CHC CHAIRWOMAN ON TEXAS V. UNITED STATES RULING

Washington, D.C. – CHC Chairwoman Linda Sánchez released the following statement on the State of Texas v. United States of America preliminary ruling.

"The immigration executive actions announced last November were critically important and expected to provide administrative relief to 5 million families. These actions were announced amid continued House Republican efforts to block action on legislation that would reform our nation's broken immigration system.

The ruling before us doesn't define the final fate of the immigration executive actions that are so desperately needed. Every single president since President Ronald Reagan has used his executive authority on immigration, so there is a clear legal precedent that President Obama followed.

There is too much at stake before us. There are too many American families that support these executive actions and too many immigrants that are ready to enroll in these programs. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus played a central role in the announcement of the executive actions last November, and it is the Caucus that since then, has been leading the rollout of these actions.

The CHC will continue working with the Administration as it has to make sure the expanded DACA and DAPA programs are implemented and become reality."