Immigration and Border Issues

Washington, D.C. - The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) released the following statement after President Trump pardoned former Maricopa Sheriff Joe Arpaio and issued a memo banning transgender Americans from enlisting in the military:

Washington D.C. – The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) released the following statement on a report that House Republicans are planning to cut $876 million from Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief account to finance the President's border wall:

"It's disgusting and disgraceful that Republican lawmakers thought it was ok to pillage one-third of FEMA's disaster relief account and use it to build President Trump's senseless border wall.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairwoman Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Members of Congress sent a letter to Acting Secretary of U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to express deep concern and disappointment with the Department of Homeland Security's recent decision to terminate the Central American Minors (CAM) Parole program. This critical, life-saving program has allowed young children to escape violence, persecution and possible death in some of the most dangerous countries in the world.

Washington, D.C. - The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) released the following statement after President Trump threatened to shut down government if Congress does not spend billions of taxpayer dollars to begin construction of his border wall:

"It is shameful that this far into his Presidency, Mr. Trump continues to grow the divisions that he sowed during his campaign.

Washington, D.C. - The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) released the following statement urging President Trump not to issue a pardon for former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. This statement comes on the heels of reports that the President said that he was "seriously considering" issuing a pardon for Arpaio, who was convicted of criminal contempt for ignoring a judge's order to stop traffic patrols targeting suspected undocumented immigrants.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairwoman Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham released the following statement on the fifth anniversary of the implementation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Washington, D.C. – Today, the leadership of the Congressional Quad-Caucus – which is composed of chairs of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) – and Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Congressman David Cicilline sent a letter to President Donald Trump calling for the immediate removal of Steve Bannon, Sebastian Gorka and Stephen Miller from the White House.