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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) and Congressman Raúl Grijalva (AZ-07) released the following statement on the deadly fire at a migrant detention facility in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.

WASHINGTON, DC —Today, in anticipation of next week’s hearing on rail safety, members of the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Representative Jesús “Chuy'' García (IL-04) and Representative Hank Johnson (GA-04),  along with Melanie Stansbury (NM-01), and 13 Members of Congress wrote a letter to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg urging the Department to implement stronger rail safety standards, specifically mandating the use and maintenance of wayside detector systems.

WASHINGTON, DC- Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) and Congressman Raúl Grijalva (AZ-07) joined by 33 Members of Congress sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, expressing serious concerns over the recently announced initiatives by the Biden administration to drastically restrict the rights of asylum-seekers at the U.S. Mexico border.

CHICAGO — Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced 18 large transit projects have been selected to receive funding in President Biden's FY24 Budget Request, including $350 million for CTA’s Red Line Extension (RLE) project in Chicago.

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WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) issued the following statement in response to reports that the Biden administration is considering reinstating migrant family detention:

WASHINGTON, DC — El Congresista Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) emitió la siguiente declaración en respuesta a los reportes de que la administración Biden está considerando restablecer la detención de familias migrantes: