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October 21, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, October 21st, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Joaquin Castro will hold a press call with the American Civil Liberties Union's (ACLU) lead litigator, Lee Gelernt, after a court filing revealed that families of 545 children separated from their parents by the Trump administration have still not been located.


October 14, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to end the Census count:


October 2, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, October 2nd, 2020, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the follow statement on the President and First Lady contracting COVID-19:


September 29, 2020

WASHINGTON — Tomorrow, September 30th, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus is hosting a virtual discussion on how COVID-19 is disproportionately harming Latino communities and what we can do to address these disparities.


September 26, 2020

WASHINGTON—Today, September 26, 2020, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) and House Judiciary Committee members traveled to Georgia to investigate the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Irwin County Detention Center, where multiple immigrant women have alleged hysterectomies and other medi


September 24, 2020

WASHINGTON — Today, September 24th, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing Diversity in America: The Representation of People of Color in the Media examining the lack of diversity in the media, with a focus on the film industry.


September 24, 2020

WASHINGTONOn Saturday, September 26, 2020, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) members and members of the House Judiciary Committee will travel to Georgia to investigate Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, where multiple immigrant women have alleged hysterectomies and other medical procedures were perform


September 24, 2020

WASHINGTON — Today, September 24th, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing at 2:30Pm ET on Diversity in America: The Representation of People of Color in the Media examining the lack of diversity in the media, with a focus on the film industry.


September 23, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The leadership of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) led by Chairman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader McConnell and Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Chairman Johnson opposing the nomination Chad F. Wolf to be Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).


September 17, 2020

WASHINGTON — Today, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) led by Chairman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released a report highlighting our work during the 116th Congress. At 39-members strong, this CHC is the largest Hispanic Caucus in the history of the U.S. Congress.