This Week on the Hill

Week of April 26, 2021


(Last Updated: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 9:00 am EDT)
ThisWeekInImmigration.Com's "This Week on the Hill" page lists the immigration-, human trafficking-, and refugee-related hearings, markups, and floor actions that either have been officially scheduled or that are anticipated to occur during the current week.
  • U.S. House of Representatives
  • ​​U.S. Senate
  • Bicameral
  • Non-Governmental
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This Week's Hearings and Briefings
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
2:00 pm EDT
  • House Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing:  The House  Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations has scheduled a hearing for this week titled, "Unaccompanied Children at the Border: Stakeholder Perspectives on the Way Forward." The hearing is scheduled for 2:00 pm EDT on Tuesday, April 27, 2021.
Anticipated Witnesses.  At the time of this writing, the witness list for this hearing included Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Policy Counsel for the American Immigration Council; Robert Garcia, Mayor of Long Beach, California; and Jennifer Podkul, Vice President for Policy and Advocacy of Kids In Need of Defense.
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
2:15 pm EDT
  • House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing:  The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship has scheduled a hearing for this week titled, “'Why Don’t They Just Get in Line?' Barriers to Legal Immigration." The hearing is scheduled for 2:15 pm EDT on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.
Anticipated Witnesses.  At the time of this writing, the witness list for this hearing included 
  • David J. Bier, research fellow at the Cato Institute; Robert Law, director of regulatory affairs and policy at the Center for Immigration Studies; Pareen Mhatre of Iowa City, Iowa; and John C. Yang, president and executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice.
This Week's Markups and Business Meetings
No Scheduled Immigration-, Human Trafficking, or Refugee-Related Business Meetings
This Week's Floor Actions
No Scheduled Immigration-, Human Trafficking, or Refugee-Related Floor Activity
This Week's Hearings and Briefings
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
2:15 pm EDT
  • Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing:  The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management has scheduled a hearing for this week on the NGO Perspective on the Southwest Border.  The hearing is scheduled for 2:30 pm EDT on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.
Anticipated Witnesses.  At the time of this writing, the witness list for this hearing included Beth Strano, asylum seekers and families coordinator for the International Rescue Committee; Ruben Garcia, director of Annunciation House; and Joshua Jones, senior fellow for border security at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
This Week's Markups and Business Meetings
No Scheduled Immigration-, Human Trafficking, or Refugee-Related Business Meetings
This Week's Floor Actions
No Scheduled Immigration-, Human Trafficking, or Refugee-Related Floor Activity
Hearings, Briefings, and Conference Committee Actions
No Scheduled Immigration-, Human Trafficking, or Refugee-Related Legislative Activity