Immigration Reform

Today, the Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressman Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-02), sent a letter to President Trump criticizing his immigration proposal as “unreasonable”  and “un-American” because it unnecessarily pits black and brown immigrants against each other. Months ago, President Trump agreed to sign the DREAM Act into law, legislation that would primarily… Read more »

Today, the Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressman Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-02), released the following statement in response to President Trump’s racist comments about Africa. “President Trump’s comments are yet another confirmation of his racially insensitive and ignorant views. It also reinforces the concerns that we hear every day, that the President’s slogan Make… Read more »

Today, the Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressman Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-02), released the following statement on the appointment of Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) to the Senate Judiciary Committee. On December 7, Chairman Richmond sent a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urging him to appoint a CBC member to the Committee after… Read more »

Today, Congressman Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-02), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI-13), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member, and Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY-09), Chair of the CBC Immigration Working Group released the following joint statement in response to the Trump Administration’s decision to cancel Temporary Protected… Read more »

Today, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) released a letter it sent to the Department of Homeland Security on Friday urging the Administration to fully extend Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for eighteen months by the November 23 deadline. The letter was signed by all 49 members of the bicameral, bipartisan CBC. Full text of the letter is attached and… Read more »

Today, CBC Chairman Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-02) and the Chair of the CBC Immigration Working Group, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY-09), released the following statement on President Trump’s immigration principles and how they will impact both DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and TPS (Temporary Protected Status) recipients. “Donald Trump's anti-immigrant principles… Read more »

A letter to Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly requesting a temporary protected status extension for Haiti.  Read more »