Joint community townhall discussed rising costs for families, access to good jobs, civil rights pressures facing communities and ways to move forward together LOS ANGELES — UnidosUS, the National Urban League and SEIU-United Service Workers West (SEIU-USWW) today convened […]
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50-48 vote unlocks path to $70 billion in immigration enforcement funding with no accountability, no guardrails, and no input from the communities that will bear the consequences WASHINGTON DC — Following the […]
New UCLA LPPI and UnidosUS Report Finds Discriminatory Policy, Not Individual Circumstance, Created Today’s Latino Wealth Gap
April 14, 2026
The landmark analysis examines how deliberate decisions across five policy systems — immigration, housing, labor, public benefits, and education — shaped wealth inequality for Latino households across 175 years of […]
WASHINGTON — Last week, UnidosUS filed an amicus brief on behalf of 115 members of Congress in Center for Taxpayer Rights v. IRS, which is currently before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. The brief […]
Statement from UnidosUS on Allegations Against Cesar Chavez
March 18, 2026
WASHINGTON DC — The following is UnidosUS’s reaction to the allegations made against Cesar Chavez in a report today by The New York Times: “We are shocked and appalled by the extremely disturbing allegations made […]
UnidosUS Condemns Detention of Gámez-Cuéllar Family and Calls on U.S. Congress to Enforce Meaningful Immigration Guardrails
March 10, 2026
McAllen, Texas – Today, UnidosUS Texas State Director Eric Holguín issued the following statement in reaction to the detention of the Gámez-Cuéllar family, who were wrongfully detained by immigration authorities […]
At premier Latino gathering in Washington, Latino leaders deliver a call to defend civil rights WASHINGTON, DC — Last night, UnidosUS, the nation’s largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization, hosted its […]
UnidosUS Launches National Economic Prosperity Agenda
March 5, 2026
Building a Broad Cross-Sector Campaign Ahead of Midterms to Advance Shared Prosperity WASHINGTON, DC — UnidosUS, the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization, launched its Economic Prosperity Agenda, unveiling a national campaign to unite leaders across various sectors — government, philanthropy, corporations, advocacy and local communities — around solutions to […]
WASHINGTON, DC — UnidosUS, la mayor organización de derechos civiles e incidencia hispana en Estados Unidos, ha presentado su Agenda Nacional de Prosperidad Económica. Esta iniciativa estratégica busca unificar a líderes del sector público, empresarial y filantrópico para implementar soluciones a nivel […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With all eyes on Texas as the road to the 2026 midterm elections heats up and Hispanic voter influence is felt, UnidosUS, the nation’s largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization, […]
Data Sharing Between IRS and DHS is Barred: Two Federal Injunctions Blocking Data Transfers Remain in Effect
February 27, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following recent coverage of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Centro de Trabajadores Unidos v. Bessent, Laura MacCleery, Senior Director of Policy at UnidosUS, issued […]
What the Latino Community Needs to Hear in the State of the Union
February 24, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC — Ahead of President Trump’s State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress, UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguía issued the following statement: “Over the […]