Representative Adriano Espaillat Joins CNN to Tout President Biden's Executive Order to Keep Families Together

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Deputy Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), issued a statement following President Biden's executive action to protect undocumented spouses of American citizens — a move that would shield 500,000 immigrants from deportation. 

Watch Rep. Espaillat's segment with CNN News Central with hosts Brianna Keilar that aired earlier today:

"I commend President Biden on today's announcement, which marks the most significant executive action for immigrants since DACA," said Espaillat. "These ongoing efforts to keep families together will ensure work permits and legal status for 500,000 non-citizens who have been in the country for at least 10 years and are married to a U.S. citizen and their children to apply for permanent residence without leaving the country.

"Today's announcement will keep families together and provide immigrants and their families the long awaited relief they deserve."

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Representative Espaillat is the first Dominican American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and his congressional district includes Harlem, East Harlem, West Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill and the north-west Bronx. First elected to Congress in 2016, Representative Espaillat is serving his fourth term in Congress. Representative Espaillat currently serves as a member of the influential U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for funding the federal government’s vital activities and serves as Ranking Member of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee of the committee during the 118th Congress. He is also a member of the House Budget Committee and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), where he serves in a leadership role as the Deputy Chair as well as Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI). Rep. Espaillat is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) and serves as a Senior Whip of the Democratic Caucus. To find out more about Rep. Espaillat, visit online at https://espaillat.house.gov/.

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