[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 30 (Thursday, February 12, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H2206]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CHILDREN DETAINED AT DILLEY ICE FACILITY

  (Ms. SALINAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SALINAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to share an excerpt of a letter from 
a child who was detained at the Dilley ICE facility: ``My name is 
Ariana . . . I am 14 years old, and I am from Honduras. I've been 
detained for 45 days. Since I got to this center, all you will feel is 
sadness and mostly depression. I've been in this country for almost 7 
years, and in those 7 years, my mom and I found a home and made a 
bigger family. I have never been separated from my siblings, and it's 
honestly sad because they are little, and they need their mom and 
sister.''
  She goes on to say: ``I haven't been getting any school time. There 
are various viruses. People are always sick. Serious situations happen, 
and the officers can't take them seriously enough. There are no 
consequences. They don't care.''
  Mr. Speaker, children are being traumatized by what this 
administration is doing to them. We must ask ourselves: Is this right? 
Is this moral? Is this the Nation we want to be?

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