# Puerto Rico attorney requests Congress designate island incorporated territory

San Juan Daily Star filed reporting of the formal letter to all members of Congress on 14 October 2026.

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Puerto Rico attorney Gregorio Igartúa sent a formal letter to all members of the United States Congress requesting the island be designated an incorporated territory in transit to statehood.[^1]

Reporting of the letter was filed with the San Juan Daily Star on 14 October 2026.

No next procedural steps for the request are documented in the available record.

## What this stands on

1. Puerto Rico attorney Gregorio Igartúa sent a formal letter to all members of the United States Congress requesting the island be designated an incorporated territory in transit to statehood. ([San Juan Daily Star](https://www.sanjuandailystar.com/post/pro-statehood-lawyer-urges-congress-to-end-servitude-of-federal-governance-without-consent), News)

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