Immigration

As a first-generation American, I know firsthand the tremendous contributions immigrants have made to our nation. The 9th Congressional District of Illinois is one of the most diverse in the country. Our neighbors come from all corners of the globe, as evidenced by more than fifty languages spoken at many of our schools. As a nation and a community, we are indebted to the immigrants who came here to make a better life for their families, bringing with them their dreams, their culture, and commitment to hard work. Our diversity is our greatest strength.

My office has developed considerable expertise and success in helping constituents who are having problems with immigration issues. We work with our contacts at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to help with any problems with naturalization, work authorization, or other applications, and we regularly contact U.S. Consulates abroad to help with visa issues. We do everything we can to help reunite families and fix errors. The experts on our staff will talk with you and help as much as we can. My office has assisted more than 26,000 constituents since I've been in Congress, many of whom we have helped on immigration-related matters.

Rep. Schakowsky with organizers of the conference on Improving Health and Legal Outcomes for Immigrant Survivors

More on Immigration

Jan's Plans & Pans - June 18, 2022
June 18, 2022
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This week, I discuss the hearing I chaired in my Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee on the American Data Privacy and Protection Act. In addition, I provide an update on bipartisan gun safety negotiations in the Senate. I also reflect on the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and I commemorate Juneteenth. To all the fathers in Illinois' 9th Congressional District, I hope you have a wonderful Father's Day. Thank you for all you do!

Issues: Seniors Gun Violence Prevention Immigration Consumer Protection Privacy Coronavirus
House Democrats Hold Press Conference Reaffirming Support for End of Title 42
April 28, 2022
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House Democrats will gather at the House Triangle to hold a press conference in support of the end of Title 42. The press conference will follow a hearing in the House Judiciary Committee during which Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will testify on Title 42 and other immigration policies. More than 1.7 million people have been expelled under Title 42, a shortsighted, xenophobic policy that left migrants with no legal process to seek humanitarian protections established under U.S. law. The policy is set to lift on May 23.

Issues: Immigration
Schakowsky Announces Details of $3.4 Million in Community Funded Projects for Illinois' 9th
March 14, 2022
Press Release

EVANSTON - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, announced the details of the $3.4 million she secured for specific community projects throughout the 9th Congressional District.

Issues: Women's Issues Democracy and Voting Rights Poverty Immigration Civil and Human Rights Energy & Environment Education Health
Schakowsky Votes to Pass Omnibus Appropriations Funding Package
March 10, 2022
Press Release

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) joined a majority of her colleagues in the House of Representatives to pass legislation that invests in both American and global priorities. The Omnibus Appropriations bill, which includes key funding for projects in the 9th Congressional District of Illinois, was approved on March 9, 2022. The bill now awaits consideration by the U.S. Senate before heading to the President's desk.

Issues: Seniors Labor Women's Issues Poverty Immigration Consumer Protection Energy & Environment Housing Education Health Foreign Policy/National Security
SCHAKOWSKY NAMES SKOKIE RESIDENT AS VIRTUAL GUEST TO STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
February 28, 2022
Press Release

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky is uplifting Skokie Resident, Sima Quraishi, as her Hometown Hero virtual guest to President Biden's State of the Union Address to Congress on Tuesday. As Executive Director of the Muslim Women's Resource Center in Chicago, Sima has been instrumental in helping Afghan refugee families resettle in the Chicagoland area.

Issues: Women's Issues Immigration Foreign Policy/National Security Global Women
Jan's Plans & Pans - February 28, 2022
February 28, 2022
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In my weekly update, I discuss the latest around the crisis in Ukraine and the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. And I discuss my participation of a naturalization ceremony and provide some other updates.

Issues: Democracy and Voting Rights Immigration Foreign Policy/National Security
Schakowsky Celebrates Lunar New Year
February 1, 2022
Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chairwoman of Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement recognizing Lunar New Year:

Issues: Immigration Civil and Human Rights
Chicago-Area Congressional Delegation Urges ICE to Release Local Immigrants from Detention
January 31, 2022
Press Release

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), Danny K. Davis (IL-07), Bobby Rush (IL-01), Robin Kelly (IL-02), Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Marie Newman (IL-03) announced a letter they sent to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and the Acting Director of the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) asking for the prompt release of immigration detainees in Illinois facilities.

Issues: Immigration
Build Back Better Act


H.R. 5376, The Build Back Better Act
This Transformational Bill Creates Jobs, Cuts Taxes, and Lowers Costs for American Families

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Schakowsky Statement on the Passage of the Build Back Better Act
November 19, 2021
Press Release

WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, a senior member of the House Budget Committee, and a Co-Chair of the House Democratic Task Force on Aging and Families, released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5376, President Biden's Build Back Better Act, by a vote of 220-213:

Issues: Seniors Labor Women's Issues Poverty Hunger in America Immigration Consumer Protection Energy & Environment Clean Air/Clean Water Oil & Gas Climate Change Green Energy Housing Economy, Jobs & Taxes Education Health