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Mi Familia Vota Statement on DHS Secretary Saying ICE Agents Could Enter Voting Locations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: media@mifamiliavota.org WASHINGTON — Hector Sanchez Barba, President and CEO of Mi Familia Vota, issued the following statement on Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin’s comments to the press this week asserting that ICE agents could be at voting locations: “Federal law protects voters from intimidation and improper federal interference at the…
MFV Statement on Supreme Court Mail-In Voting Decision
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: media@mifamiliavota.org WASHINGTON — Hector Sanchez Barba, president and CEO of Mi Familia Vota, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration today in a case about Trump’s executive order that aims to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections: “The Trump administration is continuing…
Four of the Nation’s Largest Latino Organizations Unite to Launch Unprecedented 2026 Voter Education and Mobilization Effort
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Rafael Benavides, media@mifamiliavota.org UnidosUS, LULAC Institute, Inc., Mi Familia En Acción and Latino Victory Foundation will contact more than 5 million Latino voters under a single, joint strategy as part of nonpartisan coalition WASHINGTON — Today, four of the most influential Latino civic organizations in the country announced the 2026 Latino Civic Engagement Coalition…
MFV Condemns ICE Detention Expansion in Colorado, Demands Accountability
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Rafael Benavides, media@mifamiliavota.org DENVER – In response to GEO Group moving forward with the Hudson ICE Detention Facility, Christo Luna, Colorado Deputy State Director for Mi Familia Vota, issued the following statement: “Mi Familia Vota strongly condemns the expansion of a new ICE Detention facility in Hudson Colorado.This expansion raises serious concerns about…
MFV Calls Out President Trump’s Continued Attacks on the Integrity of U.S. Elections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Rafael Benavides, media@mifamiliavota.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to President Donald Trump’s expected remarks this evening regarding the 2020 election, Mi Familia Vota President and CEO Hector Sanchez Barba issued the following statement: “Tonight, Donald Trump is once again attempting to undermine confidence in our elections by reviving the same false claims…
MFV Statement On ICE Ending Routine Vehicle Stops
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Rafael Benavides, media@mifamiliavota.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hector Sanchez Barba, President and CEO of Mi Familia Vota, issued the following statement in response to ICE’s decision to temporarily cease all non-urgent vehicle stops until further notice: “ICE’s decision to discontinue non-urgent vehicle stops until further notice is a step in the right direction,…
Mi Familia Vota Calls for Independent Investigations and an End to Deadly Immigration Enforcement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Rafael Benavides, media@mifamiliavota.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Mi Familia Vota President and CEO, Hector Sanchez Barba, issued a statement after ICE shot and killed a 26-year-old Colombian man today in Biddeford, Maine: “Our hearts go out to the family of the 26-year-old man who was shot and killed by U.S. Immigration and Customs…
Mi Familia Vota Concerned Over ICE Shooting Death in Houston Today
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Rafael Benavides, media@mifamiliavota.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Mi Familia Vota today issued a statement expressing concern over the ICE-involved shooting that resulted in a death today in Houston, Texas: Hector Sanchez Barba, President and CEO, Mi Familia Vota: “Mi Familia Vota condemns all acts of violence. If anyone assaulted or threatened federal officers…
Mi Familia Vota Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Birthright Citizenship
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Rafael Benavides, media@mifamiliavota.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hector Sanchez Barba, President and CEO of Mi Familia Vota, issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling today in Trump v. Barbara: “The Supreme Court today carried out its constitutional duty to provide checks and balances with its rejection of Donald Trump’s…