Washington, DC — UnidosUS, the nation’s largest Latino civil rights organization, issued the following statement from President and CEO Janet Murguía in response to the Senate vote against the Border […]
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UnidosUS Statement on Failed, Baseless Impeachment of Sec. Mayorkas
February 6, 2024
House GOP Effort to Impeach Fails in 214-216 Vote Washington, DC — UnidosUS, the nation’s largest Latino civil rights organization, issued the following statement from President and CEO Janet […]
Washington, D.C. – The following statement was released tonight by Janet Murguía, UnidosUS President and CEO. “On behalf of UnidosUS, we want to express our deep disappointment with the bipartisan […]
UnidosUS Denounces Baseless, Politically Motivated Effort to Impeach Secretary Mayorkas
January 29, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Janet Murguía, President and CEO of UnidosUS, the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization, today released the following statement in response to the baseless impeachment […]
Congress, White House Must Say No to Proposals To Undermine Presidential Immigration Parole Authority That Would Threaten American Families
January 12, 2024
WASHINGTON, DC— Some extremist lawmakers in Congress want to make changes that would severely limit, or perhaps even eliminate, presidential immigration parole authority as part of negotiations over the emergency aid package, […]
UnidosUS welcomes extension of TPS for Venezuelans
September 21, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC— UnidosUS, the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization, today applauded the Biden Administration’s extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Venezuelans. The measure could allow nearly […]
UnidosUS Commends Biden Administration Extension of TPS for Migrants Living and Working in U.S.
June 13, 2023
UnidosUS Also Calls for Immediate Expanded Relief WASHINGTON, DC— Today the Biden administration announced it will allow an estimated 337,000 immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua to continue […]
WASHINGTON, DC— UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguía issued the following statement in response to H.R. 2: “We are outraged that today the House of Representatives voted to pass the […]
TALLAHASSEE, FL — UnidosUS (formerly NCLR) today issued the following statement in response to the Florida legislature’s passage of HB1617 legislation that would target immigrants and their families and criminalize […]
UnidosUS Applauds Menendez Border Plan
April 19, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC— In response to the release of “The Menendez Plan: Securing Our Borders by Managing Migration and Refugees in the Americas,” Janet Murguía, President and CEO of UnidosUS, issued the following […]
UnidosUS Statement on President Biden’s 2023 State of the Union
February 8, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC— During last night’s State of the Union Address, President Biden noted key accomplishments and goals of his administration and called again for unity and decisive action on the […]
UnidosUS Calls on Congress to Act After Anticipated Appeals Court Ruling Against DACA
October 5, 2022
Program Kept in Place For Now, Giving Congress Time to Preserve It Washington, DC— The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals […]