All Headlines & Press Releases

Jan 31, 2018

LULAC Opposes Trump Immigration Framework Calls Upon Congress to Pass a Clean DREAM Act

Washington, D.C. –The League of United Latin American Citizens has long supported the passage of a clean DREAM Act that would provide a pathway to citizenship for 1.8 million immigrants who were brought to this country as children by their parents and have graduated from high school.....

Jan 22, 2018

LULAC Statement on ICE Intimidation Tactic on Activist Maru Mora-Villalpando

Seattle, WA - Recently Maru Mora, a 47-year-old Mexican native and outspoken activist was put in deportation proceedings by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)....

Jan 19, 2018

Government Shutdown Falls on Shoulders of Congress Members Sabotaging Bipartisan Efforts

Washington, D.C. – Today the United States federal government entered a shutdown with Congress unable to reach a spending bill agreement in time for the midnight deadline...

Jan 19, 2018

As Government Shutdown Nears, Congressman Joaquin Castro, DACA Recipients and Latino Leaders Demand #DREAMACTNOW

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Dozens of Dreamers from 10 states, Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-TX, the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda, the Hispanic Federation, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), and UnidosUS, stood in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol on Friday and shamed congressional leaders for blocking a vote on the Dream Act and leading the nation to a government shutdown..

Dec 6, 2017

LULAC Responds to SECURE Act

On Tuesday, Senator John Cornyn, joined by Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), James Lankford (R-OK), Tom Cotton (R-AR), and David Perdue (R-GA), introduced the Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts, or SECURE Act...

Dec 4, 2017

Join LULAC for Dream Act Week of Action

It’s been three months since President Trump ended the DACA program and shifted responsibility to Congress to enact DREAMer protections by March 5, 2018. After that date, over 800,000 young immigrant DREAMers will be targets for deportation as their DACA permits begin to expire.

Nov 28, 2017

LULAC Statement on Senator Sanders's Legislation to Rebuild Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

Today Senator Sanders and several other progressive Senators introduced legislation to comprehensively address the crisis in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. ..

Nov 7, 2017

LULAC National and LULAC Arizona File Federal Lawsuit Against Arizona's Dual Voter Registration System that Suppress the Latino Vote

Today LULAC National and LULAC Arizona, under the Campaign Legal Center, and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, filed a federal lawsuit against Arizona’s dual voter registration system that disenfranchises over 26,000 voters in the state...

Nov 7, 2017

LULAC Denounces Trump Administration for Reckless TPS Termination

On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nicaraguans and left Honduras with an extension that has a new expiration date of July 5, 2018...

Nov 3, 2017

NFL Legend Tom Flores Belongs in Pro Football Hall of Fame

The National Football League (NFL) will soon vote on nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2018. LULAC is proud to report that this year’s list of nominees includes Thomas Raymond Flores,...

Oct 26, 2017

LULAC Addresses President Trump’s Opioid Public Health Emergency Announcement

On Thursday, President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a national public health emergency. He is signing a presidential memorandum directing the acting Health Secretary Eric Hargan to declare a nationwide public health emergency. ..

Oct 13, 2017

LULAC Opposes Trump's Efforts to Curtail Fairness and Independence of Immigration Courts

On Thursday, reports surfaced that the Trump Administration is taking steps to enforce new case completion quotas on federal immigration judges as part of their performance evaluations. ..