Press Releases
San Salvador, El Salvador – Today, U.S. Representatives Robert Garcia, Maxwell Frost, Yassamin Ansari, and Maxine Dexter arrived in El Salvador to pressure the Trump Administration to abide by a Supreme Court order to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man with protected legal status who was unlawfully deported by the Trump Administration. Mr. Abrego Garcia is currently detained in El Salvador despite having no criminal conviction in the United States, a direct violation of due process protected by the Constitution.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) and Congressman Maxwell Frost (FL-10) sent a letter to House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer requesting authorization for a Congressional Member Delegation (CODEL) to visit Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT). The maximum-security prison in Tecoluca, El Salvador, is illegally holding Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national and resident of Maryland who held legal status.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) and Congressman Jay Obernolte (CA-23) announced the introduction of the bipartisan Cutting Lead Exposure and Aviation Relief (CLEAR) Skies Act to protect the health of communities near airports by reducing harmful lead emissions from aviation fuel and accelerating the transition to unleaded alternatives.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) released the following statement after unauthorized Homeland Security agents attempted to enter two Los Angeles Unified School District elementary schools without a warrant.
“We should all be deeply angered and concerned by the attempt of Homeland Security agents to access two elementary schools in Southeast Los Angeles,” said Congressman Garcia. “Both schools are in my congressional district and part of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) reintroduced the People Over Parking Act to coincide with the first Congressional Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY) Caucus event in the 119th Congress. This legislation would eliminate mandatory parking minimums in local zoning laws and promote the construction of new and affordable residential, retail, industrial, and commercial developments.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) released the following statement after the arrest and detention of Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk and Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, as well as other similar incidents across the nation.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) announced that Yvonne Wheeler, President of the L.A. County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, and champion for working people, will be his guest to President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress on March 4, 2025.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) introduced the House version of the Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act. This legislation will strengthen the safeguards intended to ensure that federal government employees behave in a fair, competent, and nonpartisan manner by requiring that the executive branch report to Congress when it declines to investigate potential violations of the Hatch Act. This bill accompanies an existing bill in the Senate introduced by Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M).
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) released the following statement after receiving a threatening letter from the Department of Justice in response to him calling out Elon Musk’s vast overreach in the federal government.
“No reasonable person would view my comments as a threat. We are living in a dangerous time, and elected members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. We will not be silenced,” said Congressman Robert Garcia.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) announced the introduction of the Fair Disaster Assistance Act to protect applicants for federal disaster assistance by ensuring the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) does not issue premature denial notices before a final decision has been made regarding their insurance claim for disaster-related losses. The bipartisan legislation is co-led by Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) and Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-28).