AUSTIN, TX — Today, the Mexican American Legislative Caucus (MALC) submitted a public comment opposing a proposed U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rule that would bar mixed-status families from federally assisted housing, warning it would destabilize Texas families and disrupt the state’s workforce.
AUSTIN, TX — Today, the Mexican American Legislative Caucus (MALC) demands the immediate release of Dr. Ezequiel Veliz and Dr. Rubeliz Bolivar, two physicians serving the Rio Grande Valley who were detained by immigration authorities last week after federal actions earlier this year disrupted their work authorization.
AUSTIN, TX — Today, as the Supreme Court of the United States hears oral arguments in a case that could reshape the future of birthright citizenship, Chairman Ramón Romero Jr. of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus (MALC) issued the following statement:
AUSTIN, TX — Today, Mexican American Legislative Caucus (MALC) Chair State Rep. Ramón Romero Jr. (D-Fort Worth) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents operating at Houston’s Hobby and Bush Intercontinental airports:
AUSTIN, TX — Today, Mexican American Legislative Caucus Chairman State Representative Ramon Romero, Jr. and Texas House Democratic Caucus Chairman State Representative Gene Wu sent a letter to U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, opposing a congressional hearing aimed at revisiting Plyler v. Doe, the landmark Supreme Court decision guaranteeing children access to public education regardless of immigration status.
AUSTIN, TX — Today, the Mexican American Legislative Caucus (MALC) welcomed reports that the Gámez-Cuéllar family has been released from ICE detention after being taken into custody following a scheduled immigration check-in on February 25.
AUSTIN, TX — On February 12, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Board of Directors unanimously adopted amended rule changes imposing new identification requirements for vehicle registration and renewal across the state.
AUSTIN, TX — Today, the Mexican American Legislative Caucus (MALC) sent a formal letter to the Hutchins Mayor and City Council ahead of tonight’s special called meeting, urging local officials to continue opposing the proposed use of city property for a large-scale immigration detention facility.
AUSTIN, TX — The Mexican American Legislative Caucus (MALC) is raising concerns about a directive issued today by Governor Greg Abbott ordering state agencies and public institutions of higher education to freeze new H-1B visa petitions, warning that the move could worsen existing staffing shortages across Texas’s public sector.
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