
In his opening statement during a House Judiciary Committee DHS oversight hearing Goodlatte revealed that from July 2012 to February 2015 the number of criminal immigrants — either in removal proceedings or with final orders of removals — on the streets has increased 28 percent. “Because of the failure by this and previous administrations to detain criminal aliens, and the failure to vigorously pursue fugitives, there are almost 180,000 convicted criminal aliens currently in removal proceedings who are living in our neighborhoods and almost 170,000 convicted criminal aliens who have been ordered removed yet are also living free.
by Caroline May14 Jul 2015, 7:57 AM PST0

According to new information provided to the Judiciary Committee by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and shared in advance of the hearing with Breitbart News, of the 30,558 criminal immigrants — convicted of 79,059 crimes — released last fiscal year, 1,423 went on to commute additional crimes after being released.
by Caroline May14 Jul 2015, 7:00 AM PST0

“The actions taken by the Obama Administration to weaken the interior enforcement of our immigration laws have created a public safety crisis,” Goodlatte said in a statement to Brietbart News Wednesday. DHS Sec. Jeh Johnson is slated to appear before Goodlatte’s committee next week to testify about the Obama administration’s enforcement efforts.
by Caroline May8 Jul 2015, 12:52 PM PST0

On Sunday, Virginia Republican Rep. Bob Goodlatte reacted on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” to the Wednesday killing of 31-year-old Kathryn Steinle at Pier 14 in San Francisco, California, allegedly by an illegal with seven felonies and five deportations.
by Trent Baker5 Jul 2015, 8:29 PM PST0

In conjunction with the executive amnesty programs President Obama announced last November, the administration also said it was eliminating the highly successful Secure Communities program and putting the Priority Enforcement Program (PEP) in its place.
by Caroline May23 Jun 2015, 11:33 AM PST0

Goodlatte was one of many Republican lawmakers who praised the Tuesday ruling.
“By acting unilaterally to rewrite our nation’s immigration laws, President Obama has disregarded the will of the American people and violated the Constitution. Such lawlessness must be stopped so that we preserve the separation of powers in the Constitution and protect individual liberty,” Goodlatte says.
by Caroline May26 May 2015, 1:52 PM PST0

A whopping 51 House Republicans are publicly pressuring IRS Commissioner John Koskinen to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Clinton Foundation tax status, signing onto a letter organized by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) that pushes for such an investigation.
by Matthew Boyle19 May 2015, 8:54 AM PST0

Trial lawyers trying to hold parts of the legal system hostage to make money is nothing new. It always happens the same way: a few creative lawyers figure out how to exploit legal loopholes; then abuse those loopholes to enrich themselves at others’ expense until someone stops them. Along the way, they come up with all sorts of creative justifications for what they are doing, claiming it’s actually positive and beneficial. Behind the scenes, they convince or pay off special interests to lobby for delays in changing the law that would close their loopholes and stop the cash flow.
by George Landrith16 Apr 2015, 9:50 AM PST0

House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) offered a scathing opening statement about the decline in interior immigration enforcement under the Obama administration at an oversight hearing on Immigration and Customs Enforcement Tuesday.
by Caroline May14 Apr 2015, 11:52 AM PST0

More than 400 people have applied to have their children living in Central America be brought to the United States as refugees or parolees through the Obama administration’s recent Central American Minors (CAM) Refugee/Parole Program and there is no limit on the number of immigrants who could be approved, Breitbart News has learned.
by Caroline May8 Apr 2015, 3:00 PM PST0

After a DHS Inspector General report which uncovered political favoritism in the processing of EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program visas by Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, Republican lawmakers want Mayorkas held accountable.
by Caroline May25 Mar 2015, 8:04 AM PST0

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) is demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security as hundreds of illegal immigrants in Queens, New York are using family court to get on a special path to a green card.
by Caroline May19 Mar 2015, 2:47 PM PST0

Republican lawmakers file a brief in support of a federal district court’s decision to block President Obama’s executive amnesty while the matter works its way through the courts.
by Caroline May18 Mar 2015, 11:06 AM PST0

The Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says a new court ruling should encourage the Senate to take up a House-passed measure that would block President Obama’s executive amnesty for illegals, while otherwise fully-funding DHS.
by Caroline May17 Feb 2015, 7:25 AM PST0

The Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee argues that immigration reform requires more than securing the border. The administration must also enforce the law.
by Caroline May3 Feb 2015, 8:49 AM PST0

The president of the union representing 12,000 officers and employees of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is attacking House Republicans’ upcoming border legislation for not dealing with immigration fraud. The leaders in the House effort, however, say the bill is part of a process.
by Caroline May23 Jan 2015, 8:36 AM PST0

After taking down then House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in a primary last year, Rep. Dave Brat (R-VA) is aiming to slay a border bill from House Homeland Security Committee chairman Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX)—a bill Brat says is a “Trojan Horse” for amnesty.
by Matthew Boyle22 Jan 2015, 11:03 AM PST0

The recent court opinion declaring portions of President Obama’s executive actions on immigration to be “unconstitutional” bodes well for future litigation against the president’s recent order, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte tells Breitbart News. Tuesday, District Court Judge Arthur
by Caroline May17 Dec 2014, 2:17 PM PST0

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) reported that the president’s executive action on immigration would clean the slate for “the vast majority” of the 900,000 illegal immigrants who “are under deportation orders and have not appeared” on Wednesday’s “Morning
by Breitbart TV3 Dec 2014, 10:47 AM PST0

Following allegations that officials created a hostile work environment for a career Immigration and Customs Enforcement prosecutor who pushed back against orders to be lenient on convicted criminal immigrants, House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) is looking for answers. “What
by Caroline May1 Dec 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

When Congress returns from its Thanksgiving recess, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the “unconstitutionality” of President Obama’s recent executive action on immigration, Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) announced Friday. “Last night, President Obama went all-in against the
by Caroline May21 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

House Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) reported there is “increasing evidence” that the Obama administration is planning to bring foreign Ebola patients into the US for treatment on Monday’s “The Kelly File” on the Fox News Channel. When
by Breitbart TV27 Oct 2014, 7:59 PM PST0

With questions swirling about the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ solicitation for material to create millions of new immigrant IDs and work permits, the agency has agreed to brief House Judiciary Committee staff, Breitbart News has learned. Breitbart first reported
by Caroline May22 Oct 2014, 2:27 PM PST0

House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) is demanding the Obama administration confirm or deny reports that it plans to admit non-citizens infected with Ebola into the United States for treatment. Late last week the conservative government accountability group Judicial Watch
by Caroline May21 Oct 2014, 2:40 PM PST0

House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) said more still needs to be done to protect Americans from Ebola after the Department of Homeland Security announced a slight change in traveling protocol from Ebola-affected countries Tuesday. “I’m glad that the Obama
by Caroline May21 Oct 2014, 10:31 AM PST0