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Immigration, Refugees and Border Security

Jurisdiction: (1) Immigration, citizenship, and refugee laws; (2) Oversight of the immigration functions of the Department of Homeland Security, including U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Ombudsman Citizenship and Immigration Services; (3) Oversight of the immigration-related functions of the Department of Justice, the Department of State, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement, and the Department of Labor; (4) Oversight of international migration, internally displaced persons, and refugee laws and policy; and (5) Private immigration relief bills.

Membership - 5:4
Democratic Members
 Edward M. Kennedy, Mass. (Chairman)
Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Delaware
Dianne Feinstein, California
Charles E. Schumer, New York
Richard J. Durbin, Illinois
Republican Members
 John Cornyn, Texas (Ranking Member)
Charles E. Grassley, Iowa
Jon Kyl, Arizona
Jeff Sessions, Alabama
Senior Staff

Bill Yeomans, Democratic Chief Counsel
Matthew L. Johnson, Republican Chief Counsel

U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
224 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Majority Office
Phone: 202-224-7878
Fax: 202-228-0464
 Minority Office
Phone: 202-224-7840
Fax: 202-228-2281

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noteworthy

Did You Know?  Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts has held a seat on the Senate Judiciary Committee longer than any other senator in history - 45 years and 11 months.  Senator Henry Fountain Ashurst of Arizona served on the Committee for 37 years and 10 months; Senator Thomas Sterling of South Dakota for 35 years and two months; Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina for 34 years and 11 months; and Senator James Oliver Eastland of Mississippi for 34 years and 10 months.

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