Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C — Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) and Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX-34) led Texas Democrats in demanding that Texas Governor Greg Abbott authorize the extradition of Christian J. Castro, an ICE agent charged in connection with a January shooting during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis. Castro is accused of firing into a home, shooting Venezuelan immigrant Julio C.
HOUSTON, T.X. – This week, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) Congressman Al Green (D-TX-09), Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-07), and Congressman Christian Menefee (D-TX-18) sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director David J.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court rejected President Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship:
"Today, the Supreme Court affirmed what the Fourteenth Amendment has made clear for more than 150 years: if you are born in the United States, you are a citizen. Period.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump administration in the Temporary Protected Status cases:
“Today, the Supreme Court gave the Trump administration a dangerous green light to strip legal protections from people who cannot safely return home.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) released the following statement after voting against legislation that would provide an additional $70 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) and House Democrats forced a vote on the Floor to end President Trump's reckless and costly war in Iran. For over 90 days, President Trump and his administration have waged war without a clear strategy, defined objectives, or congressional authorization, dragging America further and further into Trump's self-declared war of choice.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) secured several key housing and homelessness provisions in the broader 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (H.R. 6644), a major housing package aimed at lowering costs, expanding affordable housing, and supporting working families struggling with the nation’s housing crisis.