Immigration and Border Issues

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.

Arpaio's tenure as Maricopa Sheriff was mired in controversy related to alleged racism and abuse of power.

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. This anniversary comes as ten Republican Attorneys General issued a threat to challenge DACA in court if the Trump Administration does not terminate the program by September 5^th:

"DACA has been transformative to the lives of hundreds of thousands of young people and has resulted in economic gains for cities, states and our nation as a whole. Not only is defending and continuing DACA the morally right thing to do, it is economically beneficial for the nation. That is why the vast majority of Americans, regardless of their political affiliation, overwhelmingly support the 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. Bannon, Gorka and Miller serve as senior advisors to the President.

Congressional Quad-Caucus leadership along with Congresswoman Barbara Lee released the following statements upon release of the letter.

Washington, D.C. - The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham released the following statement on President Trump's endorsement of Republican Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and David Perdue's (R-GA) legislation that would slash legal immigration levels and eliminate multiple categories of family-based legal immigration and diversity visas:

"Our nation's ability to attract the best and brightest from around the world is predicated on a legal immigration system that promises economic opportunity, prioritizes families, and meets the needs of American businesses. Yet Senators Cotton and Perdue's legislation would slash immigration levels in half and put tighter restrictions on visas. This misguided legislation threatens America's prosperity, our values, and our global competitive advantage to attract workers.

Washington, D.C. - On Friday, July 28^th, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez and 117 colleagues introduced the American Hope Act of 2017. Recent actions by State Attorneys General and the Trump Administration have put the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in peril. This bill would provide a permanent legislative solution for the more than 800,000 young people enrolled in DACA and put thousands of others on a path to earn permanent legal residency and eventual citizenship if they meet certain requirements.

An alliance made up of Members of House Democratic Leadership, the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Congressional Progressive Caucus, and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus gathered for a press conference in support of Dreamers, DACA, and this critical legislation.

Washington, D.C. - The Congressional Hispanic Caucus opposes the addition of funding for President Trump's border wall to an upcoming "minibus" appropriations package:

Republican Leadership has announced that they plan to add border wall funding to a minibus appropriations package that the House will be considering this week. The critical national security funding package will include the Defense, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy & Water appropriations bills.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairwoman Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham and CHC Immigration and Border Issues Task Force Chair Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez sent a letter to Members of the Appropriations Committee calling on them to reject the proposed increases in funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S.

Washington, D.C. – Before the final vote of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairwoman Michelle Lujan Grisham delivered the following remarks as part of a Motion to Recommit (MTR). If adopted, the measure would have restored a bipartisan amendment that prevented Department of Defense dollars from being used to build President Trump's border wall. The amendment was not adopted in a straight party line vote: