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NEW YORK, NY – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement in response to the profoundly concerning memo issued by the Trump Administration’s Office of Management and Budget, which aims to unilaterally freeze federal funding that has already been allocated.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and Pablo José Hernández (Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico), a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, called on U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director to address recent reported incidents of wrongful detention by ICE agents in Puerto Rico and New Jersey.
WASHINGTON, DC -- -- Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), along with House co-leads, Reps. Sylvia Garcia, Suzanne Bonamici, Chuy Garcia, Pramila Jayapal, Don Beyer, and Delia C. Ramierz, announced their intent to reintroduce the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act, for the 119th Congress.
NEW YORK, NY -- Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement in recognition of Juan Pablo Duarte Day, commemorating the birth of one of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic:
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement opposing H.R. 30, a bill that threatens immigrant communities and survivors of domestic violence:
“H.R. 30 is a harmful and unnecessary measure that exploits immigration laws to further destabilize our communities. Current laws already address domestic violence and sexual offenses. It unfairly targets victims who acted in self-defense or were wrongly accused, putting their legal status at risk.
NEW YORK, NY — Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement applauding the Biden Administration and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuela and El Salvador:
Latino Democrats, under new management for the 119th Congress, are looking to flex their muscle under a razor-thin Republican House majority that could make or break President-elect Trump’s immigration agenda.
Last week, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.), known for his immigration advocacy, took the reins of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), a group he says is ready to engage on a host of policy issues but determined to play a central role on immigration.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) expressed concern about the continuing dangerous rhetoric prevalent among extreme Republicans targeting immigrant communities:
WASHINGTON, DC --Today, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer and U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) announced that the Holcombe Rucker Park Commemorative Site Act, passed in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, has been signed into law by President Biden on Saturday, January 4th. Senator Schumer and Congressman Espaillat shepherded this legislation to passage to commemorate Holcombe Rucker Park and to preserve America's basketball mecca in Harlem, New York.