Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will hold a celebration for the seniors of New York's 13th congressional district Friday, June 28th starting at 11:00 a.m. at Denny Farrell State Park in support of the crucial role seniors play in our community.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Chuy García (IL-04) announced the inclusion of important language relating to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) plan to close its international field offices in the report to accompany the bill funding the Department of Homeland Security.
Espaillat, García, CHC Members Denounce the Inhumane Treatment of Migrants and Asylum Seekers Under Custody of DHS
Washington D.C. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), a member of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, released the following statement in honor of LGBTQ Pride Month.
NEW YORK, NY – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) announced that he successfully secured $21 million in funding over the next two fiscal years to equip Customs and Border Protection (CBP) border agents with body-worn cameras. Rep. Espaillat previously secured funding for a two-year pilot study conducted by the CBP at the direction of Congress, which showed that border patrol agents and the public would benefit from implementation of body-worn cameras.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), the only formerly undocumented immigrant in Congress, presided over the vote to pass H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, in the U.S. House of Representatives. The monumental bill, which Rep. Espaillat supported, will put more than 2.1 Million Dreamers on a pathway to citizenship and establish a pathway to permanent residence for individuals covered by programs known as Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED).
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) announced the restoration of funding for the Capital Investment Grants (CIG) program to its fully authorized level of $2.3 billion. The broadly popular program enjoys bipartisan support and helps cities and states around the country get major transit infrastructure improvement projects off the ground. The CIG New Starts program will be a critical source of funding for the Second Avenue Subway Phase II Extension project.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement today on passage of a $19.1B disaster aid package. The legislation was approved by a 354-58 vote.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Chuy García (IL-04), and Kathleen M. Rice (NY-04) introduced legislation to prevent the Department of Homeland Security from closing Citizenship and Immigration Services offices overseas without the consent of Congress.