Immigration and Border Issues
The Immigration and Border Issues Task Force provides a national voice and leadership with regard to immigration and border issues, both within the halls of Congress and on behalf of diverse communities across the United States.
Members:
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez, Co-Chair
Rep. Loretta Sanchez, Co-Chair
Rep. Joaquin Castro
Rep. Juan Vargas
Rep. Filemon Vela
Senator Robert Menendez
More on Immigration and Border Issues
Punchbowl News | April 14, 2025
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is hoping to soon visit the Maryland man being wrongfully held in El Salvador’s notorious megaprison, CECOT.
La Prensa De Minnnesota: Ariana Figueroa-MN Reformer | April 15, 2025
USA Today | April 15, 2025
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus held a news conference to discuss the deportation of Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the maximum security prison Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in El Salvador, an incident the Trump administration claims as “an administrative error,” but refuses to bring Abrego Garcia back to the United States.
The Guardian | April 15, 2025
Last week, Democratic House Representative Adriano Espaillat, who chairs the Congressional Hispanic caucus, also asked Bukele to meet with Ábrego García at Cecot.
The Clinton Chronicle: Ariana Figueroa | April 15, 2025
Democratic senators pressed DHS on April 8 to provide a copy of the contract between the U.S. and El Salvador. And House Democratic members, such as the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, are pushing for a congressional delegation to visit CECOT.
Punchbowl News | April 14, 2025
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is hoping to soon visit the Maryland man being wrongfully held in El Salvador’s notorious megaprison, CECOT.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, April 9, 2025, Members of Congress joined Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, and immigrant advocacy leaders from CASA to demand answers and accountability from the Trump Administration for the illegal deportation and disappearance of Abrego Garcia—a Maryland father, tradesman, and legal U.S. resident who was forcibly removed to El Salvador in March despite holding lawful status.
Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the Maryland delegation spoke out alongside Vasquez Sura against Abrego García's unlawful detention.
In their own words: "Kilmar, if you can hear me, I'm still fighting for you. Your brother. Your mother. Your children. They're still fighting for you. We're not gonna give up hope. To the Supreme Court justices, do the right thing. History will always remember you," said Vasquez Sura.