Following the release of the FBI’s 2025 Hate Crimes Data, UnidosUS has joined Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Jewish Council for Public Affairs, Human Rights Campaign, Muslim Public Affairs Council, National […]
Immigration
Press Release List
UnidosUS Joins Comité de 100: Hundreds of Hispanic Leaders Across the Political Spectrum Calling for Work Permits for Long-Term Immigrants
September 29, 2026
Powerhouse coalition sends warning to White House and congressional leadership after new bipartisan polling finds broad and critical support among Latino voters in seven battleground states for work permits and […]
The four-pillar plan calls for earned pathways to citizenship, modernized legal channels, proportional enforcement and functional and fair border processing. WASHINGTON — Today, UnidosUS, the nation’s largest Latino civil rights […]
Decisión de la Corte Suprema confirma que la ciudadanía es un derecho de nacimiento de todos los estadounidenses
June 30, 2026
WASHINGTON — El día de hoy, Janet Murguía, presidenta y CEO de UnidosUS, la mayor organización hispana de derechos civiles y defensa del país, emitió el siguiente comunicado en respuesta a la decisión de la Corte Suprema de […]
WASHINGTON — Today, Janet Murguía, President and CEO of UnidosUS, the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization, issued the following statement in reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Trump v. Barbara: “Today, the United States Supreme Court affirmed […]
WASHINGTON — Hoy, UnidosUS, la organización más grande del país que defiende los derechos civiles de los hispanos, condenó con fuerza la votación en la Cámara de Representantes que aprobó una […]
WASHINGTON — Today, UnidosUS, the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization, strongly condemned the House passage of reconciliation legislation that funnels more than $70 billion into expanded immigration enforcement without accountability measures. In response to the vote, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Congress Must Protect Civil Rights and Place Clear Guardrails on DHS
January 29, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC — UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguía issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate rejected an appropriations bill funding several agencies, including the U.S. Department of Homeland […]