Democrats Thursday rallied behind Rep. Adriano Espaillat after a Republican group branded the trailblazing Harlem lawmaker as an “illegal immigrant.”

The National Republican Congressional Committee attacked Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-New York), chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, on its social media account.

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) is demanding an apology from the House Republicans’ campaign arm after it falsely portrayed the CHC’s chairman as an “illegal immigrant.” The National Congressional Campaign Committee (NRCC) deleted the controversial social media post on Friday.

"Democrats literally chose an illegal immigrant to give their response to President Trump’s address," the NRCC wrote in a post to X on Wednesday with a clip of Espaillat's remarks. "Predictably, this radical called Trump’s presidency a 'reign of terror.' Democrats couldn’t be more disconnected from the American people."

The official campaign account of House Republicans referred to Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) as “an illegal immigrant” on Wednesday, prompting fierce backlash. On Tuesday night, Espaillat delivered the Spanish-language response to President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress.

House Democrats have drafted a resolution to condemn Republican leaders after the GOP’s campaign arm falsely portrayed a Hispanic lawmaker as an “illegal immigrant.” Led by Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas),

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is hammering the Republicans’ campaign arm for falsely characterizing a Hispanic member of Congress as “an illegal immigrant.” The National Republican Campaign Committee (NRCC) on Wednesday blasted a message on social media attacking Rep.

The National Republican Congressional Committee is facing backlash after falsely referring to Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., as an "illegal immigrant." Espaillat, a Dominican American, has been open about his family having overstayed their visas in the U.