MEDIA ADVISORY: Congressional Hispanic Caucus Members to Join Faith Leaders, Civil Rights Leaders, and Dreamers Prior to Supreme Court Arguments on DACA
WASHINGTON—– On Tuesday November 12th, members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, faith leaders, and civil rights leaders come together with DACA recipients for a moment of reflection on what is at stake for DACA recipients, their family, and the nation in anticipation of the Supreme Court hearings later that morning.
CHC Chairman Joaquin Castro and Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, co-author of the Dream and Promise Act, will deliver remarks on what DACA means to Dreamers, their Congressional districts, and Hispanic communities across the United States.
This year marks the 7th Anniversary of the implementation of DACA, which President Obama created to ensure the rights and legal status of Dreamers and those eligible for status. While Trump ended DACA on September 5th, 2017, two court injunctions hold DACA in effect, and immigrant youth across the US can still apply for legal status. Members of Congress will continue to condemn the Trump Administration's attempt to rely on the courts to further their anti-immigrant agenda and circumvent Congress.
Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus will be available for interviews before and after the breakfast.
WHO:
Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (NY-12), Co-Author of the Dream and Promise Act, H.R. 6
*Additional Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus will be in attendance
WHEN:
Tuesday, November 12th, 2019 at 8:30 am
WHERE:
U.S. Capitol Building, CVC Meeting Room North
First St. NE, Washington, D.C. 20515
RSVP:
Please RSVP to elena.pino@mail.house.gov.
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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.