[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 9, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H3902]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        CONGRATULATING COLONEL DOMINIC V. DINH ON HIS RETIREMENT

  (Mr. Min of California was recognized to address the House for 5 
minutes.)
  Mr. MIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Colonel Dominic V. 
Dinh on his retirement from the United States Army Reserve.
  Colonel Dinh immigrated to the United States as a Vietnamese refugee 
in April 1975 and joined the Army Reserve in 1990 while a resident of 
Costa Mesa, California, in my district. A member of the University of 
Southern California's ROTC program, Colonel Dinh was commissioned as an 
officer in December 1995 and graduated from the Armor Basic Officer 
Leader Course in September 1996.
  Colonel Dinh served our country honorably for 35 years, culminating 
in his service as commander of the 455th Chemical Brigade in Sloan, 
Nevada. Colonel Dinh's leadership positively impacted the lives of 
countless servicemembers.
  I am certain that his dedication and achievement will have a lasting 
impact on the Army's ability to fight and win our Nation's wars.
  Upon retirement, Colonel Dinh is recognized for his distinguished 
service and exemplary performance of duty, reflecting the highest 
tradition of the United States of America.

  Colonel Dinh is married to Ashlie Anne Dinh, and they have two 
daughters, Quintessa and Montelena.
  In his civilian career, Colonel Dinh continues to serve honorably, 
keeping our communities safe as an Orange County deputy sheriff, where 
he has served for 27 years.
  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate his commitment to service not only for 
Orange County but for his country.


                   Concerns About ICE Raid in Georgia

  Mr. MIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to express my deep concerns about the 
ICE raid that occurred last Friday on a Korean factory in Georgia.
  Now, we have uncertainty as to the facts involved here. ICE has 
claimed that there were a number of undocumented immigrants. President 
Trump has claimed that the people who were apprehended and detained all 
came into this country illegally. At the same time, the Korean 
Government has maintained that of the 300-some-odd Korean nationals who 
were arrested and detained, all of them were here on valid visas.
  We have to get to the bottom of this. Somebody is not telling the 
truth. Unfortunately, during the last 9 months, ICE has developed a 
reputation for lawlessness, for breaking the laws of this country, for 
recklessness, for showing shock and awe, for unnecessarily brutal and 
violent confrontations, and for lying about it under the so-called 
leadership of current ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons and border czar 
Tom Homan.
  In fact, I will say that when I visited my ICE facilities in Santa 
Ana a few weeks back, I was repeatedly lied to, including having ICE 
government relations people tell me that there had been zero 
warrantless raids in Orange County by ICE, DHS, or CBP and that zero 
complaints had been filed or litigation filed against ICE in Orange 
County, things that were demonstrably untrue.
  At this point, I think it is necessary to demand an investigation so 
we have transparency and oversight. Unfortunately, I don't think we can 
take ICE's word for what happened.
  This is an international incident. It threatens hundreds of billions 
of dollars in investment in this country. We need to get to the bottom 
of this. We need answers. We need accountability. We need oversight.

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