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
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WASHINGTON—Today, Rep. Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Rep. Judy Chu, Chairwoman of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus; Reps. Karen Bass and Marc Veasey, Co-Chairs of the Congressional Black Caucus Foreign Affairs and National Security Task Force; Rep. Cedric L. Richmond, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus; and Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, decried disturbing reports detailing the Administration's policy to refrain from condemning hate speech in the international community.
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Committees on Foreign Affairs and Intelligence and Congressional Hispanic Caucus' First Vice Chair; Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01), Chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus; and Ranking Member Eliot L. Engel, top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led 24 Democratic lawmakers in urging the U.S. State Department to halt all inappropriate denials of passports to U.S. citizens of Hispanic American descent.
Washington, D.C. - Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) released the following statement in reaction to the Trump administration's announcement to circumvent court limits on the government's ability to hold minors in immigration jails by terminating the Flores Settlement Agreement:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01), and 19 Members of the CHC sent a letter to Senate Leadership expressing deep concerns and strong opposition to President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
"The American people deserve a justice that will uphold and protect the rights of all those living in the United States. Unfortunately, a thorough review of Judge Kavanaugh's record demonstrates that he falls considerably short of this critical standard," the Members wrote.
"These cases demonstrate that Kavanaugh has an established judicial track record that undermines the rights of immigrants and women, and strongly demonstrates that he is not fit to serve on the highest court in the land."
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01), and members of CHC leadership sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader; Speaker Paul Ryan; Senator Shelby, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman; and House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen demanding that Representative Cole's family detention amendment be struck from any funding package. This poison pill amendment would strip away vital provisions of the Flores Settlement agreement which protects vulnerable immigrant children and forcing them to remain in jail-like conditions indefinitely. The amendment was included in the House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) appropriations bill, which will soon be conferenced as part of a larger minibus funding package.
Washington, D.C. – This afternoon, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) joined CHC Members for a press conference to highlight the threat Judge Kavanaugh would pose to Hispanic families and urge the Senate to defeat his nomination for the Supreme Court of the United States.
Below are the CHC Chair's remarks as prepared:
"Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination for the Supreme Court of the United States directly threatens equality and freedom not just for the Hispanic community, but for all Americans.
"His past decisions and opinions, denying women and immigrants basic services and rolling back workplace protections demonstrate he would lend strong support to President Trump's anti-immigrant agenda.
"It's clear that Judge Kavanaugh doesn't believe in promoting fairness for minority and immigrant families.
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee, and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), led members of the Hispanic Caucus in asking Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen about the conditions at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas that led to the death of 18 month-old Mariee.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Democratic Whip Steny H.
Washington, D.C. -Today, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) issued the following statement celebrating Labor Day and the invaluable contributions hardworking immigrant families have made to the United States:
"Today, we celebrate hardworking families whose grit and ingenuity have helped build this country. For generations, Hispanic and immigrant families have tirelessly labored in factories, offices, fields and small businesses and as a result, have left a notable mark on history by helping build this country and its economy.
"Despite immigrant families' invaluable contributions, we continue to see the Trump Administration attack these families by ending programs like DACA and TPS, which have allowed many to open small businesses and find productive ways to contribute to their communities.
Washington, D.C. -Today, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) issued the following statement after U.S. District Court Judge Hanen declined to issue a preliminary injunction in the Texas lawsuit to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program:
"Today's ruling simply continues the uncertainty for hundreds of thousands of DACA recipients, which began as a result of Trump's reckless decision to end the program and Congressional Republicans' refusal to join us in working toward a permanent and bipartisan solution.