Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal
@jayapal.house.gov
Congresswoman, lifelong organizer, mom. Proudly serving WA-7. Chair Emerita of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Member of Judiciary Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee, Budget Committee. She/her.
In the richest country in the world, it is reprehensible that people are forced to wait til a preventable disease becomes an emergency, or until they’re 65 and on Medicare to access care.
It’s time for Medicare for All — health care from the day you’re born to the day you die.
It’s time for Medicare for All — health care from the day you’re born to the day you die.
January 21, 2026 at 11:21 PM
In the richest country in the world, it is reprehensible that people are forced to wait til a preventable disease becomes an emergency, or until they’re 65 and on Medicare to access care.
It’s time for Medicare for All — health care from the day you’re born to the day you die.
It’s time for Medicare for All — health care from the day you’re born to the day you die.
Today, I signed the discharge petition on our bill to ban members of Congress, the VP, and President from trading stocks.
GOP leadership is trying to block any real progress — I’m fighting to end stock trading to show the American people we work for them, not our pocketbooks.
GOP leadership is trying to block any real progress — I’m fighting to end stock trading to show the American people we work for them, not our pocketbooks.
January 21, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Today, I signed the discharge petition on our bill to ban members of Congress, the VP, and President from trading stocks.
GOP leadership is trying to block any real progress — I’m fighting to end stock trading to show the American people we work for them, not our pocketbooks.
GOP leadership is trying to block any real progress — I’m fighting to end stock trading to show the American people we work for them, not our pocketbooks.
ICE is not keeping us safe — they are actively putting us in danger.
Listen to Mendota Heights Police Chief Kelly McCarthy break down how DHS and ICE’s actions have impeded local law enforcement and undermined public safety.
Listen to Mendota Heights Police Chief Kelly McCarthy break down how DHS and ICE’s actions have impeded local law enforcement and undermined public safety.
January 21, 2026 at 7:46 PM
ICE is not keeping us safe — they are actively putting us in danger.
Listen to Mendota Heights Police Chief Kelly McCarthy break down how DHS and ICE’s actions have impeded local law enforcement and undermined public safety.
Listen to Mendota Heights Police Chief Kelly McCarthy break down how DHS and ICE’s actions have impeded local law enforcement and undermined public safety.
This week, the American people will hear directly from Jack Smith about his investigation into Trump and how the President tried to overturn the 2020 election.
Donald Trump is a danger to our democracy.
Donald Trump is a danger to our democracy.
January 21, 2026 at 6:25 PM
This week, the American people will hear directly from Jack Smith about his investigation into Trump and how the President tried to overturn the 2020 election.
Donald Trump is a danger to our democracy.
Donald Trump is a danger to our democracy.
Trump and Elon Musk let DOGE share Social Security information with right-wing groups pushing election-denial conspiracy theories.
This is a MASSIVE breach of trust and security. We need more answers and accountability now.
https://nyti.ms/4a6683W
This is a MASSIVE breach of trust and security. We need more answers and accountability now.
https://nyti.ms/4a6683W
DOGE Employees Shared Social Security Data, Court Filing Shows
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Trump and Elon Musk let DOGE share Social Security information with right-wing groups pushing election-denial conspiracy theories.
This is a MASSIVE breach of trust and security. We need more answers and accountability now.
https://nyti.ms/4a6683W
This is a MASSIVE breach of trust and security. We need more answers and accountability now.
https://nyti.ms/4a6683W
Without real reforms and accountability, I will not vote to give the Department of Homeland Security another cent.
Judicial warrants for arrests. Prosecution of officers who violate our constitutional rights. Cooperation with local law enforcement investigations. No more masks.
Judicial warrants for arrests. Prosecution of officers who violate our constitutional rights. Cooperation with local law enforcement investigations. No more masks.
January 21, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Without real reforms and accountability, I will not vote to give the Department of Homeland Security another cent.
Judicial warrants for arrests. Prosecution of officers who violate our constitutional rights. Cooperation with local law enforcement investigations. No more masks.
Judicial warrants for arrests. Prosecution of officers who violate our constitutional rights. Cooperation with local law enforcement investigations. No more masks.
16 years ago, SCOTUS ruled in Citizens United, allowing the ultra-rich to flood elections with dark money.
Since then, billionaires have taken over our gov’t and screwed over working people.
It’s time to pass my We the People Amendment to FINALLY reverse this disastrous ruling.
Since then, billionaires have taken over our gov’t and screwed over working people.
It’s time to pass my We the People Amendment to FINALLY reverse this disastrous ruling.
January 21, 2026 at 2:28 PM
16 years ago, SCOTUS ruled in Citizens United, allowing the ultra-rich to flood elections with dark money.
Since then, billionaires have taken over our gov’t and screwed over working people.
It’s time to pass my We the People Amendment to FINALLY reverse this disastrous ruling.
Since then, billionaires have taken over our gov’t and screwed over working people.
