Rep. Luis Gutierrez, longtime advocate for immigration reform, says he will not seek reelection

Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.), a longtime advocate for comprehensive immigration reform and strident critic of the Trump administration, announced Tuesday that he will not seek reelection.

The congressman said he will complete his current term in Congress, which expires in early 2019.

Gutierrez made the announcement in Chicago a day after he held an event there alongside Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

The 63-year-old congressman has served his Chicago district since 1993 and is a senior member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Gutierrez, who is of Puerto Rican descent, is leading a bipartisan push to send tens of millions of dollars in federal aid to storm-ravaged Puerto Rico. He was also arrested this year outside Trump Tower in New York protesting the president’s strict immigration enforcement policy.

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