Congratulating Colonel Dominic V. Dinh on His Retirement
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Mr. MIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Colonel Dominic V. Dinh on his retirement from the United States Army Reserve.
Colonel Dinh immigrated to the United States as a Vietnamese refugee in April 1975 and joined the Army Reserve in 1990 while a resident of Costa Mesa, California, in my district. A member of the University of Southern California's ROTC program, Colonel Dinh was commissioned as an officer in December 1995 and graduated from the Armor Basic Officer Leader Course in September 1996.
Colonel Dinh served our country honorably for 35 years, culminating in his service as commander of the 455th Chemical Brigade in Sloan, Nevada. Colonel Dinh's leadership positively impacted the lives of countless servicemembers.
I am certain that his dedication and achievement will have a lasting impact on the Army's ability to fight and win our Nation's wars.
Upon retirement, Colonel Dinh is recognized for his distinguished service and exemplary performance of duty, reflecting the highest tradition of the United States of America.
Colonel Dinh is married to Ashlie Anne Dinh, and they have two daughters, Quintessa and Montelena.
In his civilian career, Colonel Dinh continues to serve honorably, keeping our communities safe as an Orange County deputy sheriff, where he has served for 27 years.
Mr. Speaker, I appreciate his commitment to service not only for Orange County but for his country. Concerns About ICE Raid in Georgia
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Mr. MIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to express my deep concerns about the ICE raid that occurred last Friday on a Korean factory in Georgia.
Now, we have uncertainty as to the facts involved here. ICE has claimed that there were a number of undocumented immigrants. President Trump has claimed that the people who were apprehended and detained all came into this country illegally. At the same time, the Korean Government has maintained that of the 300-some-odd Korean nationals who were arrested and detained, all of them were here on valid visas.
We have to get to the bottom of this. Somebody is not telling the truth. Unfortunately, during the last 9 months, ICE has developed a reputation for lawlessness, for breaking the laws of this country, for recklessness, for showing shock and awe, for unnecessarily brutal and violent confrontations, and for lying about it under the so-called leadership of current ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons and border czar Tom Homan.
In fact, I will say that when I visited my ICE facilities in Santa Ana a few weeks back, I was repeatedly lied to, including having ICE government relations people tell me that there had been zero warrantless raids in Orange County by ICE, DHS, or CBP and that zero complaints had been filed or litigation filed against ICE in Orange County, things that were demonstrably untrue.
At this point, I think it is necessary to demand an investigation so we have transparency and oversight. Unfortunately, I don't think we can take ICE's word for what happened.
This is an international incident. It threatens hundreds of billions of dollars in investment in this country. We need to get to the bottom of this. We need answers. We need accountability. We need oversight.
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