Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 15, 2025

Media Contact:

Rafael Bernal | Rafael.Bernal@mail.house.gov | 202-841-4844

The CHC Stands With California Against the GOP's Attack on Democracy

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus endorses California's "Election Rigging Response Act"

WASHINGTON, DC — The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) supports California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s legislative efforts to address extreme redistricting policy efforts and to counter the unprecedented conservative power grab.

For Immediate Release:

Date: August 14, 2025

Media Contact:

Rafael Bernal | Rafael.Bernal@mail.house.gov | 202-841-4844

Members of Congress Seek Court Order Allowing for Continued Oversight of ICE Detention Facilities

12 U.S. House Representative plaintiffs in Neguse et al. v. U.S. ICE et al. are asking the court to require the Trump-Vance administration comply with federal law during the course of their lawsuit. 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: July 31, 2025 

Media Contact:

Rafael Bernal | Rafael.Bernal@mail.house.gov | 202-841-4844

Luis Sanchez Armas, press.enaccion@climatepower.us

Latino Congressmembers and Organizations Warn: New Republican Budget Law Punishes Latinos with Higher Costs, Deepening Inequality and Worsening Pollution

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 6, 2025

Media Contact:

Rafael Bernal | Rafael.Bernal@mail.house.gov | 202-841-4844

ICE and BOP Deny Lawmakers Access to MDC Brooklyn Amid Reports of Inhumane Conditions

Chairman Espaillat, Velázquez, and Goldman Condemn Lack of Transparency, Demand Immediate Termination of ICE Contract

For Immediate Release:

Date: August 4, 2025

Media Contact:

Rafael Bernal | Rafael.Bernal@mail.house.gov | 202-841-4844

Six Years Later: Honoring the Victims of El Paso and Confronting Hate

The CHC stands with the El Paso community and reaffirms its commitment to fight anti-Latino violence and the rhetoric that fuels it.

For Immediate Release:

Date: July 30, 2025

Media Contact:

Rafael Bernal | Rafael.Bernal@mail.house.gov | 202-841-4844

Lawsuit Challenges Trump-Vance Administration's Obstruction of Congressional Oversight of ICE Detention Facilities 

Washington D.C. – A dozen members of Congress filed a lawsuit in federal court Wednesday to stop the Trump-Vance administration from unlawfully blocking their access to federal immigration detention facilities, violating the law that guarantees their right to conduct unannounced oversight visits.