By Emily Wu Pearson (WABE) Photo: Mildred Taylor, whose husband has been in detained at Stewart Detention Center for over a year, stands in line in front of the ICE field office in Atlanta, Ga...
McBath, Senator Alsobrooks Introduce Legislation to Support Families and Infants
The Extending WIC for New Moms Act is a part of the “Momnibus” package to support America’s children
Representatives McBath, Valadao, Carter, Lee Launch Bipartisan Caucus to Combat Human Trafficking
Washington, DC – Representative Lucy McBath (GA-06), joined by David Valadao (CA-22), Troy Carter (LA-02), and Laurel Lee (FL-15) this week launched the Combating Human Trafficking...
McBath, Meng, Chu, Williams Lead Resolution Marking Five Years Since Atlanta Spa Shootings
Washington, DC — Today, U.S. Representatives Lucy McBath (GA-06), Grace Meng (NY-06), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Judy Chu (CA-28), CAPAC...
USA Today: Kristi Noem grilled about disabled GA man in ICE custody before ousting
By Irene Wright (USA Today) Kristi Noem is out as Secretary of Homeland Security after congressional hearings ranged from confrontational to heated as funding for the department remains in gridlock....
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Kristi Noem confronted over ‘inhumane’ treatment of Georgia ICE detainee
U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath raised the issue of Rodney Taylor’s declining health inside the Stewart Detention Center. Taylor, a double amputee, has spent over a year in detention. By Lautaro Grinspan...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: McBath presses Noem on treatment of Georgia amputee in ICE detention
Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionDuring a House Judiciary Committee hearing on homeland security oversight, Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Ga., questioned Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem over the reported...
Capitol Beat: Legless Georgia detainee featured in congressional hearing that preceded Noem’s ouster
by Ty Tagami(Capitol Beat) ATLANTA — Before she was ousted by President Donald Trump, then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem got grilled by a Georgia congresswoman about the way her agency had...
House Passes McBath’s Bipartisan Bill to Combat Human Trafficking
Washington, DC—Today, Representative Lucy McBath (GA-06) and Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) celebrated House passage of their H.R. 4307, the...
Federal News Network: House Democrats pressure Bureau of Prisons leadership on staffing ‘crisis’
In a letter to the BOP director, House Democrats warned staffing shortages have reached a “crisis point,” leading to operational issues and unsafe conditions. (Federal News Network) House Democrats...