Hearings Featuring the Secretary of Homeland Security and Examining the Plight of DREAMers and TPS Holders Highlight the Week Ahead
Monday, March 4, 2019
 | The highlight of the coming week's immigration- and refugee-related legislative action is likely to be a contentious House hearing during which the embattled Secretary of Homeland Security is scheduled to testify on DHS operations. |
Also this week, the House is expected to take its first steps toward producing legislation for DREAMers and TPS holders when it holds a hearing on their plight.
Senate watchers this week are anticipating upcoming action in that chamber on a joint resolution that the House passed last week disapproving of the President's February 15 emergency declaration with respect to the U.S. border with Mexico. While it is widely believed that the Senate will not act on that resolution until next week, lots of jockeying is expected to take place this week. Also this week, a Senate panel has scheduled an oversight hearing on the Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection (CBP) response to the smuggling of persons at the Southern Border.
In all, from the perspective of those interested in immigration, refugee, homeland security, or human trafficking policy, the week's schedule includes seven hearings (five in the House and two in the Senate), no business meetings, and no scheduled floor action on matters of consequence.
Senate watchers this week are anticipating upcoming action in that chamber on a joint resolution that the House passed last week disapproving of the President's February 15 emergency declaration with respect to the U.S. border with Mexico. While it is widely believed that the Senate will not act on that resolution until next week, lots of jockeying is expected to take place this week. Also this week, a Senate panel has scheduled an oversight hearing on the Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection (CBP) response to the smuggling of persons at the Southern Border.
In all, from the perspective of those interested in immigration, refugee, homeland security, or human trafficking policy, the week's schedule includes seven hearings (five in the House and two in the Senate), no business meetings, and no scheduled floor action on matters of consequence.