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Permanent Protections for Dreamers

Floor Speech

Date: June 11, 2026
Location: Washington, DC

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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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