Press Releases
For Immediate Release:
Date: February 24, 2026
Media Contact:
Rafael Bernal | Rafael.Bernal@mail.house.gov | 202-841-4844
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Para Divulgación Inmediata:
Fecha: 10 de febrero, 2026
Media Contact:
Rafael Berna. | Rafael.Bernal@mail.house.gov | 202-841-4844
CHC Chair Adriano Espaillat Red Lines on DHS Funding: Judicial Warrants and No Facemasks
Washington, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement regarding ongoing DHS funding negotiations:
“Republicans once again failed to meet the moment by sending a half-baked counter-offer on DHS funding – mocking the legislative branch's key role in funding and providing oversight of the executive.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: February 6, 2026
Media Contact:
Rafael Bernal | 202-841-4844 | Rafael.Bernal@mail.house.gov
CHC Hosts Inaugural Black History Month Afro-Latino Roundtable
For Immediate Release:
Date: February 4, 2026
Media Contact:
Rafael Bernal | Rafael.Bernal@mail.house.gov | 202-841-4844
Tri-Caucus Leads 105 Members in Message to Trump: Fire Noem
Media Contact:
Rafael Bernal | 202-841-4844 | Rafael.Bernal@mail.house.gov
Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) membership adopted a set of policy proposals that must be seriously considered for a majority of the CHC to support any Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill.
Members voted on, and approved, the following proposals for DHS funding talks:
Media Contact:
Rafael Bernal | Rafael.Bernal@mail.house.gov | 202-841-4844
Washington, D.C. – The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) leadership released the following statement in response to passage of the DHS funding bill:
“The House on Thursday voted to fund a Department of Homeland Security that has lost all sense of its original mission. DHS first turned against immigrants and then, inevitably, against Americans who oppose President Trump trampling the Constitution.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: January 12, 2026
Media Contact:
Rafael Bernal | 202-841-4844 | Rafael.Bernal@mail.house.gov
Members of Congress Return to Court After Trump-Vance Administration Denies Access to Conduct Oversight of Immigration Detention Facilities
MEDIA ADVISORY
For Immediate Release:
Date: January 8, 2026
Media Contact:
Rafael Bernal | Rafael.Bernal@mail.house.gov | 202-841-4844
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Adopts Official Policy Position on Venezuela: Members To Address U.S. Policy in Press Conference
Time & Location: Friday, January 9 at 9:00 a.m. EST, House Visitor Center Studio A
Media Contact:
Rafael Bernal | Rafael.Bernal@mail.house.gov | 202-841-4844
Washington, D.C. – The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) leadership released the following statement in response to the ICE deadly shooting of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis:
“Today's deadly tragedy in Minneapolis is the direct result of the Trump administration's reckless policy of violent overreach against immigrants and the American citizens who surround them. It is clear the administration has sought to create an environment of fear, violence and federal brutality that puts all our communities at risk.