WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Dick Durbin issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses at his spotlight forum, hosted in conjunction with U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Alex Padilla (D-CA). Today's forum, entitled "The Economic and Community Impacts of the Trump Administration's Haphazard TPS [Temporary Protection Status] Terminations and the Need for a New Path Forward," focused on the devastating impacts of TPS terminations on long-time immigrants, their families, and their communities.

Before beginning his questioning, Durbin spoke about how the Trump Administration has made a coordinated effort to ...