Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Last week, Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) convened a press conference to denounce ongoing efforts by the White House and Congressional Republicans to bypass standard legislative procedures and provide up to $140 billion in additional funding to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through reconciliation.

Speakers included members of the CHC -- Reps. Rob Menendez (NJ-08), Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Delia Ramirez (IL-03), and Lou Correa (CA-46) -- and allies including Reps. Becca Balint (VT), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), and Judy Chu (CA-28).

Washington, D.C. — Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) led an effort to demand Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons put an end to child detention.

In a letter to Lyons delivered Friday, Espaillat laid out the medical, developmental, social, moral and legal failings of the administration's family and minor detention policies.

At South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas (commonly known as “Dilley”) more than 400 individuals are being held, including 49 families that include at least 77 children and 244 women.

Washington, D.C. — Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement in response to former Rep. Eliot Engel's passing this Friday:

“I am saddened to learn of the passing of former Rep. Eliot Engel.

Eliot will be remembered as a passionate defender of human rights and a powerful voice for his constituents in Westchester and the Bronx.

His commitment to public service was only rivaled by his thirst for knowledge. Eliot's diplomatic efforts sought to improve the lives of millions and elevate the moral standing of the United States of America around the world.

This Holy Thursday, Reps. Espaillat and Menendez visited Pastor Yeison Cortes Vasquez — a pastor in ICE custody despite no criminal record, as faith leaders and churches are increasingly being targeted

NEWARK, NJ - Today Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and Rob Menendez (NJ-08), CHC Vice Chair of Policy, gained access to Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, New Jersey to conduct a welfare check on Pastor Yeison Cortes Vasquez, a faith and community leader detained at the facility by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

CHC Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Sens. Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-NV) and Alex Padilla (D-CA), Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade Ranking Member Rep. Linda Sánchez (CA-38), and Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) lead 115 colleagues on amicus filing.

Washington, D.C. — The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) led XX House and Senate Democrats in filing a bicameral amicus brief standing up for the essential principle of taxpayer privacy in Center for Taxpayer Rights v. IRS, currently before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit.