The Trump administration has been terminating immigration court cases and deporting individuals without due process. Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., said today they have joined a group of 21 Senate Democrats in pressing the Trump administration on its recent initiatives to weaponize immigration
Over 100,000 initial applications are pending with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., today joined Senate colleagues to urge U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to immediately resume processing DACA applications “Noncitizens brought to the United States as children, often known
Women’s Health Protection Act comes as Trump and Congressional Republicans move to restrict a woman’s right to choose and toward a national abortion ban WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the third anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined the
The senators are introducing legislation in the wake of Donald Trump deploying 2,000 more troops to Los Angeles Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-Ore.) said today they have joined 20 senators to introduce legislation that would limit the president’s unrestrained authority under the 217-year-old
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—leader of the Equality Act—today issued the following statement after the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Skrmetti: “Access to medically-necessary care for trans youth saves lives, and the U.S. Supreme Court’s callous decision puts trans youth and their families at risk.
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that they have cosponsored the Fit to Serve Act, a bill to support our military readiness and national security by prohibiting discrimination against transgender service members. The lawmakers’ bill comes as the Trump Administration is taking actions that
Senator Merkley joined MSNBC to call out the unacceptable forcible removal of Senator Alex Padilla from a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press conference led by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
Senator Merkley spoke on the Senate floor to demand answers for Senator Alex Padilla’s forcible removal from a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press conference in Los Angeles on June 12, 2025.
La legislación daría a las víctimas de violencia armada vías legales para responsabilizar a los fabricantes por negligencia en los tribunales Washington DC—Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley, junto con las representantes estadounidenses Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas y Maxine Dexter, dijeron hoy que se han unido a sus colegas para presentar una legislación que garantizaría que las víctimas de violencia armada
During Pride Month, Lawmakers Defend Freedom & Rights for Queer, Trans Americans Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (D-VT) launched a new effort to push back against the Trump Administration’s assault on the rights and freedoms of LGBTQ+ Americans nationwide. The No Place for
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