It’s time to pass my We the People Amendment to FINALLY reverse this disastrous ruling.
Emilia González Avalos, Executive Director of Unidos Minnesota, is organizing to support people across Minneapolis-Saint Paul during Trump and ICE’s siege.
It is time to get ICE and Border Patrol agents out of our cities.
It is time to get ICE and Border Patrol agents out of our cities.
January 21, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Emilia González Avalos, Executive Director of Unidos Minnesota, is organizing to support people across Minneapolis-Saint Paul during Trump and ICE’s siege.
It is time to get ICE and Border Patrol agents out of our cities.
It is time to get ICE and Border Patrol agents out of our cities.
At my field hearing in Minnesota, we heard firsthand from U.S. citizens who were brutalized, arrested, and detained by ICE.
The cruelty is the point.
The cruelty is the point.
January 21, 2026 at 2:13 AM
At my field hearing in Minnesota, we heard firsthand from U.S. citizens who were brutalized, arrested, and detained by ICE.
The cruelty is the point.
The cruelty is the point.
In just one year, Trump has tanked our economy, made groceries unaffordable, slashed health care for millions, militarized our cities, and done irreparable damage to our communities.
It’s time for accountability.
It’s time for accountability.
January 21, 2026 at 12:18 AM
In just one year, Trump has tanked our economy, made groceries unaffordable, slashed health care for millions, militarized our cities, and done irreparable damage to our communities.
It’s time for accountability.
It’s time for accountability.
Patty and her friend Brandon, both US citizens, went to observe ICE activity — something they are legally entitled to do — only to be pepper-sprayed, demeaned, and thrown into an ICE facility.
Listen to Patty’s story:
Listen to Patty’s story:
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Patty and her friend Brandon, both US citizens, went to observe ICE activity — something they are legally entitled to do — only to be pepper-sprayed, demeaned, and thrown into an ICE facility.
Listen to Patty’s story:
Listen to Patty’s story:
As this administration continues to send masked agents to terrorize our cities, I will not vote to give another cent to ICE and CBP until we have real, enforceable guardrails in place.
My full statement on the DHS funding bill ⬇️
My full statement on the DHS funding bill ⬇️
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
As this administration continues to send masked agents to terrorize our cities, I will not vote to give another cent to ICE and CBP until we have real, enforceable guardrails in place.
My full statement on the DHS funding bill ⬇️
My full statement on the DHS funding bill ⬇️
My office is aware of unverified reports of ICE activity in the Seattle area. We are monitoring the situation and will share information as we learn more.
Please stay safe, everyone. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Please stay safe, everyone. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Two Seattle schools shelter in place due to reported ICE activity
Seattle Public Schools warned that ICE agents might be trying to draw out families who intended to bring children home after news of nearby ICE activity.
www.seattletimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:09 PM
My office is aware of unverified reports of ICE activity in the Seattle area. We are monitoring the situation and will share information as we learn more.
Please stay safe, everyone. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Please stay safe, everyone. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
I will not vote on another cent going to ICE and CBP without significant guardrails and accountability measures in place.
Congress must stand up to protect communities across this country.
Congress must stand up to protect communities across this country.
January 20, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I will not vote on another cent going to ICE and CBP without significant guardrails and accountability measures in place.
Congress must stand up to protect communities across this country.
Congress must stand up to protect communities across this country.
YOU are paying Trump’s tariffs.
Every time he puts in place a new, reckless, pointless tariff, you’re the one footing the bill. www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Every time he puts in place a new, reckless, pointless tariff, you’re the one footing the bill. www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds
New research contradicts President Trump’s claim that foreigners are footing the bill.
www.wsj.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:37 PM
YOU are paying Trump’s tariffs.
Every time he puts in place a new, reckless, pointless tariff, you’re the one footing the bill. www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Every time he puts in place a new, reckless, pointless tariff, you’re the one footing the bill. www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
If Republicans continue refusing to conduct any oversight of Trump, Democrats will.
We’ll keep investigating ICE’s abuses of power. We’ll keep holding hearings to give impacted people a platform. And we’ll keep speaking out and fighting for accountability and justice.
We’ll keep investigating ICE’s abuses of power. We’ll keep holding hearings to give impacted people a platform. And we’ll keep speaking out and fighting for accountability and justice.
January 20, 2026 at 5:02 PM
If Republicans continue refusing to conduct any oversight of Trump, Democrats will.
We’ll keep investigating ICE’s abuses of power. We’ll keep holding hearings to give impacted people a platform. And we’ll keep speaking out and fighting for accountability and justice.
We’ll keep investigating ICE’s abuses of power. We’ll keep holding hearings to give impacted people a platform. And we’ll keep speaking out and fighting for accountability and justice.
Two men in ICE detention say they saw guards kill a fellow detainee. Now the Trump administration is trying to deport the witnesses.
