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March 13, 2020
WASHINGTON – Today, the House Congressional Tri-Caucus, in a letter led by Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03), called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to offer accessible translations of its materials related to the COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak in all major languages spoken in the United States.
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March 13, 2020
WASHINGTON— Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and CHC Immigration Task Force Chairwoman Linda T. Sánchez (CA-38) called on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Chad Wolf and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar to prepare plans for managing the spread of COVID-19, commonly known as the coronavirus, within DHS and HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) facilities. The members also called on both departments to share plans for resource management, release of detainees, and treatment of individuals exhibiting symptoms.
March 5, 2020
WASHINGTON— The Congressional Tri-Caucus – which represents over half of the Democratic Caucus and includes the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) – called on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Chad Wolf to suspend immigration enforcement activities around hospitals and medical clinics in order to prioritize public health as communities across the country are experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks. The members further request that DHS suspended implementation of the public charge rule in order to protect public health and for the agency to provide timely communications about any USCIS office closures.
March 5, 2020
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, March 5, 2020 from 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM ET, exactly one week before the online Census form goes live, Members of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – composed of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), will hold a press conference on the 2020 Census and the impact of the historical undercount of communities of color in the decennial census. The results of the 2020 Census will inform the allocation of over $1 trillion in federal funding, countless policy and business decisions, and the apportionment of Congressional seats.
March 3, 2020
WASHINGTON— Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and CHC Immigration Task Force Chairwoman Linda T. Sánchez (CA-38) called on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Chad Wolf to answer for the death of an American citizen, James Paul Markowitz, while in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody. CBP and DHS have provided little information on the circumstances surrounding his death in the month since the tragedy.
February 25, 2020
WASHINGTON — On Thursday, February 27, 2020, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), CHC members, doctors and lawyers working on the US-Mexico border and affected families will discuss the impacts of the Trump Administration’s anti-asylum policies, including such policies as “Remain in Mexico”, metering at ports-of-entry, the expansion of “safe third country” agreements; and two new programs—Prompt Asylum Claim Review (PACR) program and the Humanitarian Asylum Review Process (HARP)—which rush asylum seekers through the credible fear process without meaningful access to legal counsel. Doctors, lawyers, and impacted individuals will provide first-hand accounts of how devastating the Trump Administration policies are on immigrants and asylum seekers.
February 25, 2020
Washington, D.C.— Today, Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chairwoman Judy Chu, Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Karen Bass, and Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Joaquin Castro announced the Census Bureau’s community partners for the 2020 Census.
February 25, 2020
WASHINGTON — Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court 5-4 decision on Hernandez v. Mesa:
February 24, 2020
WASHINGTON — Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) issued the following statement marking the implementation of President Trump’s public charge rule:
February 24, 2020
WASHINGTON— Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) members called on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Chad Wolf to meet with the Caucus to discuss his role in enacting President Trump’s agenda, including the Remain in Mexico policy, deportation of asylum seekers via “safe third country” agreements, the use of “tent courts” to conduct immigration court hearings, and the building of Trump’s border wall, among other topics. This request follows a series of meeting requests between the CHC and DHS. Last Congress, CHC met with then-Secretary of DHS John Kelly in 2017 and then-Secretary of DHS Kristjen Nielsen in 2018. DHS had confirmed a meeting with the CHC on May 23, 2019 but DHS cancelled the meeting after mass turn-over occurred in Department leadership in the spring of 2019.