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January 8, 2018

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Thompson Statement on DHS Decision to End Protected Status for Salvadorans

January 8, 2018 (WASHINGTON) – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security announced that it will terminate Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from El Salvador:

December 15, 2017

National Association of Secretaries of State Call on Congress to Provide Missing Funds Needed for Election Security

December 13, 2017

For ImmediateRelease Contact : Guy King

December 13, 2017 (202) 225-5876

Congressman Thompson's Statement On U.S. Committee on Homeland Security's Passage of His Bill Protecting Places of Worship Against Terrorism

December 12, 2017

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Thompson, Watson Coleman: After NYC Attack TSA Must Focus on Overdue Security Mandates

December 7, 2017

Black lawmakers may skip civil rights museum opening in protest of Trump

By Astead W. Herndon Globe Staff

WASHINGTON — Black civil rights leaders, angered by a White House they view as racially divisive, are considering boycotts and protests as they wrestle with how to respond to President Trump's planned attendance this week at the opening of a civil rights museum in Mississippi.

December 6, 2017

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Does the New Homeland Security Secretary Agree with Trump?

December 5, 2017

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Thompson Statement on DHS Confirmation Vote

December 5, 2017 (WASHINGTON) – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on news the Senate has confirmed Kirstjen Nielsen to be Homeland Security Secretary:

December 5, 2017

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Thompson: DHS Border Numbers Show No Need for Wall

December 5, 2017 (WASHINGTON) – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) end-of-year immigration enforcement numbers:

December 4, 2017

For Immediate Release Contact : Guy King

December 4, 2017 (202) 225-5876

Congressman Thompson's Statement on President Trump's Attendance to MS Civil Rights Museum Opening

December 1, 2017

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Troublesome: New FEMA Request for $100 Million Single Vendor Puerto Rico Recovery Contract