Press Releases
May 7, 2019
WASHINGTON— Congressional Hispanic Caucus members notified U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) Chief of Regulatory Coordination Samantha Deshommes of the Caucus’s official opposition to their proposal to stop accepting proof of means-tested benefit as evidence of their eligibility for a fee waiver. The proposed rule would heighten the second wall by enforcing additional red tape, lengthening processing times, and adding costs on immigrant families who may not be able to afford it.
May 5, 2019
SAN ANTONIO— Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), released the following statement on Cinco de Mayo:
April 30, 2019
WASHINGTON— Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Leadership called on Dr. Steven Dillingham, Director of the United States Census Bureau, to meet with the Caucus to discuss the 2020 United States Census and decisions by the Bureau that could result in reduced participation among Hispanic communities. Further, CHC Members plan to discuss what steps the Bureau can take to ensure that the 2020 Census is best positioned to count every person living in the United States. The undercounting of Hispanic communities threatens the democratic representation of all Americans for the next decade.
April 30, 2019
WASHINGTON— Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Leaders and members of the Texas Congressional Delegation called on Senate Leadership to reject the nomination of J. Campbell Barker to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Judge Barker’s record demonstrates his longstanding opposition to the civil and voting rights of Americans, and a disregard for justice for communities of color, women, immigrants and LGBTQ Americans.
April 23, 2019
WASHINGTON— Congressional Hispanic Caucus Leadership called on the Chief Executive Officers and Presidents of Eli Lilly, Sanofi, and Novo Nordic Inc. – three of the leading insulin producers in the pharmaceutical industry - to meet with the Caucus and work to reduce the rising cost of insulin.
April 22, 2019
WASHINGTON— Today, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and Congressman Mike Levin (CA-49), Chairman of the CHC Task Force on Environment, Public Lands, and Water, and member of the House Committee on Natural Resources and Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, honored Earth Day.
April 19, 2019
WASHINGTON— Today, the Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – which is composed of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus, and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus – called on the Smithsonian Board of Regents to prioritize consideration of a person of color or a woman as the Smithsonian Institution’s next Secretary in order to ensure that the organization’s leadership reflects the diversity of the American people.
April 19, 2019
WASHINGTON— Today, the Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – which is composed of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus, and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus – released the following statements on the Washington Post report on how the Trump Administration’s immigration policies are impacting African migrants in Mexico:
April 17, 2019
SAN ANTONIO— Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, released the following statement on Attorney General William P. Barr’s order denying asylum seekers the right be released on bond:
April 12, 2019
WASHINGTON— The Congressional Hispanic Caucus announced today the hiring of Estefanía L. Rodriguez as Policy Director.