Immigration and Border Issues

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairwoman Nanette Barragán released the following statement after the FBI arrested a man with firearms who allegedly said he was traveling to the southern border to “conduct acts of violence” against migrants, federal agents, and responding law enforcement. 

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Nanette Barragán (CA-44) released the following statement in response to the Senate Border Deal text included in the Senate National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act: 

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Nanette Barragán (CA-44) andCHC Texas Representatives Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Henry Cuellar (TX-28), and Greg Casar (TX-35) lead CHC Members to demand the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) investigate the State of Texas and the Texas Department of Public Safety for impeding Border Patrol from performing its duties at Eagle Pass, Texas, following the drowning of a mother and her children.

“We agree with the President that our immigration system is broken and Congress needs to pass legislation to fix it and provide resources at the southern border. However, I disagree with President Biden's statementthat the proposed policies in the reported Senate Deal are ‘fair’ or that it will fix our problems on the southern border. The reported Senate deal focuses on enforcement provisions that have the potential to make matters worse and would spur more chaos while failing to include legal pathways to ensure safe, orderly migration pathways. The reported provisions are the result of a hostage taking, not a real negotiation that includes give and take from both parties on immigration.  

Washington, DC – Recently, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Nanette Barragán (C-44) appeared on MSNBC’S The Weekend with Symone Sanders-Townsend, Alicia Menendez, and Michael Steele to discuss ongoing negotiations on a border package without a single member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and extreme House Republican’s latest political stunt of a sham impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Alejando Mayorkas.

Washington, DC – Today, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Nanette Barragán (CA-44) released the following statement regarding the current impeachment proceedings against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas by House Republicans:

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, CHC Deputy Chair Adriano Espaillat and Rep. Rob Menendez, who serve as co-chairs of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Immigration Task Force, along with Chair Nanette Barragán, announced the CHC Immigration Principles for the second session of the118th Congress. These principles will guide the work of the CHC as it works on immigration reform initiatives aimed at fortifying the nation's values of welcoming immigrants. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, in response to reports from the Department of Homeland Security that three migrants, including two children, drowned in the Rio Grande near a park in Eagle Pass, Texas where state officials have barred Border Patrol agents from accessing the area, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairwoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44) released the following statement.