Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) joined Errol Louis on NY1’s Inside City Hall to discuss the political gridlock in Washington, immigration reform and more. Click HERE or on the image below to watch the full interview:  [[{“fid”:”875″,”view_mode”:”teaser”,”fields”:{“format”:”teaser”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:”Congressman Hakeem Jeffries speaking”,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:”Rep. Hakeem Jeffries’ interview with NY1″},”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“alt”:”Congressman Hakeem Jeffries speaking”,”title”:”Rep. Hakeem Jeffries’ interview with NY1″,”class”:”media-element file-teaser”}}]]

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) called Speaker Boehner’s proposed lawsuit against President Obama over his use of executive orders a “political gimmick,” drawing comparisons between the Bush and Obama Administrations’ use of executive authority. Click HERE or on the image below to watch the full interview:  [[{“fid”:”874″,”view_mode”:”teaser”,”fields”:{“format”:”teaser”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:”Congressman Hakeem Jeffries speaking”,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:”Rep. Hakeem Jeffries’ interview with C-SPAN”},”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“alt”:”Congressman Hakeem […]

On MSNBC’s “All In with Chris Hayes,” Rep Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) discussed the flood of unaccompanied minors at the border and his bill, the Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act of 2014. The legislation would provide counsel for unaccompanied minors and mentally disabled individuals in detention proceedings. Click HERE or on the image below to watch the […]

On MSNBC’s “Ronan Farrow Daily,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) discusses Congressional response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis at the southern U.S. border and his legislation, the Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act of 2014 (VIVA) which would provide legal counsel for unaccompanied minors and disabled individuals in detention proceedings. Click HERE or on the image below to watch the […]

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are trying to help unaccompanied minors who enter the U.S. illegally.  A group of House members are introducing the Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act. It would give children who are in the U.S. illegally access to legal representation. New York Congressman Hakeem Jeffries is a co-sponsor. He said it would give unaccompanied minors […]

Responding to the surge of young immigrants on the Southwest border, a group of Democratic lawmakers on Monday introduced legislation that would provide legal representation to unaccompanied minors caught illegally entering the country. “Some of the children who have come to this country may not have a valid legal basis to remain, but some will,” […]

Some say it is immigration reform gone awry. Others say it’s a full-blown humanitarian crisis. Children, under the age of 18, some of them teenage moms with babies, are crossing the border in numbers never seen before. And it is re-focusing the debate on immigration in a way many never imagined. The children are making […]

U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY-8), co-sponsor of the “Hate Crime Reporting Act of 2014,” explains why it’s time to update the 20-year-old congressional report on the role of telecommunications in hate crimes and what kind of speech could lead to hate crime. To hear the full interview, please click the image below: [[{“fid”:”861″,”view_mode”:”full”,”fields”:{“format”:”full”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:”WNYC Radio”},”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“title”:”WNYC Radio”,”style”:”height: […]

Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY 8th District), Reverend David Brawley (St. Paul’s Community Baptist Church), and Andre T. Mitchell (Community Board 5, Man Up, Inc.) joined BK Live to discuss crime and security in East New York. To watch the full interview, please click on the image below:  [[{“fid”:”862″,”view_mode”:”full”,”fields”:{“format”:”full”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:”BK Live – ENY RT”},”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“title”:”BK Live – ENY […]

After a weekend of deadly stabbings in East New York, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries requested assistance from the FBI to assist the NYPD with apprehending a vicious killer that brutally attacked two children at 845 Schenck Avenue, a 6-story building in the Boulevard Houses development. Six-year-old Prince Joshua Avitto died as a result of the attack […]