Press Releases
The subcommittee will review the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights’ pivotal Broken Promises Report
Washington, D.C. – Tomorrow, the House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States will hold an oversight hearing titled “Reviewing the Broken Promises Report: Examining the Chronic Federal Funding Shortfalls in Indian Country.” The hearing comes after Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01) requested an oversight hearing to review the U.S.
Albuquerque, N.M. – Today, Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01) released the following statement after it was announced that the Acoma Shield will be returned to Acoma Pueblo:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Isleta Pueblo Chief Judge Verna Teller made history when she became the first Native American to deliver the opening prayer in the U.S. House of Representatives. Teller, a guest of Congresswoman Deb Haaland, delivered the invocation as Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01) celebrates her first Native American History Month as a Member of Congress.
AG Barr will be in Albuquerque this week
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of the U.S. Attorney General William Barr’s visit to New Mexico, Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01) is calling on him to hold meetings with immigrant advocacy organizations in Albuquerque. The letter comes as reports surface of violations of due process for those seeking asylum in the United States under a new Trump Administration policy.
The legislation would designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Las Cruces as the ‘Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic’ to honor the New Mexicans and others who suffered and sacrificed in the Bataan Death March during World War II
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01) led a coalition of Congressional champions for Native American communities in introducing a resolution recognizing the month of November as National Native American Heritage Month.
Teller will become the first Native American to deliver the invocation on the House Floor
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Next week, Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01) will welcome Isleta Pueblo Chief Justice Verna Teller to deliver a historic opening prayer on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. The invocation will be the first time a Native American delivers the opening prayer and comes as Haaland celebrates her first Native American History Month as a Member of Congress.
Grant funds will repair and add safety enhancements along stretch of US Highway 285 between Loving, New Mexico and the Texas Border that has seen rising fatalities as heavy truck traffic has increased
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S.
Video footage would have shown Roxsana’s final days in ICE detention before her death
WASHINGTON— Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Committee Chairs and the New Mexico Delegation called on the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General to launch an investigation into the actions of Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) with regard to the treatment of Roxsana Hernandez and ICE’s failure to preserve video evidence that may ha
Albuquerque, N.M. – Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01) slammed the Trump Administration after they announced that they have formally notified the United Nations of the United States’ formal withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement. Haaland also called on U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to pass the Climate Action Now Act, H.R.