Fighting for Immigrant Families
As an immigrant to the United States, Congressman Garcia knows first-hand how important it is for us to support immigrant communities and create pathways to citizenship for undocumented residents. Everyone that comes to our country deserves the same shot at the American Dream that he and his family had, and it’s vital that we work to end attacks and discrimination against immigrants.
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Gay Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) celebrated President Donald Trump’s Thursday firing of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Trump praised Noem’s performance and said he will replace her at the end of the month with anti-LGBTQ+ Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK).
“Well, now we don’t have to impeach her,” wrote Garcia on X. Garcia has regularly criticized Noem as the ranking member and lead Democrat on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
Rep. Robert Garcia excoriated the president, who said that he feels "even worse" for Renee Good's parents because they're “Trump fans.”
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) had one question Tuesday for President Donald Trump, who has openly admitted to feeling “even worse” that Renee Good was killed by federal immigration agents because her parents were “big Trump fans.”
“What is wrong with that man?” Garcia asked during an appearance on MS NOW.
“ICE in its current form cannot exist because what they’re doing right now is killing people in the street,” U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia said.
California Rep. Robert Garcia sharply escalated calls for accountability inside the Department of Homeland Security on Monday, urging the impeachment of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement after federal agents killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis this month.
Democrats are starting to make big moves amidst President Donald Trump's mass deportations and Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz'; one of which is Representative Robert Garcia, who was recently elected as the democratic ranking member on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. He joins Alex to break down what's next for the democratic party and what could lie ahead for the Trump family.
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) joins Alex Witt to react to the freeing of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, Vice President Vance’s visit to Los Angeles, new DHS guidance for congressional visits to ICE facilities, cuts to Medicaid, and more.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42), Congresswoman Norma Torres (CA-35), and Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (IL-03) reintroduced the Securing Help for Immigrants Through Education and Legal Development (SHIELD) Act to ensure that immigrants have access to high-quality legal representation during immigration court proceedings. Currently, individuals in immigration court do not have the right to legal representation.
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) joined Meet the Press NOW after traveling to El Salvador with a group of Democratic lawmakers to demand the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States.
Out gay Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) sent letters demanding answers to his “grave concerns” about why gay makeup artist Andry José Hernandez Romero was sent to the CECOT torture camp in El Salvador. Authorities claim that he has tattoos associated with the Tren de Aragua gang, but that assessment appears to have been made by a disgraced former police officer who was working for a private contractor after losing his job with the police force.
Following a brief trip to El Salvador, Rep. Robert Garcia on Tuesday said he and other Democrats will continue to pressure the Trump Administration to steer away from what they say is a constitutional crisis and facilitate the release of Kilmar Ábrego García, a Salvadoran man who was deported last month despite a court order protecting him from removal.
Four Democratic members of Congress who traveled to El Salvador to advocate for Kilmar Abrego Garcia said Monday that they were denied a request to meet with the man who was wrongly deported by the U.S. government and sent to a Salvadoran prison.
“We’re here in El Salvador demanding the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia,” Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Long Beach) said at a news conference. “He needs to come home. This is about due process.”