Press Releases

WASHINGTON— Congressional Hispanic Caucus Leadership called on US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director L. Francis Cissna to meet with the Caucus and discuss how his agency’s policy implementations have hindered the processing of cases for US residents and immigrants, worsened the immigration case backlog, and furthered the enforcement of President Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda.

SAN ANTONIO— Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Hispanic Caucus, released the following statement in response to the Administration’s decision to cut aid to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras:

WASHINGTON— Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Hispanic Caucus, released the following statement in response to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen’s letter to Congress:

WASHINGTON— Today, Hispanic Caucus Chairman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and Puerto Rico Task Force Co-Chairs Congressman José E. Serrano (NY-15), Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (NY-7), and Congressman Darren Soto (FL-9) responded to President Trump’s reported comments on relief funding for Puerto Rico.

WASHINGTON— Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Hispanic Caucus, released the following statement after Congressman José Serrano (NY-15) announced that he would retire at the end of his term:

WASHINGTON— Congressional Hispanic Caucus members called on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristjen Nielsen and Acting ICE Director Ronald D. Vitiello to work quickly to release all eligible families held at the Karnes Family Detention Center. This letter follows reports that some families are being held at the Karnes Center for over 40 days despite the Flores Settlement Agreement indicating that children should generally be released after 20 days. Prolonged family detention can cause irreparable harm to children and prevents families from accessing critical medical care not available at detention centers.

WASHINGTON—Today, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Leadership called on Secretary Nielsen, Attorney General Barr, Commissioner McAleenan, Deputy Director Vitello and Acting Director Hayes to meet with the Caucus and discuss the Trump Administration’s immigration policies as well as family separation and reunification efforts. By inviting officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), this meeting will allow Hispanic Caucus members to simultaneously question and seek answers from all the agencies that carried out the Administration’s family separation policy and identify the issues that remain.

WASHINGTON—Congressional Hispanic Caucus Leadership called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to investigate the Trump Organization’s practices of hiring and mistreatment of undocumented workers. This Hispanic Caucus request follows a meeting between Members and three former employees of the Trump Organization, whose employment was terminated earlier this year.