Press Releases

Rep. Espaillat will be joined by Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer and special guest, NYC Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will host his 2018 Education Summit in collaboration with Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer and special guest, New York City Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza, on Monday, June 11^th ​at 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the George Washington Education Campus located at 549 Audubon Avenue.

Rep. Espaillat's letter is signed by more than 100 Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives Calling for Swift and Decisive Action to Correct Sec. DeVos' Testimony and Clarify State and School District Obligations to Serve All Children, Regardless of Immigration Status

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement on the death of Joseíto Mateo, known as the King of Merengue.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) joined Reps. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Beto O'Rourke (TX-16) to urge U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Thomas D. Homan to designate courthouses as sensitive locations where immigrants cannot be arrested and detained by ICE.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), a member of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, released the following statement in recognition of LGBT Pride Month and in remembrance of the Stonewall Riots, which took place outside of the Stonewall Inn in New York City on June 28, 1969.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement in recognition of former Santo Domingo Mayor José Francisco Peña Gómez following events held earlier this week at the U.S. Capitol honoring his life and legacy.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Over the weekend, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) appeared on CNN's New Day with host Alisyn Camerota where he discussed reports that the Trump administration has lost track of nearly 1,500 immigrant children and called it "a human rights crisis." Watch video here.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement on a new report conducted by the New England Journal of Medicine indicating the death toll in Puerto Rico has reached nearly 5,000 in the wake of Hurricane Maria.