Media

Washington, DC – Today, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Nanette Barragán (CA-44) released the following statement regarding the current impeachment proceedings against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas by House Republicans:

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, CHC Deputy Chair Adriano Espaillat and Rep. Rob Menendez, who serve as co-chairs of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Immigration Task Force, along with Chair Nanette Barragán, announced the CHC Immigration Principles for the second session of the118th Congress. These principles will guide the work of the CHC as it works on immigration reform initiatives aimed at fortifying the nation's values of welcoming immigrants. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, in response to reports from the Department of Homeland Security that three migrants, including two children, drowned in the Rio Grande near a park in Eagle Pass, Texas where state officials have barred Border Patrol agents from accessing the area, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairwoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44) released the following statement.

Washington D.C. — Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Nanette Barragán (CA-44), Vice Chair Norma J. Torres (CA-35) and Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) issued the following statement after the inauguration of President Bernardo Arévalo in Guatemala:

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) is proud to support the Congressional Black Caucus' call to action for corporate America to recommit to genuine diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. The murder of George Floyd exposed deep racial injustices that forced businesses to reevaluate and change their hiring and promotion policies to ensure that they were equitable. While progress has been made, opportunities for entry and promotion at major corporations still lag for communities of color.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Nanette Barragán (CA-44), Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX-20), and Reps. Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Greg Casar (TX-35), Sylvia Garcia(TX-29), and Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus from Texas released the following statement after Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 4 -- a draconian new law that will authorize untrained state police and judicial authorities to arrest and deport people police suspect are migrants and obstruct federal immigration enforcement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Nanette Barragán and Vice Chair of Policy Darren Soto hosted a roundtable on Latino healthcare with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm, House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Ted Lieu, CHC members, and community stakeholders from various parts of the country.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, and Representative Nanette Barragán (D-Calif.-44), Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, issued the following joint statement urging President Biden to reject the Trump-era immigration policies being considered in the ongoing negotiations around the supplemental aid package: