Press Releases
The Senate has a responsibility to consider bipartisan legislation to permanently protect Dreamers.
WASHINGTON — Over 100 House Democrats and Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) led by Chairman Joaquin Castro and Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, lead author of the American Dream and Promise Act (H.R.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, June 22, 2020, at 1:15pm CT, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus led by Chairman Joaquin Castro will hold a press conference with Representatives Sylvia Garcia and Henry Cuellar after their congressional delegation conduct oversight of the South Texas ICE Processing Center in Pearsall and the South Texas Family Residential Center in
SAN ANTONIO, TX — Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Joaquin Castro (TX-20) issued the following statement tocommemorate Juneteenth:
“For 155 years, ever since Union Army Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and read General Order No. 3 abolishing the institution of chattel slavery, June 19th has been a day of freedom and jubilee.
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Castro Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision to Protect Dreamers
SAN ANTONIO—Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Joaquin Castro (TX-20) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling against President Trump’s decision to end the DACA program:
“The Supreme Court ruled with the American people and immigrant families against the cruelty and unlawfulness of the Trump administration.”
The stability of our nation’s food supply depends on the security of our farmworkers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Over 120 Members of the House Democratic Caucus are calling on Congressional leadership to include protection and financial assistance for farmworkers in future legislation to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Demands Trump Administration Explain Incomplete Immigration Court Data
It appears that upwards of 60,000 records of asylum applications are disappearing each month
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus led by Chairman Joaquin Castro sent a letter to Director McHenry of the Executive Office for Immigration Review demanding an explanation for the release of incomplete data on immigration court proceedings and potentially deleting irretrievable information.
Pandemic-EBT allows states to provide money for food to children who would normally receive free or reduced-price lunch whose schools closed due to COVID-19
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus led by Chairman Joaquin Castro sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Perdue expressing their support for prioritizing the Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT) program in order to feed to as many American families and children as possible during this crisis.
SAN ANTONIO, TX — Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) issued the following statement after the CHC meeting with the Association of American Publishers:
SAN ANTONIO, TX — Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) issued the following on the GAO report that CBP violated appropriations law:
Our response to the COVID-19 crisis shouldn’t undermine our longstanding commitment to protecting children and combatting human trafficking
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus led by Chairman Castro are calling on the Trump administration to cease the expulsion and removal of unaccompanied migrant children to Mexico and the Northern Triangle countries.