Press Releases

Washington, D.C. –Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Health Care and Mental Health Task Force Chair and a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) announced its score of the Republican health care bill.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairwoman Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01), CHC Immigration Task Force Chair Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (IL-04), and CHC Education and Labor Chair Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-03) sent a letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Thomas D. Homan to express outrage at a series of tweets that ICE issued on March 9, 2017 regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program for DREAMers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This weekend, Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) are hosting a series of events that will highlight the impact of immigration policy on the lives of everyday people. This comes as the Trump Administration ramps up immigration enforcement activity and takes a draconian stance on immigration policy.

CHC Chairwoman Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) said, "These events highlight our commitment to immigration policies that prioritize the economic and social contributions of immigrants. We support law enforcement efforts to address violent crime, but we will resist efforts by the Trump Administration to scapegoat and criminalize productive members of our communities."

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairwoman Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham joined other members of the CHC in sending a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary John Kelly opposing a policy that would separate children from their mothers at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Chairwoman Lujan Grisham said, "To tear children from their mothers as a deterrent policy is heinous. It's an egregious policy that questions basic human rights and our country's moral standing in the world. There are better, more sensible immigration procedures that protect families while they proceed through the asylum application process."

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairwoman Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement after Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary John Kelly confirmed that the Administration is considering a policy that will separate children and mothers seeking asylum as they enter the country from Latin America:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairwoman Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement on President Trump's executive order seeking to reinstate his Muslim and Refugee ban:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham released the following statement on reprehensible examples of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) use of expedited removals, apprehensions at sensitive locations, and the deportation of individuals without violent criminal records:

"We are incensed but not surprised by the flagrant contradiction in President Trump's rhetoric and actions on immigration. His proud boasts to focus on the deportation of hardened criminals are falsehoods. The American people are now seeing first-hand how his failed immigration policies are tearing apart families.

Las Vegas, NV – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Member Rep. Ruben Kihuen (D-NV-4^th) hosted an immigration forum on Saturday, March 4^th, to inform over 75 community members about President Trump's recent immigration executive orders, Congressional actions, and the resources available to them. They were joined by Reps. Tony Cardenas (D-CA-29^th), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA-40^th), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13^th), Darren Soto (D-FL-9^th), Vincente Gonzalez (D-TX-15^th), Ben Ray Luján (D-AZ-3^rd), Filemon Vela (D-TX-34^th), Mark Takano (D-CA-41^st), and Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24^th).