119th Congress

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representative Dan Goldman (NY-10) and twelve Members of Congress filed an amended complaint and emergency motion today seeking a temporary restraining order (TRO) from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to restore their right and duty to conduct oversight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities.

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Dan Goldman (NY-10), a member of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus; Grace Meng (NY-06), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus; Judy Chu (CA-28); and Juan Vargas (CA-51) introduced the Language Access for All Act of 2026 to codify language access requirements for federal agencies, including translation and interpretation services under threat from the Trump administration.

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Dan Goldman (D-NY-10) and U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led 27 lawmakers in writing to the Inspectors General for the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), and the Office of Tax Administration (TIGTA), asking the watchdogs to investigate the impact of the Trump administration’s diversion of law enforcement resources away from white collar and corporate crime and in favor of immigration enforcement.

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Dan Goldman (NY-10) is reiterating his demand that the Trump Administration provide answers about its decision to pause leases for five large scale offshore wind projects currently under construction, including the Empire Wind 1 project in New York. The administration cited national security concerns as the rationale for the pause; in December, Rep. Goldman demanded a classified hearing detailing these concerns by the week of January 5th. As of today, neither the Department of Interior (DOI) nor the Department of Defense (DOD) has scheduled a briefing or provided access to the classified materials. While a judge today granted a preliminary injunction that allows construction on the project to continue, the threat to the project still remains. The Trump administration has made clear it will use any means necessary, including citing national security risks, to prevent offshore wind projects like Empire Wind 1 from being completed.

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representatives Dan Goldman (NY-10) and Nanette Barragán (CA-44) introduced the Returning Home Act (H.R. 2994), legislation that aims to help individuals returning to their communities from incarceration access supportive services and secure stable housing.

“Department of Homeland Security spokesperson ‘Tricia from Ohio,’ is back to doing what she does best: gaslighting the American people. Her statement that the staffer ‘had no legal right to be in the United States’ is a bald-faced lie. In truth, the NYC Council employee was lawfully in the United States and properly authorized to work here.

“After a City Council staffer was detained by ICE yesterday while attending a routine immigration check-in, our offices immediately moved to coordinate with advocates at the New York Immigration Coalition and the outstanding lawyers at the New York Legal Assistance Group who filed an emergency habeas petition last night.

Washington, DC - U.S. Representatives Dan Goldman (D-NY-10), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY-7), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14), Grace Meng (D-NY-6), Yvette Clarke (D-NY-9), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12), Gregory Meeks (D-NY-5), and Paul Tonko (D-NY-20) sent a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul, New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, calling on the New York State Legislature to pass a group of immigration bills that will protect our immigrant neighbors, uphold constitutional rights, and reinforce New York State’s role as a check against unlawful federal overreach by the Trump Administration.