Congressional Hispanic Caucus Applauds DACA Rule and Calls on Senate Republicans to Act on House-Passed Bipartisan Dream and Promise Act

Washington, D.C. – Earlier this year, Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) met with President Biden and senior White House officials to discuss topics of critical importance to the Hispanic community. At the meeting, Members advocated for strengthening and expanding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Today, the Biden Administration has finalized a rule that will turn DACA into a federal regulation, shielding it from legal challenges.

It's a first step in the CHC's tooth and nail fight for a legislative solution that will provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented individuals and families including Dreamers, farm workers and Temporary Protected Status holders, among others, who have been on the frontlines of the pandemic as essential workers. More than three-quarters of DACA recipients in the workforce— 343,000— have contributed to the country's essential workforce during the pandemic.

In response to the rule, CHC Chair Dr. Raul Ruiz issued the following statement:

"The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) applauds the Biden Administration's actions to strengthen the DACA program. This step forward does not take away from the urgency for 10 Senate Republicans to join all Democrats to pass the House-passed bipartisan Dream and Promise Act and provide certainty and a pathway to citizenship for our hardworking Dreamers across the country."

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The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), founded in December 1976, is organized as a Congressional Member organization, governed under the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives. The CHC is dedicated to voicing and advancing, through the legislative process, issues affecting Hispanics in the United States, Puerto Rico and U.S. Territories.