Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today marks the fifth anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA grants undocumented immigrants who were brought to this country as children with temporary relief to stay and work in the U.S. without fear of deportation. Since 2012, nearly 790,000 undocumented Americans have enrolled in the DACA program. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements:

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements to commemorate the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins at sundown:

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s injunction against President Donald Trump’s repackaged Muslim and refugee travel ban. Following the ruling, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today is National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. To commemorate the day, the Chairs of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) and the Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus released the following statements:

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 6, 2017 marks the 135th anniversary of the enactment of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which was the first law to expressly target and prohibit a specific group from immigrating to the United States. The law was signed by President Chester A. Arthur and imposed a ten-year ban on Chinese immigration or naturalization. It was reauthorized and expanded several times in the following decades, and was not repealed until 1943. In 2012, Congress passed a bipartisan resolution introduced by CAPAC Chair Rep.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House of Representatives today voted 217-213 to pass H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Initial estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that the underlying legislation will take away coverage from 24 million Americans over the next decade, including up to 2 million Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs). CAPAC Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) voted against the bill and released the following statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) met with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to discuss a number of important issues impacting the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community. These topics included immigration and the Muslim ban, racial and religious profiling, healthcare, and issues impacting the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community. CAPAC Members released the following statements following the meeting:

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an effort to increase transparency, defend civil rights, and keep the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) accountable to their mission, the Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Rep. Cedric Richmond (LA-02), and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) – submitted three amendments to the omnibus funding bill and released the following joint statement: