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Washington, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairwoman Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham released the following statement on the six-month anniversary of Hurricane Maria's landfall on Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands:

"In the six months since Hurricane Maria made landfall, we have seen the harrowing and heroic stories of everyday Americans rebuilding their lives after such a devastating natural disaster.

Washington, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairwoman Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham released the following statement regarding a press conference hosted by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and conservative Hispanic leaders regarding a hardline, Republican-only immigration bill, H.R. 4760:

"Our position on the Mass Deportation Act has not changed.

Washington, D.C. - The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairwoman Michelle Lujan Grisham (N-01) released the following statement on the passing of former Puerto Rico Congressman, Secretary of State, Puerto Rico Supreme Court Justice, and Mayor of San Juan, Baltasar Corrada del Río. Corrada del Río was one of the original co-founders of the CHC:

"It is with great sadness that our nation learned of the loss of a monumental leader and stalwart supporter of the Hispanic community.

Washington, D.C. - The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) released the following statement on reaching President Trump's self-imposed March 5^th DACA deadline with no resolution for Dreamers:

"Monday, March 5th marks six months since Trump terminated DACA and set into a motion a crisis he and Republican leaders have failed to address and instead have prolonged.

"Though the overwhelming majority of Americans, regardless of political affiliation, agree that Dreamers should have a pat

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) leadership sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen urging her not to target DACA recipients who have fallen out of status and to use prosecutorial discretion to protect from detention and deportation those who may otherwise be apprehended in the course of operations, and to fully protect DACA applicants' confidential and sensitive information from use in immigration enforcement matters.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) leadership sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump nearly six months after he terminated the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and called on Congress to provide a permanent legislative fix for Dreamers. With five days left before Trump's March 5^th DACA deadline, the letter lists the numerous bipartisan efforts that he has rejected and calls for a narrow, targeted solution.

"You have called on Congress to act to address this issue.

Washington, D.C. - The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States announced that it would decline to hear DHS v. UC Regents, the California case that resulted in an injunction temporarily reinstating DACA renewals:

"Today's decision means that current DACA recipients can continue to submit DACA renewal applications as long as the 9th circuit injunction remains in place.