Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) continued her work championing neighbors who seek the American Dream through passage of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, in the U.S. House. U.S. Rep. Castor is an original cosponsor of the legislation that offers a tough but fair pathway to citizenship for neighbors who meet the standards of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) – up to 2.5 million immigrants, many who know no other country but the United States. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) awarded six local individuals with the “American Dream Award” last night in a public ceremony in Town ‘n Country. The awardees each were recognized for their outstanding accomplishments after immigrating to America and Tampa. They have excelled in the areas of business, innovation, law, education and health care, and have made remarkable contributions to our community. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) today called for an immediate oversight hearing on family reunification of thousands of children currently in the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as a result of the Trump “zero tolerance” family separation policy during the Energy and Commerce Health subcommittee markup. All Republicans on the subcommittee opposed a Democratic amendment for an oversight hearing with HHS officials and children’s health experts, and in doing so abdicated their vital oversight responsibilities. Strikingly, Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee have ignored numerous calls for HHS oversight hearings in the midst of the humanitarian crisis. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) and Democratic colleagues in the U.S. House today demanded DHS and HHS Inspectors General conduct an immediate investigation on how the agencies are keeping track of children separated from their parents by Trump’s cruel policy and report on the reunification of parents with their children ASAP! “[W]e are gravely disturbed by reports on children being… Read more »

Today U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) helped lead her Democratic colleagues in a protest on the U.S. House floor against the cruel Trump-GOP family separation policy, a new policy that separates families at our borders and uses their pain as leverage to enact divisive immigration changes that would only inflict further harm on our country, a nation of immigrants. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) and her Democratic colleagues on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee have called upon committee chair, U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (OR2), to immediately hold a hearing to address the growing number of children forcibly separated from their parents and families and placed into the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). The Energy and Commerce Committee serves as the oversight committee for HHS. Read more »

Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released a statement on the Trump Administration and GOP’s new policy to rip children from their parents along the U.S. border with Mexico and at other ports of entry into the United States: Read more »

Hoy la Congresista Kathy Castor (Fl-14) ha publicado la siguiente declaración sobre la política nueva de la administración de Trump y el partido republicano de separar niños y sus padres en la frontera de los Estados Unidos y México y en otros puertos de entrada a los Estados Unidos: Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the following statement regarding passage of the bipartisan congressional budget deal this morning: Read more »

Last night, House Republicans blocked an amendment by U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) to protect DREAMers from deportation following the announcement by the Trump Administration that DACA is ending and congressional action is needed right away to avoid deportation of up to 800,000 DREAMers. Read more »