Press Releases
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson attended today a Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on "Oversight of Working Conditions for Airline Ground Workers." Led by the Subcommittee on Aviation, the forum featured Miami-Dade County Commissioner Ellen Higgins, Miami International Airport ramp worker Esteban Barrios, union and other industry-related representatives.
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement to mark the 10-year anniversary of the Haiti earthquake.
"On January 12, 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti at its very core, crippling the capital's infrastructure, killing hundreds of thousands of people, and leaving more than one million homeless. As we mark the ten-year anniversary of that devastating event, we also must not forget the myriad other man-made and natural disasters that Haiti has endured since then, including a cholera outbreak, hurricanes, and political unrest.
Miami, FL - In response to the Department of Homeland Security's plan to deport Haitians on Tuesday, April 7, Congresswoman Wilson led a letter to Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf urging him to reverse this decision.
Miami, FL - Today, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson led a letter to Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Mary Mayhew calling on them to take steps to safeguard the well-being of Florida's nursing home residents.
Miami, FL - Today, Congresswoman Wilson issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling on the White House's effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program:
Congresswoman Wilson this week introduced the Vote from Home America Act (H.R. 7118). The legislation calls for states to send an absentee ballot with a pre-paid, self-addressed return envelope to every registered voter for this year's upcoming federal elections. Co-sponsors include Representatives David Cicilline (RI-1) and Mark Takano (CA-41).
Today, Congresswoman Wilson hosted a forum titled "An Impending Crisis: COVID-19 in Haiti, Ongoing Instability, and the Dangers of Continued U.S.
Miami, FL - Representatives Frederica Wilson and Al Lawson, Jr., sent a letter this week to President Donald Trump urging him to amend Florida's Major Disaster Declaration to allow the state to administer the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. D-SNAP enables people who are not typically eligible for SNAP but have been impacted by a disaster to receive food benefits.
Today, Congresswoman Wilson introduced the Haitian Deportation Relief Act, which calls for the suspension of deportations of Haitian nationals until the COVID-19 pandemic has ended in both the United States and Haiti. The legislation also requires the Department of Homeland Security prioritize migrants whose detention has been deferred and who do not pose a public safety risk for alternatives to detention.