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
For Immediate Release
November 21, 2025
Rep. Adriano Espaillat Statement on Decision to Halt IRS Data Sharing with ICE
Espaillat Led Efforts to Prevent the IRS from sharing taxpayer data with ICE to further Trump Immigration Agenda
WASHINGTON, DC — Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), issued the following statement on a significant ruling this evening preventing data-sharing with ICE.
“I am appreciative of tonight’s court decision to uphold the law as well as the protection of taxpayer privacy,” said Espaillat.
Exclusive: Dems Fire Back at Trump’s ‘Freaky’ Kid Self-Deportation Plan
The Bulwark: Adrian Carrasquilo | October 10th, 2025
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) expressed grave concern Friday over reports that the Trump administration offered $2,500 payments to unaccompanied migrant kids in exchange for agreeing to self-deport voluntarily.
Texas officials decry violence, offer thoughts, after shooting at ICE office in Dallas
The Dallas Morning News: Joseph Morton, Karen Brooks Harper | September 24th, 2025
Washington – Texas officials at the state and federal level offered thoughts for those affected by Wednesday morning’s deadly shooting at an ICE office in Dallas. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus posted on X they were praying for victims and families affected.
Van Nuys News Press: George Thomas | September 24th, 2025
Washington, D.C. – The CHC submitted a formal letter urging an immediate investigation into the impacts of the Supreme Court’s decision in Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo on Latinos. The high court’s ruling allows federal agents to continue their practice of warrantless stops and detention of individuals simply based on factors like apparent ethnicity, language, or occupation.
Family deported with ill American child need to return for care, lawyers say
NewsNation: Sandra Sanchez | September 19th, 2025
Harlingen, Texas (Border Report) — A family that was deported from South Texas to Mexico earlier this year is struggling to receive medical care for their severely ill daughter and they desperately want to return.
Lawyers with the Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP), who are representing the Hernandez family, on Thursday said the parents, Juan and Maria, have been waiting south of the border since February for permission from the Department of Homeland Security to return to the United States.
Demócratas exigen a Trump el regreso de niña con cáncer deportada a México
Realidades; Mega; Vanguardia; La Verdad; Prensa Libre; Diario Hispaniola; En Segundos | September 18th, 2025; September 19th, 2025; September 21st, 2025
Legisladores demócratas alzaron la voz este jueves para exigir al expresidente Donald Trump y su administración que permitan el regreso a Estados Unidos de Sara Hernández, una niña estadounidense de 10 años que fue deportada junto a su familia a México mientras buscaba tratamiento médico para el cáncer que padece.
La coalición Home is Here denuncia que ICE ha detenido a cerca de 20 Dreamers
La Opinion: Maria Ortiz | September 18th, 2025
Home is Here también presentó una plataforma que hace el conteo de los 'dreamers' detenidos por ICE pese a tener el amparo de DACA.
La coalición de organizaciones “Home is Here” realizó el jueves una llamada de prensa virtual sobre las alarmantes amenazas al futuro del programa DACA. con la participación de los senadores Dick Durbin (D-IL) y Alex Padilla (D-CA), junto con las representantes Sylvia García (TX-29) y Delia Ramírez (IL-03).
El Diario: Marielis Acevedo Irizarry | September 17th, 2025
26 de sus miembros firmaron una carta pública en la que señalan que la decisión viola la Cuarta Enmienda de la Constitución.
Nueva York – Con una referencia directa al “inequívoco” mensaje de la jueza del Tribunal Supremo de Estados Unidos, Sonia Sotomayor, miembros del Caucus Hispano del Congreso (CHC) rechazaron la decisión de la mayoría en ese foro que le permite a las autoridades migratorias federales proceder contra personas con base en el perfil racial.
El Nuevo Dia: Jose A. Delgado | September 17th, 2025
Junto al Caucus Hispano del Congreso, Nydia Velázquez denunció que se validaran las detenciones basadas en el perfil étnico y racial. Washington D.C. - El Caucus Hispano del Congreso denunció el martes que la mayoría conservadora del Tribunal Supremo de Estados Unidos ha puesto en peligro la seguridad de todos los latinos al validar detenciones y arrestos basados en el perfil étnico y racial de las personas.
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Holds News Conference
C-SPAN | September 16th, 2025
"The Supreme Court has sent our country a very clear message: If you are Latino, if you speak Spanish, or if you work hard for a living, your rights are now conditional," said Democratic Congresswoman Norma Torres (CA) at a Congressional Hispanic Caucus news conference. The event was held in response to the Supreme Court's decision to stay a district court injunction that blocked certain immigration enforcement actions in Los Angeles. Members of the Caucus expressed strong dissent, accusing the Court of legalizing "racial profiling".