Immigration and Border Issues

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairwoman Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement after Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary John Kelly confirmed that the Administration is considering a policy that will separate children and mothers seeking asylum as they enter the country from Latin America:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairwoman Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement on President Trump's executive order seeking to reinstate his Muslim and Refugee ban:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham released the following statement on reprehensible examples of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) use of expedited removals, apprehensions at sensitive locations, and the deportation of individuals without violent criminal records:

"We are incensed but not surprised by the flagrant contradiction in President Trump's rhetoric and actions on immigration. His proud boasts to focus on the deportation of hardened criminals are falsehoods. The American people are now seeing first-hand how his failed immigration policies are tearing apart families.

Las Vegas, NV – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Member Rep. Ruben Kihuen (D-NV-4^th) hosted an immigration forum on Saturday, March 4^th, to inform over 75 community members about President Trump's recent immigration executive orders, Congressional actions, and the resources available to them. They were joined by Reps. Tony Cardenas (D-CA-29^th), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA-40^th), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13^th), Darren Soto (D-FL-9^th), Vincente Gonzalez (D-TX-15^th), Ben Ray Luján (D-AZ-3^rd), Filemon Vela (D-TX-34^th), Mark Takano (D-CA-41^st), and Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24^th).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairwoman Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham joined other members of the CHC in sending a letter asking for an immediate meeting with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Acting Commissioner Kevin K. McAleenan to discuss the implementation of President Trump's executive orders on immigration enforcement and reports that those orders have led to significant and troubling changes at the US-Mexico border, in border communities and at ports of entry, specifically airports.

The letter states that CHC members want answers to troubling reports of changes to operating protocols and added that "it is critical that our Members receive information on any changes CBP has undertaken or will be conducting in the near future."

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham released the following statement on the apprehension of Daniela Vargas, a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient who now faces deportation after speaking at a news conference in Mississippi:

Washington, D.C. – Virginia Democrats Congressman Don Beyer and Senator Tim Kaine joined Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Congresswoman Linda Sanchez and Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham yesterday, with other elected officials and immigrants and leaders in immigration policy and advocacy, at the site of a recent ICE crackdown to decry President Trump's abhorrent immigration Executive Orders and call for thoughtful, fair immigration policy.

According to recent news reports, ICE agents targeted Rising Hope Mission Church when they allegedly apprehended at least six men in close proximity to the church.

Reverend Dr. Keary Kincannon opened the conference by pointing out that the space was not only a church - it was a shelter for people at risk of hypothermia.

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham released the following statement on President Trump's comment that the time is right for an immigration bill:

"We've been ready."