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July 23, 2015

Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will consider H.R. 3009, the Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act. This bill would deny certain federal law enforcement money to cities that refuse to detain undocumented immigrants on behalf of the federal government.


July 14, 2015

Washington, DC – Today, members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Executive Board met with former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a policy meeting on Capitol Hill.


July 9, 2015

Washington, DC – Today, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) voted to remove any state flag featuring the Confederate battle flag from the U.S. Capitol.


June 25, 2015

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision upholding federal premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act for all qualifying Americans, regardless of their state of residence. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements:

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


June 25, 2015

Washington, D.C. – Today marks the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Shelby County v. Holder decision, which gutted key voter protections from the Voting Rights Act.  Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements:

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


June 24, 2015

Washington, D.C. - Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced its decision to designate Nepal for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) based on the conditions of a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and subsequent aftershocks that devastated the country in April 2015. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements:


June 24, 2015

Washington, D.C. – Two years since the Supreme Court gutted core protections in the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v.


June 18, 2015

Washington, D.C. – Last night, nine individuals were murdered in a shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), released the following statement in reaction to this tragic event:


June 15, 2015

Washington, D.C. – Today marks the third anniversary of President Obama’s announcement of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The program puts on hold the deportation of many undocumented youth living in the United States, and allows immigrants who meet certain requirements – including coming to the U.S.