Civil Rights, Housing, and Voting Rights

Espaillat said that "if you uphold the peace of a democratic society, you should not be anonymous. DHS and ICE agents wearing masks and hiding identification echoes the tactics of secret police authoritarian regimes."

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus came out swinging against the majority ruling in the birthright citizenship case. “The Supreme Court’s decision to limit nationwide injunctions is a dangerous step backward,”the caucus said in a post on X. “It weakens the courts’ ability to protect our communities and directly attacks birthright citizenship.”

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) is calling on Republican leadership to “uphold the dignity and authority of Congress” after Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was handcuffed after interjecting at a press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday.

"I am Sen. Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary," Padilla said to Noem, which prompted several men to physically push him out of the press conference. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus, of which Padilla is a member, also reacted to the situation on X, saying that it was "unacceptable."

“We’ll cross that bridge when we get there,” Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.), chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, said in an interview. “I have to study all the facts. This is not over yet, but it certainly hasn’t started out in a good way.”

“We write today to underscore our unequivocal support for any legal firm, organization, or individual lawyer that is unconstitutionally targeted by Trump’s Department of Justice. We stand with you because any attacks against you strike at the heart of what makes our nation just and free."

Barragán: People feel that it's unnecessary. They feel this is the administration taking over. And it is. This is a sign of a dictator who takes over a National Guard against the governor's will, [and] against all elected officials' will. The presence of the National Guard in itself is sending that message, "we're here to take you over."

“Today, ICE violated all of our rights,” Mr. Espaillat said on Sunday. “We deserve to know what’s going on the 10th floor.” He added, “If there’s nothing wrong, there’s no reason we shouldn’t be able to go in to see it.”