She is fighting for policies that will increase investment in smart border security, streamline immigration courts, and deliver certainty for the millions of immigrants who already live here, pay taxes, and contribute so much to our communities.
Strengthen border security, invest in smart border security, streamline immigration courts, and provide certainty for immigrants.
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She will also work to win overtime pay for workers that arent currently eligible under the Fair Labor Standards Act and will be focused on creating a path to citizenship to provide opportunity for those who are thriving participants in our local communities and the US economy.
Evidence
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Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led 15 of her colleagues in a letter to the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Joseph Edlow, to request answers about why the Trump Administration is failing to process Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program renewals in a timely manner — putting DACA recipients at risk of deportation.
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ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons confirmed that, "ICE is not currently planning to expand current detention facilities or open any new long or short-term detention facilities in Oregon." The release says Salinas and Merkley had led an inquiry opposing any plans to open or expand ICE detention facilities in Oregon and requesting details about soft-sided facilities.
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Representative Andrea Salinas and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley introduced new legislation to hold U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) liable for violating individuals’ constitutional rights.
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GovInfo lists Andrea Salinas as a cosponsor of H.R. 3194, the U.S. Citizenship Act, whose full title was to provide an earned path to citizenship, address root causes of migration, responsibly manage the southern border, and reform the immigrant visa system. The bill was introduced and referred to committees.
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Salinas led 46 colleagues in a letter to HHS and ORR demanding answers about prolonged detention of unaccompanied children, calling for an immediate end to unnecessary detention, timely placement with family or vetted sponsors, and information about ORR coordination with EOIR on expedited immigration court hearings.
Assessments
Salinas took same-term action on the immigration pledge through oversight letters, pressure on DACA renewal delays and child detention practices, cosponsorship of the U.S. Citizenship Act, and introduction of ICE/CBP accountability legislation. However, the evidence does not show enacted federal legislation or implemented policy changes that strengthened smart border security, streamlined immigration courts, or provided durable certainty for immigrants. These are serious attempts, but not delivery of the promised outcome.
Salinas has taken concrete same-term actions related to immigrant certainty and immigration enforcement oversight, including letters pressing USCIS on DACA renewal delays, an inquiry that obtained an ICE response on Oregon detention expansion plans, and introduction of legislation to hold ICE and CBP accountable for constitutional violations. However, the evidence does not show enactment of legislation, a completed federal policy change, strengthened smart border security, streamlined immigration courts, or durable certainty for immigrants. This supports partial credit for meaningful effort, not full delivery of the promised outcome.