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Washington, DC —  Today the Trump Administration announced that it would move forward with printing the 2020 census without a citizenship question. Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chairwoman Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement:  

Washington, DC —  Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Department of Commerce V. New York to block the inclusion of a citizenship question in the 2020 Census. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements:

Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC Chair:

Washington, DC —  Today marks the sixth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Shelby County v. Holder decision, which struck down key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements:

Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC Chair:

WASHINGTON— The Tri-Caucus – which includes the Congressional Asian-Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), – called on Department of Housing (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson to reverse his decision to target immigrant and mixed-status households by barring them from federal housing subsidies, which would exacerbate the affordable housing crisis and effectively evict hundreds of thousands of families.

Washington, DC — June 15, 2019 marked the seventh anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Since its inception in 2012, DACA has granted nearly 800,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to this country as children with temporary relief to stay and work in the United States without fear of deportation. The program was rescinded in September 2017 by the Trump Administration.  Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements:

Washington, DC — Earlier this week, the Trump administration announced it will begin holding migrant children at Fort Sill, a military base that was once used to imprison Japanese Americans during World War II. Among those stripped of their civil liberties and forced to live in Japanese internment camps were several Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Members – including Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06), former CAPAC Chairs Norman Mineta and Mike Honda, and the late Bob Matsui – all of whom were either infants or children at the time.

Washington, DC — Today, Members of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – composed of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) – and the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) held a press conference opposing the Trump Administration’s proposed public charge rule.