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September 24, 2020

WASHINGTON — Today, September 24th, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing Diversity in America: The Representation of People of Color in the Media examining the lack of diversity in the media, with a focus on the film industry. The hearing which was long sought by Leaders of the Congressional Tri-Caucus led by Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep.


September 24, 2020

WASHINGTON — Today, September 24th, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing at 2:30Pm ET on Diversity in America: The Representation of People of Color in the Media examining the lack of diversity in the media, with a focus on the film industry. The hearing which was long sought by Leaders of the Congressional Tri-Caucus led by Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep.


September 24, 2020

WASHINGTONOn Saturday, September 26, 2020, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) members and members of the House Judiciary Committee will travel to Georgia to investigate Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, where multiple immigrant women have alleged hysterectomies and other medical procedures were performed without their consent.The Congressional Delegation will also assess conditions related to the spread of COVID-19, with more than 40 confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the last several months among de


September 23, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The leadership of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) led by Chairman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader McConnell and Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Chairman Johnson opposing the nomination Chad F. Wolf to be Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).


September 17, 2020

WASHINGTON — Today, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) led by Chairman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released a report highlighting our work during the 116th Congress. At 39-members strong, this CHC is the largest Hispanic Caucus in the history of the U.S. Congress.

You can read the full report here.


September 16, 2020

WASHINGTON — Today, Congressional Hispanic Caucus members Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Rep. Veronica Escobar (TX-16), and Rep. Raul Ruiz (CA-36) co-led a letter to the Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General Joseph V.


September 15, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement after a nurse employed at an ICE detention center filed a whistleblower complaint to the DHS Inspector General documenting ‘jarring medical neglect'—including allegations of hysterectomies being performed on immigrant woman without informed consent of this life-altering surgery:


September 15, 2020

SAN ANTONIO, TX — Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement marking the start of Hispanic Heritage Month:


September 8, 2020

Washington, D.C. — Leaders of the Congressional Tri-Caucus—composed of Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX-20), and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Karen Bass (CA-37)—issued the following joint statement on the Trump administration's memo to federal agencies canceling anti-racism training for government employees:


September 3, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressional Hispanic Caucus Second Vice Chair Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44) released the following statement after leading the CHC member meeting with the Secretary of the Army, Chief of Staff of the Army and senior Army officials to discuss the recent solider deaths at Army bases, their diversity and inclusion efforts, and renaming Army bases that honor Confederate soldiers: