Press Releases

Today the Hispanic Federation (HF) announced Lariza Garzón will be the new Director of North Carolina and Mid-South Operations. Lariza’s experience and ties to the local Latino community add incredible value to Hispanic Federation.
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Hispanic Federation strongly condemns the passage of the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill by the Florida legislature today, and calls on the U.S. Department of Justice to challenge the law in federal court if it’s signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. HB 1557, better known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, is a transparent attempt by the Florida Legislature to censor the LGBTQ youth in Florida.
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Hispanic Federation applauds President Biden's accomplishments in his first year as President. We recognize that he is leading the nation through one of the most challenging foreign and domestic policy moments in decades.
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La Federación Hispana aplaude los logros del presidente Biden en su primer año como presidente. Reconocemos que está liderando a la nación durante uno de los momentos de política exterior e interior más desafiantes en décadas. En el último año, sus logros han sido significativos.
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“We applaud President Biden for nominating the first Black woman to the bench, laying the groundwork for the next generation of the Supreme Court. This is a historic event and must be met with quick and fair hearings.
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Hispanic Federation hosted a meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, with senior Biden administration officials and hundreds of Puerto Rico advocates to acknowledge investments in Puerto Rico during President Biden’s first year in office and discuss urgent persistent challenges.
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La Federación Hispana, junto a más de 100 personas y organizaciones, firmaron una carta en la que piden al gobernador DeSantis que retire de inmediato su inhumana e injusta orden ejecutiva que pondría en riesgo de muerte a cientos de niños que esperan reunirse con sus familias y patrocinadores, afectando los esfuerzos de reunificar familias.
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The Hispanic Federation along with more than 100 individuals and organizations signed onto a letter calling on Governor DeSantis to immediately withdraw his inhumane and unjust executive order that would put hundreds of children who are waiting to be reunited with their families and sponsors at risk of being displaced, impacting family reunification efforts.
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After years of advocacy led by grassroots community groups in Puerto Rico, Hispanic Federation is excited to celebrate a $163 million investment from the Biden administration for the next and final phase in a critical and overdue infrastructure and environmental justice project in the heart of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Shortly after President Joe Biden’s speech today on passing federal voting rights legislation to ensure free, fair, and protected elections, Hispanic Federation CEO and President Frankie Miranda repeated the calls for immediate action to safeguard Americans’ access to the ballot box.
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As the Omicron variant rages across the country, we need to implement policies that inch us closer to an equitable recovery and that prioritize some of the most vulnerable New Yorkers now more than ever. We are hopeful that Governor Hochul will work with the Latino community to usher in a ‘new era of New York’ by advancing inclusive policies that expand access to childcare, affordable housing, broadband, relief for working families and so much more.
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Yesterday, life-changing immigration provisions included in the House-passed Build Back Better Act were not approved for inclusion in the final bill by a Senate staffer through an archaic set of rules and processes that are robbing the American people of much needed and popular immigration reforms.
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On Tuesday, the Hispanic Federation (HF) released a new report titled Hope & Unity: Latino CBOs Respond to COVID-19, which reveals how HF’s COVID-related grantmaking empowered hundreds of Latino community-based organizations to keep their doors open during the first 15 months of the pandemic, even as others were forced to close theirs.
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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act, a landmark piece of legislation that includes programs critical for all Latino communities. Hispanic Federation applauds passage of this transformative bill that will benefit all Americans by providing critical support to families with paid family leave, funding for childcare, expansion of the Child Tax Credit, and increased access to affordable housing and education for low-income children. Build Back Better will also advance environmental justice, provide work permits and protections for an estimated 7 million undocumented immigrants; and address deep racial inequities in our healthcare system. The legislation now moves to the Senate, where we oppose further attempts to weaken the final bill and urge a swift vote so that it can be signed into law by President Biden.
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As the U.S. Supreme Court prepared to hear arguments on U.S. v. Vaello-Madero case today, a case that could decide whether Puerto Ricans living in Puerto Rico can receive the same benefits as other U.S. citizens, Hispanic Federation and its allies stood on the steps of the nation’s highest court to demand the federal government stop discriminating against U.S. citizens based on where they live, as part of the #TakeAction4PuertoRico campaign.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James and the Hispanic Federation today called on the U.S. Department of Justice and the Biden-Harris Administration to stop denying life-saving assistance and federal programs to U.S. citizens who live in Puerto Rico, and drop their appeal in the case U.S. vs. Vaello-Madero, now before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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The week before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on U.S. v. Vaello-Madero case, Hispanic Federation and 60 allies sent a letter unified in their request to President Biden asking the Administration to immediately stop defending Congress’s ability to discriminate against U.S. citizens living in Puerto Rico by denying equal access to federal safety-net programs like Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS).
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Today the White House released its Build Back Better framework that includes many programs critical for Latino communities. We look forward to the passage of a substantial bill that among many other things, creates jobs and advances environmental justice through investments in clean energy and sustainability which prioritizes frontline communities, ensures investments in immigration reform, increases access to education for low-income children and extends healthcare coverage to many Latino families.
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