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December 16 - 2024 - 16 de diciembre

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Caucus Events - Eventos del caucus

Our third Latino Caucus annual Holiday Party, Felices Fiestas, was held on Saturday, December 7, 2024, from 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM (Los Angeles time).

More than 30 attendees joined some local elected Latino officials like Chris Falcon, Clerk of the Fairfax Circuit Court, and

Kelvin Garcia, Town of Herndon Councilmember. Latino leaders Carla Bustillos, DLOV Political Action Director & a founder of Juntos por Virginia, and Carmen Rodriguez, Chair of the Prince William County Latino Caucus also joined in our year-end event.

Chair Maritza Zermeño recognized Marta Calderon & Leonel Rojas for their tireless work in the FCDC Latino Caucus. They have always been first in line to support outreach events, and have launched the Caucus into the social media world.

The "donkey" was awarded to Marta Calderon & Leonel Rojas for their support and work on social media.

Current Events - Eventos Actuales

NBC News:

Trump plans to scrap policy restricting ICE arrests at churches, schools and hospitals.

Dec. 11, 2024, 11:34 AM EST

By Julia Ainsley and Didi Martinez

The long-standing policy has prevented ICE agents from arresting immigrants at so-called sensitive locations except under certain circumstances.

The incoming Trump administration intends to rescind a long-standing policy that has prevented Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from arresting undocumented people at or near so-called sensitive locations, including houses of worship, schools and hospitals or events such as funerals, weddings and public demonstrations without approval from supervisors, according to three sources familiar with the plan.

Read the entire article here.

Special Election 2025

If it's a new year, it's an election year in Virginia which is one of only 4 states that vote every year (learn more HERE). We always have 2 elections, a primary in June and a general in November. but when an elected official is elected to another office, we have a 3rd special election in January.

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On January 7th, Delegate Kannan Srinivasan and JJ Singh are running to protect and ensure Democrats keep the majority in the Senate of Virginia (District 32) and the Virginia House of Delegates (District 26), respectively. This special election affects mostly Loudoun County but may impact our small majorities in the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates.

Kannan Srinivasan

JJ Singh

Let’s support them with canvassing, phone banking, conversations with friends and relatives, and contributions to their campaigns. Click on the pictures above to learn more about each campaign.