[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H2269]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                       HONORING FATOU-SEYDI SARR

  (Ms. TLAIB asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. TLAIB. Mr. Speaker, resistance comes in different forms. 
Sometimes just our mere existence is resisting. I want to take a moment 
to recognize my guest for the State of the Union Address. Her name is 
Dr. Fatou-Seydi Sarr, the founder and CEO of the African Bureau for 
Immigrant and Social Affairs in Detroit.
  I am bringing her into this Chamber this evening to uplift the work 
that she does in resisting the dehumanization of our beautiful 
immigrant neighbors.
  Originally from Senegal, she provides critical services to our Black 
immigrant families in the city of Detroit. She fights to secure basic 
needs like food, shelter, and stability for our immigrant families who 
are often viewed as disposable by our own government.
  As a Black immigrant Muslim woman, she confronts injustices and 
refuses to be silent. She has also mentored so many incredible young 
Black girls to see themselves as leaders and changemakers.
  Inspired by Detroit's Black women organizers, Seydi reminds us that 
in our community, we keep each other safe. In, Wolof, she says: We must 
hold on to one another if we want to build a humanity we believe in. 
Because it is not about me. It is about us, locked arm in arm.

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