This looks a lot like a cover-up. We need an independent investigation NOW. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
This looks a lot like a cover-up. We need an independent investigation NOW. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
DHS seeking to deport two men who said fellow ICE detainee was killed
The two men’s eyewitness accounts of the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp differ from the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the incident.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Two men in ICE detention say they saw guards kill a fellow detainee. Now the Trump administration is trying to deport the witnesses.
This looks a lot like a cover-up. We need an independent investigation NOW. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
This looks a lot like a cover-up. We need an independent investigation NOW. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
The people of Minnesota have been nothing but peaceful in their resistance. But Trump wants to paint them as violent so his administration can continue its assault on their communities.
The violence is coming directly from ICE and CBP.
The violence is coming directly from ICE and CBP.
January 20, 2026 at 2:34 PM
The people of Minnesota have been nothing but peaceful in their resistance. But Trump wants to paint them as violent so his administration can continue its assault on their communities.
The violence is coming directly from ICE and CBP.
The violence is coming directly from ICE and CBP.
What a small, pathetic, dangerous man. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/w...
Trump Links His Push for Greenland to Not Winning Nobel Peace Prize
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:58 PM
What a small, pathetic, dangerous man. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/w...
When Democrats regain power in Congress, we must take on ICE and Border Patrol’s abuses of power.
The immigration system is civil, yet Trump is treating it as a criminal one and locking up tens of thousands of people. It is not just and we will not let it stand.
The immigration system is civil, yet Trump is treating it as a criminal one and locking up tens of thousands of people. It is not just and we will not let it stand.
January 19, 2026 at 12:26 AM
When Democrats regain power in Congress, we must take on ICE and Border Patrol’s abuses of power.
The immigration system is civil, yet Trump is treating it as a criminal one and locking up tens of thousands of people. It is not just and we will not let it stand.
The immigration system is civil, yet Trump is treating it as a criminal one and locking up tens of thousands of people. It is not just and we will not let it stand.
The other day, Kristi Noem was on CNN and said, “We can’t trust our government anymore.” She IS the government, and she is LYING to our faces.
Kristi Noem needs to come testify before the Judiciary Committee immediately — we need accountability.
Kristi Noem needs to come testify before the Judiciary Committee immediately — we need accountability.
January 18, 2026 at 6:17 PM
The other day, Kristi Noem was on CNN and said, “We can’t trust our government anymore.” She IS the government, and she is LYING to our faces.
Kristi Noem needs to come testify before the Judiciary Committee immediately — we need accountability.
Kristi Noem needs to come testify before the Judiciary Committee immediately — we need accountability.
Courage comes in times of fear. Strength comes in times of crisis.
What I’ve seen in Minnesota and across America is people coming together, showing that courage and strength in their communities, and standing up to ICE and this authoritarian administration.
We will not lose hope.
What I’ve seen in Minnesota and across America is people coming together, showing that courage and strength in their communities, and standing up to ICE and this authoritarian administration.
We will not lose hope.
January 18, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Courage comes in times of fear. Strength comes in times of crisis.
What I’ve seen in Minnesota and across America is people coming together, showing that courage and strength in their communities, and standing up to ICE and this authoritarian administration.
We will not lose hope.
What I’ve seen in Minnesota and across America is people coming together, showing that courage and strength in their communities, and standing up to ICE and this authoritarian administration.
We will not lose hope.
ICYMI: Republicans’ proposal on congressional stock trading is a massive disappointment.
Our Restore Trust in Congress Act has bipartisan consensus and will actually stop members of Congress from owning and trading stocks once and for all. Let’s pass it. www.commondreams.org/news/insider...
Our Restore Trust in Congress Act has bipartisan consensus and will actually stop members of Congress from owning and trading stocks once and for all. Let’s pass it. www.commondreams.org/news/insider...
January 18, 2026 at 1:30 AM
ICYMI: Republicans’ proposal on congressional stock trading is a massive disappointment.
Our Restore Trust in Congress Act has bipartisan consensus and will actually stop members of Congress from owning and trading stocks once and for all. Let’s pass it. www.commondreams.org/news/insider...
Our Restore Trust in Congress Act has bipartisan consensus and will actually stop members of Congress from owning and trading stocks once and for all. Let’s pass it. www.commondreams.org/news/insider...
Mubashir and his family came to the United States as refugees from Ethiopia when he was a child, and they all became naturalized citizens in 2019.
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
January 17, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Mubashir and his family came to the United States as refugees from Ethiopia when he was a child, and they all became naturalized citizens in 2019.
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
Good. It's time for Trump's ICE and Border Patrol to stop assaulting peaceful protestors and violating the First Amendment.
Follow the damn law. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Follow the damn law. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Judge orders federal agents to stop pepper spraying, retaliating against peaceful Minnesota protesters
The ruling in a case from December applies to federal agents participating in immigration enforcement under Operation Metro Surge.
www.nbcnews.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Good. It's time for Trump's ICE and Border Patrol to stop assaulting peaceful protestors and violating the First Amendment.
Follow the damn law. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Follow the damn law. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...