U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22), founding co-chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism and a founding member of the Inter-Parliamentary Task Force to Combat Online Antisemitism, issued this statement on reports that the Trump Administration intends to label Amnesty International, OxFam, and Human Rights Watch as antisemitic organizations: "Reports that the State Department may cut off cooperation with Amnesty International, OxFam and Human Rights Watch are a cont... Read more

Today, House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism Chairman Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Ranking Member Joe Wilson (R-SC) led a bipartisan letter of 31 Members of Congress to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf urging greater action to protect Uyghurs at heightened risk from persecution by the government of China. Specifically, the Members call on the secretaries to expedite visa applications a... Read more

U.S. Representative Ted Deutch, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism, issued this statement following reports that the Trump Administration intends to unilaterally snapback United Nations sanctions on Iran: "I have seen reports that in the coming days the US will declare that all UN sanctions against Iran have been 'snapbacked.' The members of the UN Security Council have already determined that this move is not valid. T... Read more

Today, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-22), Ro Khanna (CA-17), Ted Lieu (CA-33), Mark Pocan (WI-02),Tom Malinowski (NJ-07), and Eliot Engel (NY-16) led 49 of their colleagues in a letter to Secretary of State Michael Pompeo urging him to restore humanitarian aid to Yemen, enhance U.S. assistance to counter COVID-19, and bolster diplomacy to end the ongoing conflict. U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) led a parallel effort in the Senate signed by 19 Senators. The situation in Yemen is con... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism, issued this statement following the announcement of an agreement between Israel and Bahrain: "I welcome today’s announcement that Bahrain and Israel will normalize relations. The historic agreements between Israel and Bahrain and Israel and the UAE will usher in a new era of regional cooperation and help provide greater stability in the Gulf, which is in the U... Read more

U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (D-FL), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism, and Adam Smith (D-WA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, led a letter with 38 other members of the House urging Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to hold Egypt accountable for its failure to meet human right standards and end the use of arbitrary detention. “We urge you to utilize all tools at your disposal to hold Egypt accountable ... Read more

Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism, Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Vice Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Chairman of its Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, and Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation, sent Secretary of State Michael Pompeo a letter demanding information on recent revelations about Sau... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism, issued this statement following the announcement of an agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates: "I welcome today’s historic announcement that the United Arab Emirates and Israel will move toward normalization of relations. I appreciate the joint statement in which the United States, Israel, and the UAE commit to normalization and a suspension of ... Read more

Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously passed the Libya Stabilization Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism. “The Libya Stabilization Act demonstrates Congressional interest in de-escalating the conflict, reviving diplomacy, and ending foreign intervention in Libya. It makes the threat of sanctions more credible and signals bipartisan support for their impleme... Read more

U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22) offered two of his bills as amendments to the the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which is under consideration by the U.S. House of Representatives. The two bills are the ‘‘Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act" and the "Countering Global White Supremacist Terrorism Act." On Monday evening, the House adopted both of his amendments into the NDAA. Final passage of the NDAA is expected this evening. The ‘‘Robe... Read more