[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 77 (Thursday, May 8, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1925]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                 RECOGNIZING GLADYS AND NELSON GONZALEZ

  (Mr. LEVIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LEVIN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak for my constituents, 
Gladys and Nelson Gonzalez.
  Thirty-five years ago, they came to the United States from Colombia 
in search of a better life. They tried to file for asylum but received 
bad legal advice from a now-disbarred attorney.
  Nelson and Gladys Gonzalez raised three daughters in Laguna Niguel, 
California, worked hard, paid taxes, and never got so much as a traffic 
ticket.
  For decades, they checked in with ICE voluntarily and were allowed to 
stay in the country, but this past February, while at their ICE 
appointment, they were detained, separated, and deported.
  Why was a family with no criminal history, no gang affiliation, three 
children, and a new grandchild a priority for deportation? We should be 
using our resources to remove dangerous individuals, not those 
contributing positively to our society and to our economy, not people 
like Nelson and Gladys Gonzalez.
  I am all for a secure border, but what we are seeing today is not the 
America that I know.

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