Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, December 6, 2020, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement on the nomination of Attorney General Xavier Becerra to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, December 3, 2020, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairman Joaquin Castro released the following statement on CHC meeting with the Biden-Harris transition team:
"Today, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus had a productive and positive meeting with the Biden-Harris transition team, and we discussed a number of important priorities, including an equitable economic recovery, prioritizing immigration reforms, and the disproportionate harm of COVID-19 on Latino communities. Members reiterated the importance of Latino and Latina representation in the incoming Biden-Harris administration, particularly in the Cabinet. We look forward to working in partnership with President-Elect Biden to assemble the most diverse administration in American history and to build back better."
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, November 24, 2020, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairman Joaquin Castro and democratic lawmakers sent a letter to Chad F. Wolf to express grave concerns for the neglect of children detained at the U.S. southern border. The Department of Homeland Security continues to disregard federal law, agency standards, and the Flores Settlement Agreement by holding children in CBP custody for extended periods.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, November 23, 2020, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement on President-Elect Biden's nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas for Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS):
"A dedicated public servant and Cuban immigrant, Alejandro Mayorkas is a fantastic choice to lead the Department of Homeland Security. After the cruelty and devastation wrought by the Trump administration, Mayorkas has a mandate to overhaul DHS. As the former Deputy Secretary of DHS and lead implementor of DACA, he has the necessary experience to bring about much needed reforms. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus looks forward to working with Alejandro Mayorkas to treat immigrants with dignity and respect.
SAN ANTONIO, TX — Today, November 7, 2020, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement on the election of President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris:
"The Congressional Hispanic Caucus extends our most heartfelt congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on a landmark election and winning the battle for the soul of our nation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) led by Chairman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) sent a letter to Acting Secretary Wolf and Senior Official Performing the Duties of the ICE Director Pham urging the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) to suspend implementation of expanded expedited removal (ER). ER has far fewer procedural protections than formal removal proceedings with the foreign-born citizens possessing no right to counsel, no right to a hearing, and no right to appeal.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) led by Chairman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) sent a letter to the director of the United States Census Bureau, Dr. Steven Dillingham, requesting additional information on how the Census Bureau calculated enumeration rates and asks the director to commit to a public report on the final undercount of Latinos, as has been done previously. The 2020 Census has been the most challenging decennial census to date, and the CHC remains committed to holding the Bureau accountable for a complete and accurate count of our communities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) informed Chairman Joaquin Castro of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform that it has accepted their request for a new GAO report on the representation of Latinos in employment and management positions in the film, television, and publishing industries. The report will also analyze the enforcement of federal equal opportunity requirements on those industries by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Department of Labor (DOL).
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. Almost all of the parents were deported to Central America without their children. As the organization who brought the challenge to the Trump administration's family separation practice, the ACLU is one of the organizations tasked with locating family members separated during the Trump administration's ‘zero tolerance' pilot program.
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- Wednesday, October 21st, 2020, 4:30pm ET
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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: