Puerto Rico governor formally requests US statehood
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October 18, 2026
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (CMC)—Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González has signed a resolution formally requesting that United States (US) President Donald Trump and Congress admit the Caribbean territory as the 51st state of the United States.
González, who signed the measure on Friday, said the move fulfilled an election commitment to prioritise statehood and reflected the wishes of Puerto Ricans expressed in previous non-binding referenda.
“With this signing, we fulfill the commitment of our government program to prioritise statehood and honour the will of our people expressed at the ballot box,” she said.
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