Press Releases
August 7, 2019
SAN ANTONIO — Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, released the following statement on the series of ICE raids in food processing plants across Mississippi resulting in the detention of over 680 people this morning:
August 5, 2019
SAN ANTONIO — Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, released the following statement in response to President Trump’s comments on the shooting in El Paso, Texas:
August 3, 2019
SAN ANTONIO — Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, released the following statement on the shooting in El Paso, Texas and reports linking the shooter to an anti-immigrant manifesto:
July 31, 2019
WASHINGTON— Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Leadership called on U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Acting Director Ken Cuccinelli to meet with the Caucus to discuss his leadership of the agency. During his short tenure thus far, Cuccinelli has used USCIS resources to support President Trump’s deportation agenda, called on his staff to “volunteer” their time on ICE activities, and undermined this service-oriented agency to further the President’s political agenda. At the same time, the USCIS immigration case backlog has exceeded 2.3 million, clearly demonstrating that resources are needed for the agency’s primary purpose.
July 30, 2019
WASHINGTON— Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Leaders called on Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, to increase diversity of staff and leadership in the Federal Reserve System to better reflect the American people and our communities of color. The CHC additionally called for specific answers and plans of action for the Federal Reserve System to address our concerns about their diversity efforts and staffing decisions.
July 27, 2019
SAN ANTONIO—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, released the following statement on the recent developments in Puerto Rico:
July 25, 2019
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA), the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and Democratic leaders announced the passage of H.R. 3239, the Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation would establish basic standards of care requiring CBP to meet the humanitarian needs of the children, seniors, women and families in its custody.
July 19, 2019
WASHINGTON— Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, released the following statement in response to reports that the Trump Administration is looking to limit the number of refugees admitted to the United States to zero:
July 18, 2019
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, released the following statement on the situation in Puerto Rico:
July 18, 2019
WASHINGTON— Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Leadership called on Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson to meet with the Caucus to discuss his agency’s efforts under the Trump Administration to evict families of mixed immigration status from federal housing. In April, Secretary Carson lied to Congress in testimony by claiming that his Department was not denying federal housing loans to DACA recipients. The lie was directly contradicted in a June letter written to Congressman Pete Aguilar from HUD Official Len Wolfson.