Press Releases
Washington D.C. – Today, the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations is marking up the Homeland Security Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2019, which includes provisions to fund $5 billion for Donald Trump's border wall, and also provides funding for 400 new Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and an unprecedented number of immigration detention beds.
WASHINGTON—Today, Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus led by Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) sent a letter requesting a meeting with Department of Justice Attorney General Jeff Sessions on the "zero-tolerance" immigration policy that seeks to prosecute all immigrants who cross the border.
Washington, DC – Today, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) issued the following statement following a Congressional Hispanic Caucus meeting with Linda McMahon, the Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
Washington, DC – Today, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) issued the following statement after a historic protest vote on House Resolution 990, during which a majority of members voted "present" and rejected a non-binding and politically-driven resolution concerning Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Washington, DC – Today, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus voted to oppose the "Establishing a Humane Immigration Enforcement System Act", which would terminate U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Statement from CHC Chair Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01):
Washington, DC – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) released the following statement in reaction to the Trump administration's decision to rescind Obama-era guidance allowing for the use of race in admissions decisions by colleges and universities in order to promote diversity:
