Representatives Tran, Correa, García Urge Action On DACA Renewal Delays
WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) joined Representatives Lou Correa (CA-46) and Chuy García (IL-04) in a letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and USCIS Director Joseph Edlow urging DHS to reduce delays in processing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) renewal requests.
Read the full text of the letter HERE.
“DACA recipients work hard and provide for their families, and contribute billions of dollars to key economic sectors. But because of USCIS’s processing delays, they are losing their jobs even though their employers want to keep them on, struggling to make ends meet, and facing detention and removal—threats compounded by the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) ongoing enforcement actions against current DACA recipients, and by USCIS’s interim final rule ending automatic EAD extensions,” wrote the Members.
The letter notes that DACA “has allowed hundreds of thousands of Dreamers to live and work in the only country they have ever known,” and expresses grave concern about the “sharp increase in processing times for our constituents’ DACA and EAD renewal requests,” even for those who complied fully with renewal guidance by submitting their applications well in advance of their expiration dates.
The Members emphasize that these delays are “particularly harmful given that many DACA recipients are employed in critical sectors, including nursing, education, construction, and other essential industries, where interruptions in employment can have significant consequences not only for the individuals and their families, but also for the communities and local economies that rely on their contributions.” The letter also includes a series of questions seeking further information for the cause of delayed renewals.
Representative Tran continues to closely monitor immigration enforcement activity across Southern California. Tran introduced the ICE and CBP Constitutional Accountability Act to deliver justice for victims of ICE’s constitutional rights abuses, and has cosponsored legislation to place checks on ICE’s conduct, including:
H.R. 4176, the No Secret Police Act, to prohibit ICE agents from wearing non-tactical face coverings while on duty;
H.R. 5973, The Stop Excessive Force in Immigration Act, to scale back the level of force permissible in immigration operations;
H.R. 3172, The ICE Visibility Act, to require agents to clearly identify themselves as such when interacting with the public;
H.R. 5653, the Trust Through Transparency Act, to require all ICE officials to wear body cameras when interacting with the public in immigration enforcement operations;
H.R. 944, The Access to Counsel Act, to ensure that U.S. citizens and individuals with lawful status are able to call an attorney or family member to seek legal assistance when they are detained;
H.R. 5941, The Restoring Access for Detainees Act, to require DHS to allow noncitizens who have been detained to contact their legal counsel and families; and
H.R. 4456, Stop ICE from Kidnapping U.S. Citizens Act, to prohibit ICE from using federal funds to detain or deport U.S. citizens.
Since taking office in January 2025, Tran’s office has opened over 230 cases to assist constituents related to the adjudication of their immigration status with federal agencies.
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Congressman Derek Tran represents California’s 45th Congressional District. Serving his first term in Congress, Congressman Tran is a member of the House Armed Services Committee and House Small Business Committee, where he is Ranking Member of the Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations Subcommittee. Congressman Tran is the son of Vietnamese refugees, a Veteran, and fought for consumers as an attorney before entering Congress.