Sylvia R. Garcia

Great to join Carlos Eduardo Espina at his Creator Soccer Celebration benefiting charity. I was honored to receive an award from the Espina Foundation and to continue standing with and fighting fo...

In less than a week, two people who weren’t even the targets of ICE operations were killed. That’s not normal. It’s unacceptable. We need transparency. We need accountability. We need common-sense...

Trump dismantled the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to protect corporate interests, not working families. The CFPB has returned billions to consumers cheated by big banks and predatory compa...

The Salgado family deserves answers. There are still many alarming questions that remain unanswered. My colleagues from Houston to Capitol Hill are standing together, and we will continue fighting...

Today, I visited the ICE detention center where the men who were with Lorenzo Salgado Araujo are being held. I heard their story firsthand. Their account is completely different from what ICE told...

Houston families, I know many of us are scared right now, and our communities do not feel safe. I will keep fighting for answers, and I will keep fighting for justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.

ICE Acting Director David Venturella confirmed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was not the target, no body camera or dashcam footage captured the shooting, and key witnesses remain in ICE custody. We need ...

ICE confirmed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was not the target. Yet he was killed by federal agents in an unmarked vehicle, with no body cam footage, no dash cam footage, and no answers for his family. ...

ICE shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in our community. His family deserves answers. That is why I sent a letter to DHS and ICE demanding a real independent investigation, all video footage,...

Tonight, I joined our community to honor Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. We are grieving. We are angry. And we are not backing down. ICE out of Houston.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was a person. He was loved. He was part of our Houston community. His family deserves the truth, and our community deserves answers. We need a real, independent investigatio...

For 35 years, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo built his life here. He was a husband, a father, a worker, and had no criminal history. Then he left for work and was killed by ICE. His family is grieving. O...

I am aware of the fatal shooting that occurred during an ICE enforcement operation in my district in the Magnolia Park neighborhood this morning. ICE has released an initial account, but the fact...

From Aldine to the halls of Congress! Our office was proud to welcome this outstanding group of Aldine ISD students and recent graduates to the U.S. Capitol. Their voices, ideas, and leadership ...

Happy #NationalFriedChickenDay! And nobody does fried chicken quite like Houston. But even a plate of fried chicken costs more these days. Restaurant food prices are up 3.5% over the past year as ...

Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸 As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding, we reflect on the ideals of freedom, equality, and opportunity that continue to guide us forward. #Americ...

Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill gutted Americans’ health care and took food assistance away from hungry families, seniors, veterans, and children—all to prioritize tax handouts for the ultra-wealthy and...

A child born in Houston is an American. Period. That’s the promise of birthright citizenship, enshrined in the 14th Amendment. The Supreme Court stopped Donald Trump from rewriting the Constitutio...

As we approach America’s 250th birthday, I was honored to join @RepJeffries and colleagues at Independence Hall, where our Constitution was signed and our democracy took shape. That democracy belo...

Today marks the 62nd anniversary of the Civil Rights Act being signed into law. This landmark legislation helped move our nation closer to the promise of equal justice. As we honor those who fough...