On 01/22/09, leaders of the House Committee on the Judiciary announced the membership roster of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law. The Subcommittee has jurisdiction over: immigration and naturalization, border security, admission of refugees, treaties, conventions and international agreements, claims against the United States, federal charters of incorporation, private immigration and claims bills, non-border enforcement, other appropriate matters as referred by the Chairman, and relevant oversight.

Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) will chair the sixteen-member subcommittee, and Representatives Steve King (R-IA) will serve as Ranking Member. Immigration Subcommittee members will also include:

Howard Berman (D-CA)
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX)
Maxine Waters (D-CA)
Pedro Pierluisi (D-Puerto Rico)
Luis Gutierrez (D-IL)
Linda Sanchez (D-CA)
Anthony Weiner (D-NY)
Charles Gonzalez (D-TX)
Bill Delahunt (D-MA)
Gregg Harper (R-MS)
Elton Gallegly (R-CA)
Dan Lungren (R-CA)
Ted Poe (R-TX)
Jason Chaffetz (R-UT)

The Immigration Subcommittee is part of the larger House Judiciary Committee, which has jurisdiction not only over matters related to immigration, but also over a range of judicial issues such as judicial proceedings, federal courts, civil liberties, interstate compacts, and patents.