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January 28, 2020
WASHINGTON — U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, along with U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Senate Judiciary Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein, Immigration Subcommittee Ranking Member Dick Durbin and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, Immigration and Citizenship Subcommittee Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Joaquin Castro and Representative Veronica Escobar, led 113 of their colleagues in submitting an Amicus Brief in Flores v Barr. The Brief urges the Ninth Circuit to reject the Trump Administration’s latest attempt to gut the Flores Settlement Agreement, which provides vital, long-standing protections for children. Flores is key to ensuring there are minimum health and safety requirements for the custody of children.
January 28, 2020
WASHINGTON — Yesterday, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to allow the Trump Administration’s Public Charge rule to go into effect while the merits of the case continue to be argued in lower courts.
January 10, 2020
WASHINGTON — On Friday, January 17, 2020, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and Congressman Filemon Vela (TX-34) will lead a Congressional delegation to Brownsville, Texas and Matamoros, Mexico to investigate the impacts of the Trump Administration’s Remain in Mexico policy and the use of tent court facilities to adjudicate Remain in Mexico asylum cases.
January 7, 2020
WASHINGTON — Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) issued the following statement after the Trump Administration confirmed it will begin sending Mexican asylum seekers to Guatemala as part of a bilateral agreement between the Department of Homeland Security and the Guatemalan Government:
December 24, 2019
WASHINGTON — Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) and Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35), the only Central American serving in Congress and Chair of the Central American Caucus, issued the following statements after the Trump Administration confirmed it is weighing the possibility of sending Mexican asylum-seekers to Guatemala. As part of an asylum deal between the U.S. and Guatemala, the U.S. started sending asylum-seekers from Honduras and El Salvador to Guatemala late last month. Now, the Trump Administration is considering including Mexican asylum-seekers in the asylum deal with Guatemala.
December 23, 2019
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 Housing and Urban Development Secretary Carson, Attorney General Barr, and Assistant Attorney General Dreiband to address rampant discriminatory treatment of home buyers of color and violations of the Fair Housing Act, as revealed by a recent Newsday investigation in Long Island, New York.
December 21, 2019
WASHINGTON — The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) released the following statement in response to the rise in hate crimes against Latinos during the Trump Administration, including a recent attack against a teenage girl in Iowa because of her ethnicity:
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Announces Opposition to the Fiscal Year 2020 Homeland Security Minibus
December 17, 2019
WASHINGTON — The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) released the following statement after the CHC adopted a formal position to oppose the Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) Homeland Security minibus:
December 12, 2019
WASHINGTON— Today, the Chairs of 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) – announced a new diversity initiative to track outside witnesses and experts invited to testify before House Committees beginning in January 2020. This initiative aims to ensure that a diversity of voices and perspectives are considered by committees as we work toward inclusive policies and legislation for the American people.
December 10, 2019
WASHINGTON — The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) is proud to announce endorsement of H.R. 5038, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. Introduced by Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, this bill would create meaningful reforms to support farmworkers and the agricultural industry alike by stabilizing the farm workforce and providing a pathway to legal status for workers and their families.