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Washington, D.C. – The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) led 40 Members of Congress in opposition to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) interim final rule, Affirmative Asylum Referrals Without Interview published in the Federal Register on July 28, 2026.
In the letter, led by CHC Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and CAPAC Chair Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06) and delivered Monday to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Asylum Chief Brett H. Lassen, lawmakers called on the agency to fully rescind the rule.
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Washington, D.C. — Statement from Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Adriano Espaillat on the Supreme Court's decision on Friday to allow the Department of Homeland Security to use its discredited Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE program, a violation of privacy and an attempt to disenfranchise American voters:
"This is a last-ditch attempt to intimidate voters ahead of the upcoming midterms and an attempt to set a precedent to disenfranchise millions of Americans in future elections.
On both accounts, Trump and his Supreme Court cronies will fail.
Voters are fired up to tell this failed president what they think of his incompetence and graft – they will speak loudly in November.
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For Immediate Release:
Date: September 9, 2026
Media Contact:
Rafael Bernal | Rafael.Bernal@mail.house.gov | 202-841-4844
NEWARK, NJ — On Wednesday, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and U.S. Representatives Analilia Mejia (NJ-11) and Rob Menendez (NJ-08) conducted an oversight visit at Delaney Hall, operated by GEO Group, following repeated complaints regarding conditions inside the detention facility, including reports of spoiled food, inadequate or non-functioning air conditioning, and grave concerns about access to timely and appropriate medical care.
Court finds the administration's data-sharing scheme “indisputably contravenes” federal privacy law.
For Immediate Release:
Date: September 8, 2026
Media Contact:
Rafael Bernal | Rafael.Bernal@mail.house.gov | 202-841-4844
For Immediate Release:
Date: August 31, 2026
Media Contact:
Rafael Bernal | Rafael.Bernal@mail.house.gov | 202-841-4844
Washington, D.C. — Statement from Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Adriano Espaillat on the Smithsonian Institution's Board of Regents vote to house the National Museum of the American Latino in the Arts and Industries Building:
For Immediate Release:
Date: August 13, 2026
Media Contact:
Rafael Bernal | Rafael.Bernal@mail.house.gov | 202-841-4844
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Leadership released the following statement regarding the selection of the Burke Law Group to represent unaccompanied migrant children:
“Last week, the Trump Administration awarded the Burke Law Group, a law firm with little to no immigration experience, a contract to provide legal representation to unaccompanied children in the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR).
For Immediate Release:
Date: August 7, 2026
Media Contact:
Rafael Bernal | Rafael.Bernal@mail.house.gov | 202-841-4844
Washington, D.C. — Statement from Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Adriano Espaillat on the Trump administration's latest attack on the 14th Amendment.
For Immediate Release:
Date: August 4th, 2026
Media Contact:
Rafael Bernal | rafael.bernal@mail.house.gov
On July 24, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus held a shadow hearing in Houston to investigate the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old father of three shot by ICE officers on July 7 near Canal Street and Wayside Drive in the city's East End.