Press Releases
CHICAGO – Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) issued the following statement after President Biden granted a Major Disaster Declaration for Illinois:
CHICAGO – El congresista Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) emitió la siguiente declaración luego de que el Presidente Biden otorgara una Declaración de Desastre Mayor para Illinois:
CHICAGO AND SAN ANTONIO— Today, Reps. Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) issued the following statement in response to the reported death of a three-year-old child on a bus sponsored by the state of Texas that was carrying asylum-seekers from Texas to Chicago:
CHICAGO Y SAN ANTONIO— Hoy, los representantes Joaquín Castro (TX-20) y Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) emitieron la siguiente declaración en respuesta a la muerte reportada de un niño de tres años en un autobús patrocinado por el estado que transportaba solicitantes de asilo de Texas a Chicago:
WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Representatives Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), Nanette Barragán, (CA-44) Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Lou Correa (CA-46), and Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and leaders in the immigration and business community held a press conference at the steps of the U.S. Capitol urging the Biden administration to use existing law to expand parole and work permits to both new migrants and long term contributing immigrant workers.
WASHINGTON, DC— Congressmen Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Lou Correa (CA-46) and Darren Soto (FL-09) led 35 congressional colleagues in a letter urging the Biden administration to expand parole and work permits to both new migrants and long term contributing immigrant workers. Currently, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) faces a significant backlog in processing the application for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD), sometimes as long as 15 months.
WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure issued the following statement today on his vote in support of H.R. 3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation (SGRLAA), the bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) and Representative Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) announced the formation of the CPC Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Task Force.
CHICAGO — Today, Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) released the following statement on allegations of Chicago police officers engaging in sexual conduct with migrants:
CHICAGO — Hoy, el Congresista Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) emitió la siguiente declaración en referencia a las denuncias sobre policías de Chicago involucrados en conducta sexual con migrantes: