119th Congress

LOS ANGELES — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) released the following statement after reports of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity outside of Arleta High School, which resulted in a student with disabilities being wrongly detained by unidentified ICE agents. He was eventually released.

LOS ANGELES — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29), the first Latina to represent California’s 29^th Congressional District and the daughter of Mexican immigrants, sent a letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney Scott requesting a meeting from both agencies to discuss the harmful actions of, and demand accountability from, ICE agents in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — Today, Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) announced the inclusion of 15 Community Project Funding (CPF) requests in the House Appropriations Committee’s funding bills for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26). These requests total over $13 million for community projects across CA-29.  

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) released the following statement following House passage of Republicans’ One Big Ugly Bill, which includes the single largest cut to healthcare in American history and dramatically increased funding that allows President Trump to implement his cruel anti-immigrant agenda:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29), the only Latina in Congress with a background in STEM, released the below statement following the Senate’s action to remove the Artificial Intelligence (AI) moratorium provision from Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill. The AI moratorium provision would have blocked states from innovative uses of AI or establishing or implementing laws that protect Americans from current and future challenges related to AI and other emerging technologies. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29), the first Latina to represent California’s 29^th Congressional District and the daughter of Mexican immigrants, released the following statement following House passage of partisan resolution that targets Los Angeles and California: 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29), the first Latina to represent California’s 29^th Congressional District and the daughter of Mexican immigrants, released the following statement following the Supreme Court’s decision in Donald Trump vs. CASA, Inc., paving the way for President Trump to rule by Executive Order and end fundamental American rights, including birthright citizenship: