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COVID-19 Updates



FDA News: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Daily Roundup, March 24, 2020

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Beware of Fraudulent Coronavirus Tests, Vaccines and Treatments

While many Americans are sheltering at home to help “flatten the curve” and slow the spread of coronavirus disease (also called COVID-19), they might be tempted to buy or use questionable products that claim to help diagnose, treat, cure, and even prevent COVID-19

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La FDA alerta a los consumidores sobre los kits de prueba para el COVID-19 fraudulentos no autorizados

Declaración del Dr. Stephen M. Hahn M.D., comisionado de la FDA y Judith A. McMeekin, Pharm.D., subcomisionada para Asuntos Regulatorios, Oficina de Asuntos Regulatorios

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LULAC News & Press Releases

May 28, 2020

North Texas Regional Meeting: COVID-19 Status

With Dr. Roberto De La Cruz

May 27, 2020

COVID-19 Impact: Latinos At Risk

The sweeping discussion included the major issues Latinos are confronting in a COVID-19 context.

May 27, 2020

Impacto COVID-19: Latinos en Riesgo

La discusion incluyo los mas importantes temas que los Latinos estan enfrentando en el contexto del COVID-19.

May 27, 2020

LULAC Taking Action So Latinos Are Taken Into Account In U.S.

President and CEO of Nation’s Oldest and Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Say Community Wants More than Words and Promises

May 22, 2020

LULAC National President Meets With UFCW And JBS Meatpacking Company On Fact Finding Mission

Leader of Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Holds Talks With Labor and CEO, Then Visits Plant in Greeley, Colorado

May 19, 2020

LULAC Declares Victory In Texas Vote By Mail Lawsuit

Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Applauds Court Order Allowing All Texas Voters to Vote by Mail During COVID-19 Pandemic

May 18, 2020

News Conference: Responding to Hate at “Stay at Home” Protests

Nation’s Oldest and Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Speaks Out Against COVID-19 “Stay-At-Home” Protests in Illinois

May 18, 2020

LULAC Joins Coalition In Denouncing Hate Speech

Nation’s Oldest and Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Speaks Out Against COVID-19 “Stay-At-Home” Protests in Illinois

May 15, 2020

LULAC Urges Congress To Pass The Heroes Act, Which Provides Overdue Protections For Vulnerable Communities Previously Left Out Of Relief Packages

Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Applauds House Leadership for Including Economic Relief and Protections For Immigrants Previously Left Out of COVID-19 Stimulus Package.

May 14, 2020

LULAC Seeks To Join Lawsuit To Protect People Who Test Positive For COVID-19 From Having Their Personal Information Turned Over To Police

Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Files a Motion to Intervene Supporting McHenry County, IL Health Department in Efforts to Block the Release of the Names and Addresses of People who Test Positive for COVID-19

May 12, 2020

LULAC Files Lawsuit With Partners To Challenge Voter Suppression In Texas

Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Calls for Expanded Resources as New Data Confirms Latinos are Bearing the Economic Brunt of COVID-19

May 10, 2020

LULAC Wishes Moms
Feliz Día De Las Madres

Three LULAC National Presidents Share Their Personal Message

May 8, 2020

LULAC Calls For Increased Economic Support For Latinos As Report Shows Hispanics Face Job Loss At Twice The Rate Of Whites

Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Calls for Expanded Resources as New Data Confirms Latinos are Bearing the Economic Brunt of COVID-19

May 6, 2020

CNN: Domingo Garcia on Protecting Essential Workers in Meatpacking Plants

Listen to Domingo Garcia LULAC National President with CNN's John King on the #COVID19 Pandemic and the threat it poses to workers in meat plants across the nation.

May 1, 2020

LULAC To Meatpacking Company Owners And Elected Leaders: Much More Is Needed Now

Manhattan, Kansas - The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) today responded to the communication from the Office of the Governor..

Apr 28, 2020

LULAC Responds To Trump Administration Declaring Meat Plants “Critical Infrastructure” And Treating Essential Workers As Disposable

Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Reacts to Reports of Forthcoming Executive Order to Keep Meat Processing Facilities Open

Apr 23, 2020

LULAC and U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Launch Campaign to Save Latino Businesses

Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization joins Largest National Hispanic Business Organization for a Campaign to Save Latino Businesses

Apr 22, 2020

LULAC Condemns Congress’ Failure To Provide Targeted Support To Communities Of Color In Latest Stimulus Package

In a Letter to Congress, the Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Calls for Economic Relief for Small & Medium-Sized Businesses Owned by People of Color

Apr 22, 2020

LULAC Urges Illinois Governor To Release Detained Minors At Chicago Facility

Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Calls on Governor Pritzker to Release Unaccompanied Youth Detained at Chicago Facility to Stem COVID-19 Risk

Apr 21, 2020

Let’s Save Latino Owned Businesses

Co-sign the Save Latino Owned Businesses letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Small Business Administration

Apr 21, 2020

LULAC Underscores White House Incompetence As Trump Plans To Suspend All Immigration, Despite That Nearly All Immigration Has Already Been Restricted Due To COVID-19

Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Confronts Trump Administration’s Plan to Suspend Immigration to the U.S. Amid COVID-19 pandemic

Apr 14, 2020

COVID-19 Latino Impact Report

Dark clouds hang over 5 Million Latinos in the Sunshine State of Florida. Nearly 400,000 workers in the state have filed unemployment claims in just the last 2 ½ weeks. So many more are trying to do so that the State of Florida unemployment website crashed.

Apr 4, 2020

Florida Unemployment Now!

Dark clouds hang over 5 Million Latinos in the Sunshine State of Florida. Nearly 400,000 workers in the state have filed unemployment claims in just the last 2 ½ weeks. So many more are trying to do so that the State of Florida unemployment website crashed.

Mar 31, 2020

LULAC Demands U.S. Department Of Labor Provide Clear Guidelines To Protect Essential Workers, Especially In The Food Industry

Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Sends Letter to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Demanding Clear Guidelines for Employers to Include Appropriate Safety Equipment, Paid Sick Days, and Regular Health Checks for Essential Workers

Mar 31, 2020

LULAC Calls Upon Congress To Provide Protections For Immigrants In The Next COVID-19 Stimulus Package

Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Demands that Federal Legislators Include Protections for All Workers, Including Immigrant Communities

Mar 29, 2020

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act

This assistance is critical to our community because today there are 4.65 million Latino-owned companies representing 14% of the 33 million total U.S. businesses

Mar 26, 2020

LULAC Urges Congress To Step Up And Address People Left Out Of Senate $2 Trillion Stimulus Bill

Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Continues to Push Federal Legislators to Ensure that All Workers are Protected

Mar 25, 2020

LULAC Statement On $2 Trillion Stimulus Bill To Address Coronavirus Pandemic And Calls For Inclusiveness Of Communities Of Color

Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Continues to Push Federal Legislators to Ensure that All Workers are Protected, Including Latinos whose Backbreaking Labor Sustains the US Economy

Mar 25, 2020

LULAC Launches Website To Help The Latino Community Access Critical COVID-19 Information And Resources

Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Launches Online Platform to provide individuals impacted by COVID-19 with resources and important information

Mar 23, 2020

LULAC, Farmworker Justice & Justice for Migrant Women Join Forces Calling for Legislation that Protects Working Families

Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Teams Up with Other Workers Rights Organizations Calling for Legislation that Provides Unemployment Benefits, Testing, and Treatment for All Workers Amid Devastating Pandemic

Mar 20, 2020

LULAC exige asistencia gubernamental inmediata para comunidades latinas afectadas por la pandemia de coronavirus

La organización de derechos civiles latinos más antigua y grande exhorta al gobierno federal a proveer asistencia inmediata para latinos de bajo ingreso y de clase trabajadora devastados por la pandemia global

Mar 20, 2020

LULAC Calls For Immediate Government Assistance For Latino Communities Impacted By The Coronavirus Pandemic

Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Urges Federal Government to Provide Immediate Assistance to Low-Income and Working-Class Latinos Devastated by the Global Pandemic

Mar 20, 2020

Seniors Everywhere, Don’t Feel Discouraged

Ms. Elia Mendoza, National VP for the Elderly