,,iv #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #dib ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #bh1 #bjag,mr4 ,al ,green of ,texas 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,gene ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,mr4 ,clyburn1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,bernice ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,lawson of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,cummings1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,ms4 ,michelle ,lujan ,grisham of ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,gutirrez1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 and ,mr4 ,castro of ,texas7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,,resolution ,expressing concern for the separation of ,jos ,escobar from his wife and children as a result of his deportation1 and for other purposes4 ,whereas ,jos ,escobar1 a #ca-year-old undocumented ,houstonian1 husband1 and father of two children1 was arrested and deported on ,march #g1 #bjag1 when he went to ,federal offices in ,houston1 ,texas1 to provide immigration officials with an annual update on his work status2 ,whereas1 in ,january #bjja1 ,jos ,escobar entered the ,united ,states without inspection2 ,whereas1 on ,january #ac and ,february #ac of #bjja1 ,el ,salvador was devastated by two major earthquakes that resulted in the displacement of an estimated #a4c million persons from ,el ,salvador's population of #f4b million2 ,whereas1 on ,march #i1 #bjja1 ,temporary ,protected ,status was designated for ,salvadorans in the ,united ,states as of ,february #ac1 #bjja1 through ,march #i1 #bjja2 ,whereas1 on ,may #ca1 #bjja1 ,jos ,escobar registered for ,temporary ,protected ,status 7,,tps72 ,whereas1 on ,march #ag1 #bjjd1 ,jos ,escobar's ,renewal of ,temporary ,protected ,status was denied because of a misunderstanding about the date of a biometric appointment2 ,whereas1 on ,december #ab1 #bjje1 a ,notice to ,appear was issued1 placing ,jos ,escobar into removal proceedings2 ,whereas1 on ,january #be1 #bjjf1 ,jos ,escobar appeared pro se for his scheduled immigration hearing1 at which time he requested and was granted a continuance to seek legal counsel2 ,whereas1 on ,february #bc1 #bjjf1 an immigration judge issued an in absentia removal order as ,jos ,escobar did not appear at his immigration hearing2 ,whereas1 on ,november #i1 #bjji1 ,walter ,ernesto ,escobar1 was born in ,houston1 ,texas1 to parents ,jos and ,rose ,escobar2 ,whereas1 on ,june #f1 #bjaa1 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement 7,,ice7 detained ,jos ,escobar2 ,whereas1 on ,june #bi1 #bjaa1 a lawyer acting on behalf of ,jos ,escobar filed a ,motion to ,reopen his removal case1 alleging prior ineffective assistance of counsel2 ,whereas1 on ,july #ac1 #bjaa1 ,rose ,ascencio-,escobar1 a ,united ,states citizen and ,jos ,escobar's wife1 filed ,form ,i-#acj1 a ,petition for ,alien ,relative1 to immigrate her husband to the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1 on ,august #h1 #bjaa1 ,jos ,escobar's ,motion to ,reopen his case was denied and thereafter appealed to the ,board of ,immigration ,appeals2 ,whereas1 on ,october #bh1 #bjaa1 the ,board of ,immigration ,appeals affirmed the denial of ,jos ,escobar's appeal to have his case reopened2 ,whereas1 on ,january #aj1 #bjab1 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement released ,jos ,escobar from custody and placed him under an ,order of ,supervision1 with requirements to report regularly2 ,whereas1 on ,may #ag1 #bjab1 the ,petition for ,alien ,relative1 ,form ,i-#acj1 was approved2 however1 no visa was granted2 ,whereas1 on ,november #cj1 #bjab1 ,jos ,escobar filed an ,application for ,deferred ,action for ,childhood ,arrivals 7,,daca71 which was denied on ,december #c1 #bjab2 ,whereas1 on ,december #ac1 #bjab1 ,jos ,escobar filed an ,application for ,deferred ,action for ,childhood ,arrivals 7,,daca71 which was denied on ,september #ag1 #bjad2 ,whereas1 on ,november #e1 #bjad1 ,carmen ,marie ,escobar was born in ,houston1 ,texas1 to ,jos and ,rose ,escobar2 ,whereas1 from #bjab through #bjag1 pursuant to his ,order of ,supervision1 ,jos ,escobar appeared at ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement for all scheduled appointments2 ,whereas1 on ,february #bb1 #bjag1 ,jos ,escobar appeared at ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement for a scheduled appointment and was detained in the presence of his wife and two-year-old daughter2 ,whereas1 on ,march #aj1 #bjag1 an attorney for ,jos ,escobar filed a ,stay of ,deportation2 ,whereas1 on ,march #g1 #bjag1 ,jos ,escobar was physically removed to ,el ,salvador1 separating him from his wife and two children1 while his ,request for ,stay of ,deportation remained pending2 ,whereas1 on ,march #aj1 #bjag1 an attorney for ,jos ,escobar1 filed a ,motion to ,reopen his case2 and ,whereas ,jos ,escobar1 saving a prior minor traffic offense for speeding1 has no prior criminal record3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 expresses its ongoing concern for the human tragedy resulting from the deportation of ,jos ,escobar to ,el ,salvador and his separation from his wife and two children2 7#b7 encourages the ,department of ,homeland ,security as well as the ,department of ,justice to jointly investigate and consider all reasonable explanations and solutions to reunite ,jos ,escobar with his family2 and 7#c7 encourages the ,trump administration and ,congress to work together to pass comprehensive immigration reform to prevent the inhumane deportation and tragic separation of families4