Washington, Sept. 12 -- The Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus-Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), and Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Rep. Yvette Clarke (NY-09)-released the following joint statement today in response to reports that the Trump administration is terminating grants for hundreds of colleges and universities that serve large minority student populations.

These Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI) include Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs), Native American Serving NonTribal Institutions (NASNTIs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions (A...