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
This Back-to-School Season, Teachers and Parents Are Fighting Back Against ICE
truthout: Mike Ludwig | September 11th, 2025
The Trump administration is on the defensive as educators demand action to protect students from immigration police.
As litigation over the administration’s crackdown continues, advocates say immigrants — and people who are perceived as immigrants — are at risk of being disappeared into remote immigration jails without due process, as viral videos of masked agents making violent arrests fuel fears.
Insider NJ | September 11th, 2025
CHC Leadership’s Amicus Brief Assisted D.C. District Court in Blocking IRS Disclosure of Taxpayer Information to ICE
This week, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia sided with concerns raised by Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) and advocates, moving to restrict the unprecedented data sharing and temporarily blocking the IRS from disclosing taxpayer information to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) without providing the court and plaintiffs with 24-hour notice.
Democrats pitch citizenship for illegal immigrants who cleaned up ground zero
Washington Examiner: Anna Giaritelli | September 11th, 2025
House Democrats have proposed a bill that would allow illegal immigrants who helped clean up ground zero in New York City the chance to become U.S. citizens.
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) reintroduced the 9/11 Immigrant Worker Freedom Act on Thursday, the 24-year anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.
SCOOP: Hispanic Caucus Seeks Firewall Between Pentagon and ICE
MIGRANT INSIDER: Pablo Manriquez | September 10th, 2025
Washington — The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is pushing a slate of immigration-related amendments as the House takes up the annual defense authorization bill, staking out opposition to what they describe as the militarization of immigration enforcement.
EL DIARIO: Marielis Acevedo Irizarry | September 9th, 2025
Nueva York – Múltiples organizaciones que defienden los derechos de los migrantes y otras partes interesadas, algunas de las que tienen presencia en Puerto Rico, tronaron contra la decisión de la Corte Suprema que facilita que se realicen arrestos migratorios en Los Ángeles, California, con base en perfil racial o sin causa razonable. El director del Caucus Hispano del Congreso (CHC), Adriano Espaillat, tildó la movida como un retroceso histórico.
Hispanic Democrats Compare SCOTUS Permitting ICE Raids to Segregation
Breitbart: John Binder | September 9th, 2025
Democrats of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus are comparing the Supreme Court’s recent order permitting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to enforce federal immigration law in Los Angeles, California, to Plessy v. Ferguson which endorsed racial segregation. In response, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) compared the SCOTUS order to cases that promoted racial discrimination against black Americans, such as Dred Scott v. Sandford and Plessy v. Ferguson.
Latino Leaders Condemn Supreme Court Ruling on Immigration Stops
The Latino Newsletter: Julio Ricardo Varela | September 8th, 2025
Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat: “This disgraceful decision is a throwback to the Supreme Court at its worst: The Insular Cases, Dred Scott, Plessy vs. Ferguson. The idea that a person can be harassed and potentially jailed because of their appearance, accent or employment is an incredibly dangerous precedent. That one justice would downplay the constitutional impact of ethnic profiling in detention as ‘common sense’ is especially chilling. This is not a final decision on the case.
UNIVISION: Marcos Martinez Chacon | August 31st, 2025
El gobierno de Trump reactivó a partir de junio la aplicación de una regla que exige que los conductores de transporte de carga demuestren dominio del idioma inglés para conducir en Estados Unidos. Más de 3,000 choferes de transporte de carga han perdido su autorización para conducir en el país luego de que entró en vigor la aplicación de una regla ya existente para obligarlos transportes a demostrar dominio del inglés, informó el Departamento de Transporte. Pero otras organizaciones han criticado duramente la medida.
Políticas de Donald Trump, un freno a la llegada de turistas al Mundial 2026
EL CEO | August 30th, 2025
Donald Trump ha cambiado el proceso para obtener la visa lo que complicó la llegada de 6 millones de turistas para el mundial 2026.
Black and Brown solidarity subverts divisive narrative behind Trump's immigration agenda
Chicago Sun Times: U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly and U.S. Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia | August 13th, 2025
Chicago’s history is deeply rooted in the immigrants and diverse communities who have contributed to making it a thriving city, starting from its founder, Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable, a Black Haitian immigrant. Throughout the 19th century, Chicago welcomed waves of newcomers, from Europeans escaping famine, Mexicans seeking work and safety and Black Americans escaping Jim Crow oppression during the Great Migration. Each group shaped the city’s culture, economy and politics. Chicago has always drawn its strength from this diversity.