Dear Neighbors,
I hope this message finds you well. As always, if you have questions or concerns, please contact my office by calling (847) 413-1959, emailing me at [email protected], or sending a message through my website at https://krishnamoorthi.house.gov/contact/email. For more frequent updates, I encourage you to follow me on Twitter (X), Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky.
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Congressmen Krishnamoorthi after a blocked attempt to visit the ICE facility in Chicago in June to perform oversight of conditions. ICE responded by calling the police on the Congressman.
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This week, I joined Senators Dick Durbin, Tammy, Duckworth and every Democratic member of Illinois’ congressional delegation in demanding an immediate end to the Department of Homeland Security’s latest reckless immigration enforcement operations in our state. Branded as “Operation Midway Blitz” and “Operation at Large,” these raids have not focused on dangerous criminals as advertised. Instead, families report arrests at schools, bus stops, and neighborhood gathering places, often targeting hardworking immigrants with no criminal convictions.
These actions are tearing families apart and raising serious constitutional concerns. DHS has denied members of Congress access to facilities like Broadview, even as agents have reportedly used military-style tactics and chemical agents on peaceful protesters. Meanwhile, more than 500 people have already been arrested, with troubling reports of citizens and lawful residents detained without due process.
The administration has even scrapped long-standing requirements that ICE provide written justification for arrests, opening the door to arbitrary detentions. Rather than making communities safer, these operations erode trust in law enforcement, divert resources from real public safety threats, and devastate local economies. Illinois families deserve better than secret raids and political stunts. That is why my colleagues and I are pressing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem for answers and demanding transparency. I will keep fighting to protect due process, hold the administration accountable, and stand up for our communities.
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Congressman Krishnamoorthi speaks with Ali Velshi following the House Oversight Committee’s deposition of former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta. (Click the image above to watch the full interview.)
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Last week, I participated in the deposition of former Trump Labor Secretary Alex Acosta regarding his role in one of the most egregious failures of justice in recent history: the non-prosecution deal he made that allowed Jeffrey Epstein to escape accountability for his crimes against numerous minors. Despite overwhelming evidence, including more than 40 young survivors willing to testify, Acosta failed to pursue charges and displayed a defiant, unremorseful attitude in his testimony.
This was not a case of weak evidence, but of a weak prosecutor. Acosta’s evasions only underscore why Congress must secure the full “Epstein files,” including draft indictments and internal reports that have never been made public. As part of our Oversight Committee investigation, I am also seeking documents from the intelligence community and pressing for access to financial records. These records, which may include more than $1 billion in wire transfers linked to Epstein’s trafficking ring, could help expose who profited from these crimes and who may have sought to cover them up. At a time when Americans are rightly demanding answers, I will continue to push for transparency and accountability. Survivors of Epstein’s abuse deserve justice, and the American people deserve to know the full truth about how one of the worst sex offenders of our time was shielded from consequences.
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Congressman Krishnamoorthi with congressional colleagues and labor leaders at his roundtable on countering predatory Chinese trade practices.
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Last week, as Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), I hosted a labor roundtable in the U.S. Capitol with leaders from the United Steelworkers, United Auto Workers, Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO, and other advocates to discuss how we can better protect American workers from the CCP’s predatory trading practices. Our conversation focused on issues central to Illinois and the nation—from rebuilding the U.S. shipbuilding industry to closing loopholes in trade agreements like the USMCA that the CCP seeks to exploit.
When the CCP floods global markets with overcapacity, subsidizes its industries, or relies on forced labor, it doesn’t just break the rules of trade, it threatens the foundation of American industry and the livelihoods of millions of workers. That’s why I highlighted my bipartisan Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes (PAIL) Act, which would establish a Department of Justice task force to crack down on trade fraud and hold repeat offenders accountable. To build an economy that works for all Americans, we need to enforce our trade laws, invest in our workforce, and guarantee that our workers are never left behind in our economic competition with the CCP
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On Saturday, September 27, my office will host a passport fair in collaboration with the Township of Schaumburg. This event is for both renewals and first-time applicants, with staff on hand to answer questions and help review applications. The fair will be held at Schaumburg Township, 1 Illinois Boulevard, Hoffman Estates, from 9:00am to 1:00pm. You can find required forms, fees, and what to bring on the U.S. State Department’s website by clicking here.
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The Congressional App Challenge is the official computer science competition of the U.S. House of Representatives. Since its launch in 2013, more than 50,000 students from 374 congressional districts across all 50 states and five U.S. territories have participated—making it the largest student coding competition in the nation. This competition is a unique opportunity to develop coding skills, unleash creativity, and design innovative solutions to real-world challenges.
I’m proud to announce that my office is participating in the 2025 Congressional App Challenge. Now through the end of October, middle and high school students of all coding skill levels in Illinois’s 8th Congressional District are encouraged to take part. Learn more and get started here.
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