[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 99 (Thursday, June 11, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H4088]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                   PERMANENT PROTECTIONS FOR DREAMERS

  (Ms. GARCIA of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Mr. Speaker, this coming Monday, June 15, we 
mark 14 years since DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
  The keywords here are ``deferred action.'' That means you defer 
action and do not go into deportation. It gave Dreamers a chance to 
breathe. Yet, President Trump is trying to suffocate DACA one delayed 
renewal at a time.
  He is detaining and deporting Dreamers, slow-walking renewals, and 
creating gaps that are costing them their livelihoods. Dreamers were 
brought here as children. They grew up here and are American in every 
way--in their hearts, their souls, and their minds--except on paper.
  They should not have to keep proving they belong in the only country 
they call home. This is why I am leading the American Dream and Promise 
Act, to give Dreamers permanent protections and a pathway to 
citizenship. The House must vote on this bill and finally keep the 
promise that this country has made.

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