committees demand information about the deployment of the Trump administration’s election monitors.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 28/09/2026
Congressional Republicans have spent 18 months as yes-men for Trump's unconstitutional war in Iran, his illegal tariffs, his devastating cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, and his unbridled corruption. Instead of standing up for their constituents, they bowed down to Trump.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 28/09/2026
ICE shot Wilbur Rafel Garces Perez, then detained him with a bullet lodged in his back and no pain medication. Here is how our members took action.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 25/09/2026
Federal law prohibits systematic voter-roll purges within 90 days of an election.   Don’t let Trump’s kitchen-sink voter suppression campaign intimidate you. Check your registration, vote early if you can and make sure your vote is counted. Vigilance will get us all through.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 25/09/2026
Today’s shadow docket Supreme Court decision allowing DHS and Social Security to build a mega database is a bad ruling. But even the Court's MAGA supermajority was clear that it does not give Donald Trump the ability to conduct sweeping voter purges ahead of the 2026 election. [cont]
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 23/09/2026
Yet, the officer who shot Wilber Garces-Perez in Austin, TX wasn't wearing a body camera even though he was issued one. WHY are agents wearing masks to conceal their identity but not body cameras to guarantee accountability? 2/2
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 23/09/2026
After Congress gave $210 BILLION to DHS, @raskin.house.gov and @jayapal.house.gov demanded that some of that mountain of cash go to requiring every ICE agent to wear a fully functioning body camera. Secretary Mullin agreed.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 21/09/2026
Trump wants a fawning, controlled press like Putin has in Russia. His billionaire backers want windfall profits from market domination. 

And all the people get is higher prices, union-busting, and MAGA propaganda telling us that the catastrophic Iran War and affordability are a “Democrat hoax.” 3/3
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 21/09/2026
from the White House, but the billionaire oligarchs in his camp are gobbling up media institutions. 

The Ellisons, mega-donors who turned CBS News into a MAGA mouthpiece, are now one bite closer to swallowing up CNN and building a movie, TV, and streaming behemoth. 2/3
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 21/09/2026
What a gloomy week for the free press and the millions of Americans who depend on it. 

The more Trump’s spiraling economic, military and corruption crises submerge his administration, the less he wants Americans to get real news from real reporters. Not only is Trump banishing journalists 1/3
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 19/09/2026
A new DHS report revealed that detainees at Trump’s beloved Alligator Alcatraz were held in metal cages as punishment, and were denied adequate medical care, food service and personal hygiene. The cost of this cruelty? $1 million per day, paid for with your tax dollars.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 15/09/2026
GOP finds perfect expert witness on how to bring down prices in groceries, rent, health care and gasoline:
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 14/09/2026
While the price of gas, groceries, healthcare, and housing keeps growing, Trump is focused on building a billion-dollar golden ballrooms and sticking you with the tab while lining his bulging pockets even further. In the gangster state, Trump's corruption knows no limits.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 11/09/2026
loved ones, honor the extraordinary courage and sacrifice of first responders who ran toward danger to save others, and appeal to the common purpose and common sense that brought Americans together in the face of such catastrophic violence.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 11/09/2026
Twenty-five years ago, our nation and people were attacked and forever changed by the September 11 attacks by terrorist religious fanatics. Today, we remember the thousands of people whose lives were taken and their surviving families and [cont…]
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 09/09/2026
Here are just 10 of the worst things House Judiciary Republicans voted on this Congress. And that's just one Committee. How are any of these votes making life better, safer, or more affordable for the American people?
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 08/09/2026
He was 20 years old and filled with promise when he took his own life. He should still be here with us. The barbaric cruelty of Trump and Miller knows no bounds. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...
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Haitian Student, Despondent Over Ankle Monitor, Dies in Apparent Suicide
The 20-year-old was fitted with a tracking device under a Trump administrative initiative targeting Haitians in Springfield, Ohio.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 08/09/2026
Pierre Damas Bel came to America from Haiti, graduated with honors, served in JROTC, and started college with dreams of becoming a doctor, a dream that Donald Trump’s policies crushed. The Administration stripped Pierre of his legal status and treated him like a criminal. [cont...]
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Haitian Student, Despondent Over Ankle Monitor, Dies in Apparent Suicide
The 20-year-old was fitted with a tracking device under a Trump administrative initiative targeting Haitians in Springfield, Ohio.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 02/09/2026
Trump tried to overturn birthright citizenship via Executive Order and was rebuked by the Supreme Court. RM @raskin.house.gov Raskin calls out Republicans for continuously trying to defy the Constitution and punish American children. youtu.be/5kqOJ9zJbDc?...
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Republicans Attack Birthright Citizenship-RM Raskin Fires Back
YouTube video by House Committee on the Judiciary
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 02/09/2026
The 14th Amendment is clear: people born in the U.S. and subject to its jurisdiction ARE U.S. citizens. RM @scanlon.house.gov condemns Republicans’ efforts to strip American children of their Constitutional right. youtu.be/9prcHfpITZM?...
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Birthright Citizenship: RM Scanlon Stikes Down Right-Wing Extremism
YouTube video by House Committee on the Judiciary
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 02/09/2026
RM @raskin.house.gov asks former Patent Office Director: Did President Obama ever ask you to bend the rules to advance his own self-enrichment scheme?
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 02/09/2026
Trump crowned himself “Chairman for Life” of a shadowy slush fund, the Board of Peace, taking in billions from foreign governments and U.S. taxpayers—and his Patent Office broke its own rules to secure trademarks for it and conceal its true ownership. [cont...]
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 02/09/2026
American innovation can thrive only when opportunity to participate is accessible to all. RM @hankjohnson.house.gov explains that failure to reauthorize the USPTO’s fee-setting authority will have devastating effects on its workforce and innovators. youtu.be/6hX-rR5CoOE
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Protecting American Innovation: RM Johnson on USTPO Fee-Setting
YouTube video by House Committee on the Judiciary
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 02/09/2026
New data shows that Trump is releasing a lot more criminals from ICE custody than Biden ever did.   Analysis released by the CATO Institute shows that Trump's ICE is releasing 23% more convicted criminals from custody than the last administration. www.cato.org/blog/ice-rel...
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ICE Is Releasing 23% More Convicted Criminals Than Under Biden
DHS should reprioritize serious criminals and stop wasting resources on immigrants who are seeking lawful status or simply want to contribute to the United States.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 01/09/2026
RM @raskin.house.gov breaks down how diverting local resources for chaotic federal immigration enforcement makes everyone less safe. youtu.be/4IiRDsn92Yo
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Republicans Want to Defund Local Police to Fuel Trump’s Immigration Crackdown: Raskin Says
YouTube video by House Committee on the Judiciary
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 01/09/2026
Republicans have already handed DHS nearly $240 billion. Now they want to defund local law enforcement unless states agree to do DHS’s job for them. WATCH👇
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