Press Releases

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 The program was rescinded in September 2017 by the Trump Administration.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.

Washington, DC — Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), and Rep. Mark Takano (CA-41), CAPAC Second Vice Chair, hosted a CAPAC forum on issues related to North Korea that impact the Korean American community. At the forum, Frank Aum, a Senior Expert on North Korea at the US Institute of Peace, testified on security issues. Dr. KJ Seung, an Assistant Professor at the Harvard Medical School Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, spoke about humanitarian aid and health issues.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House of Representatives today voted 237-187 to pass H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act of 2019. This bill, introduced by Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), provides a pathway to citizenship for over 2.5 million U.S. residents, including Dreamers – those eligible for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) - and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) recipients.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) confirmed 11 new Associate Members. CAPAC now has a record number of 75 members. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), the Chair of CAPAC, issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON— Today, the Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Judy Chu (CA-27), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Joaquin Castro (TX-20), and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (CA-37) released the following statement on recently uncovered documents from late-Republican strategist Thomas B. Hofeller and its implications on the Trump Administration’s inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census: