[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 73 (Thursday, May 1, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1788]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                STAND FOR JUSTICE: BRING DETAINEES HOME

  (Ms. DEXTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DEXTER. Mr. Speaker, the emergency isn't coming. It is here.
  Donald Trump is abducting American children. He is detaining judges. 
He is disappearing people into foreign prisons. This is 
authoritarianism in full view.
  I didn't come to Congress to sit back while democracy is dismantled. 
To the contrary, I will use every tool at my disposal to protect our 
democracy.
  When the people of Gresham, Hood River, and Portland demanded action, 
I went to El Salvador because we have to stand up for due process. As a 
critical care physician, I am trained to act. I am trained to do 
everything in my power to address the crisis in front of me.
  When we sat down with the U.S. Embassy, one thing was chillingly 
clear: Donald Trump has done nothing, not one thing, to bring Kilmar 
Abrego Garcia or any of the detainees home. Their families haven't 
heard a word--no calls, no updates, and no proof of life, just silence.
  Here is what gives me hope: Yesterday, Mohsen Mahdawi, a detained 
Columbia student, was released on bail. He said something we all need 
to hold close: We must ``believe in the inevitability of justice.''

  I will stand for justice. I encourage my colleagues to stand for 
justice, and I look forward to the fight ahead.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Rulli). Members are reminded to refrain 
from engaging in personalities toward the President.

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