Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) issued the following statement on the status of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) programs:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the 5th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, the Congressional Tri-Caucus Chairs – composed of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) – sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary John Kelly asking him to clarify the agency’s policies toward DACA and to pro

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi announced the House Democratic Diversity Initiative, which will focus on increasing workforce diversity across staff in House Democratic offices. The Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – which is composed of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus, and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus – released the following statement:

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.