Immigration
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Congressman Adam Gray (CA-13), Senator Alex Padilla, and Senator Adam Schiff are demanding answers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following reports of increased enforcement activity and resident detentions in Mendota beginning on October 5.
In a letter to Acting ICE Director David Venturella, the lawmakers requested details about the operations’ purpose and scope, the number of individuals detained, and the safeguards in place to protect due process and minimize disruption to local families and businesses.
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN: HOW IT MAY IMPACT YOU
Funding for the federal government expired on September 30, 2025.
I’ve always been a strong advocate for bipartisanship, and I encourage my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to work together to find a commonsense compromise to keep the government open. I am committed to doing everything I can to make that happen.
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A bipartisan group of lawmakers is teaming up to reintroduce a comprehensive immigration reform bill.
Rep. Adam Gray and Rep. David Valadao say The Dignity Act of 2025 will be crucial because it would provide legal status for some undocumented immigrants.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Adam Gray (D-Merced) today joined a bipartisan group of his colleagues to reintroduce the Dignity Act, a historic, comprehensive immigration reform bill. The legislation addresses legal status and grants protection to undocumented immigrants, invests in border security infrastructure, and overhauls our visa and asylum systems to relieve the backlog.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Adam Gray joined a bipartisan group of Members to reintroduce the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. The bill would address workforce shortages across the Central Valley by establishing a program for agricultural workers in the United States to earn legal status through continued employment in the agricultural sector. Congressman Gray joins Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Mike Simpson (R-ID), Jim Costa (D-CA), David Valadao (R-CA) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) as co-lead sponsor of the legislation.
WASHINGTON, DC – Last month, Congressman Adam Gray (D-Merced) joined over 200 of his colleagues to introduce the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act of 2025.
As the Trump administration cracks down on illegal immigration, California farm groups are working behind the scenes to influence legislative measures that would ensure a stable supply of laborers for the state’s farms and ranches, an industry long reliant on a foreign-born workforce.