Boricuas Unidos en la Diáspora (BUDPR) engages in political advocacy and action to influence federal legislation regarding Puerto Rico, to raise awareness of critical issues facing our nation, and to ultimately pursue a just decolonization process that will result in Puerto Rican independence.

Unlike other leaders and organizations who claim they are fighting for Puerto Rico, we are not paid lobbyists and we do not represent or directly support any political party in Puerto Rico or in the United States. Our goal is to speak to and work with any leaders who will heed our demands for justice and sovereignty and who are willing to champion Puerto Rico.

Read about some of our latest statements and actions:

June 2026 - BUDPR Denounces Proposed Puerto Rico Status Bill that Includes Colonial Status

June 2026 - BUDPR Endorses Hartzell Gray, Supporter of Puerto Rican Independence

May 2026 - BUDPR Endorses Mayra Rivera-Vázquez (SC-01), Supporter of Puerto Rican Sovereignty

May 2026 - BUDPR Endorses Julie Gonzales (U.S. Senate - CO), Supporter of Puerto Rican Independence

May 2026 - BUDPR Endorses Cori Bush (MO-01), Supporter of Puerto Rican Independence

April 2026 - Puerto Rican Advocates Demand Decolonization and Sovereignty in Congress During Lobby Day

January 2026 - U.S. Attacks on Venezuela Place Puerto Rico In Imminent Danger, Underscore Urgency of Independence

December 2025 - BUDPR Demands Urgent Action to Halt U.S. Military Exercises in Puerto Rico

December 2025 - "Puerto Rico Will Never Become a State." Independence Is the Only Path Forward

October 2025 - BUDPR Holds Policy Briefing on Puerto Rican Sovereignty

August 2025 - Statement: President Trump’s Purge of Puerto Rico Oversight Board Highlights Urgency of Decolonization and Independence

July 2025 - BUDPR Denounces Intimidation of Puerto Rican Community in Chicago

June 2025 - BUDPR Demands Puerto Rico's Decolonization at the United Nations

May 2025 - BUDPR Holds Meetings with Key Allies in Congress to Educate and Advocate for Independence

March 2025 - BUDPR Statement on Efforts to Lobby President Trump for Puerto Rican Independence

January 2025 - BUDPR Statement on the Trump Presidency's Impact on Puerto Rico

November 2024 - BUDPR Statement on Puerto Rico and U.S. 2024 Election Outcomes

August 2024 - BUDPR Joins Call for the Harris Campaign to Dismantle Colonialism

July 2024 - BUDPR Signs Letter Denouncing Ties Between Pro-Statehood Leaders and Right-Wing Groups

June 2024 - BUDPR Demands Action on Puerto Rican Sovereignty at the United Nations

June 2024 - BUDPR Praises Floor Speech by Rep. Ro Khanna on Puerto Rican Decolonization

December 2023 - BUDPR Denounces Exclusion of Vieques and Culebra Cleanup Provision in National Defense Authorization Act

November 2023 - BUDPR Statement on 2023 Puerto Rico Status Bill in the U.S. Senate

October 2023 - Letter to Senator Schumer on Vieques Cleanup Amendment

June 2023 - BUDPR Denounces Puerto Rico's Colonial Status at the United Nations

June 2023 - Letter Urging Ranking Member Raúl Grijalva to Conduct Public Forum on Puerto Rico Status Act

April 2023 - BUDPR Raises Renewed Concerns about Puerto Rico Status Act; Shares Framework for Future Legislation

July 2022 - BUDPR & CASA Joint Statement on the Opposition to the Current Puerto Rico Status Act Bill

June 2022 - BUDPR Delivers Pro-Independence Message at United Nations Committee on Decolonization and Requests Specific Actions From the UN

December 2019 - Puerto Ricans, Diaspora and Allies Demand to Chair Raul Grijalva National Sovereignty