Dems host alleged illegal aliens as guests at State of Union, DHS says

Several Democratic lawmakers host State of the Union guests who have come under scrutiny by Congress Department of Homeland Securityincluding suspected illegal immigrants, Dreamers, and citizens arrested for allegedly obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws.

A Fox News reporter received the list when he inquired with the agency about a tweet issued earlier Tuesday that said some Democrats were “planning to bring illegal aliens as guests to the State of the Union address.”

“Once again, they are putting illegal aliens above the safety of American citizens. Yesterday alone, our officers arrested pedophiles, rapists, and violent criminals from our communities.

“President Trump and Secretary Noem have made it abundantly clear: If you come to our country illegally and break our laws, we will find you, we will arrest you, and you will never come back,” the agency said in a tweet.

Fox News Digital’s review of the list found guests with diverse backgrounds and circumstances.

representative. Ilhan OmarThe state of Minnesota is said to be hosting Aliya Rahman, who was arrested during an operation targeting Ecuadorian citizen Jonathan Chachibanta-Bolasin on January 13.

Members of Congress begin arriving on the House floor before President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on February 24, 2026. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said: “Immigration and Customs Enforcement executed a warrant to arrest an illegal alien with a final order of removal in the Park Avenue area of ​​Minneapolis. ICE officers arrested four illegal aliens.”

The spokesperson added: “While the officers were conducting their law enforcement duties, a large crowd surrounded them and began obstructing law enforcement operations – a federal crime. One instigator ignored multiple commands from an officer to move her vehicle away from the scene. She was arrested for obstruction.”

DHS also disputed claims by media outlets such as CBC, which reported that Rahman was denied medical care after being pulled from her car and detained.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, arrives for an event at City Hall in Minneapolis on January 27, 2026. (Angelina Katsanis/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Another lifetime guest, Marie Granlund, is a Chairwoman of the local school board Which has taken action since a 5-year-old child was detained at Columbia Heights School, according to a statement from Omar’s office.

Granlund works with a group of faculty who “do daily patrols, work on outreach Detained children and families “We provide legal assistance and coordinate food deliveries to families who are afraid to leave their homes,” Omar’s office said.

A DHS spokesperson said ICE does not go into schools and instead targets child predators to protect those same children.

Rep. Jesus Garcia’s guest is Marimar Martinez, who the Department of Homeland Security claims is part of it “ambush” of federal officers in October, whom the agency designated as “domestic terrorists.”

Martinez, who was reportedly armed and “had a history of gathering information on federal agents,” “took defensive fire” from CBP and was later taken into FBI custody after a hospital stay.

When asked about the criticism, Garcia told Fox News Digital: “I invited Marimar Martinez to be my guest at the State of the Union address because her government almost killed her and now they are covering it up by smearing her and failing to hold Charles Exum and other agents accountable.

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Senator Richard Durbin, left, and Representative Jesus Garcia (Reuters)

“This is their playbook,” the Chicago lawmaker added. “I am proud to have Marimar as my guest. Her courage stands in stark contrast to the cowardice and brutality of DHS and the rest of this lawless administration.”

In an earlier statement, Garcia said a Border Patrol agent “brutally shot Marimar and bragged about it, and the Trump administration wrongly called her a ‘domestic terrorist.'”

Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., the founder of the DREAM Act, invited Theresa Lee, a pianist and daughter of Korean immigrants who Durbin said is the inspiration behind legislation he has introduced in every Congress since 2001. The latest version was introduced in 2025 and co-sponsored by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska.

In a statement Monday, Durbin announced Lee’s invitation, credited her “courage to share her story,” and added that Pres Donald Trump “Hostility towards immigrants was on full display in his second term.”

The DREAM Act “will allow noncitizens without legal status who were brought to the United States as children and who meet certain education, military service, or work requirements — to obtain lawful permanent residency,” the Department of Homeland Security noted.

Another legislator from Illinois, MP Raja Krishnamurthycalls on the daughter of a man arrested by the Department of Homeland Security during the height of Operation Midway Blitz.

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U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamurthy, D-Ill., answers questions during a news conference about the congressional delegation’s recent trip to the Indo-Pacific region on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., August 10, 2022. (Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein/archive photo)

“Donald Trump can try to rewrite his record tonight, but communities across America are living with the consequences of militarized immigration operations that have terrorized families and left Americans dead,” Krishnamurthy said in announcing his invitation to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign student Jamie to join him.

Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., is calling on Marcelo Gomez da Silva, a man DHS said was arrested in May 2024 while driving his father’s car, whom authorities were searching for.

Marcelo’s student visa has expired, and Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News that “the facts… [of his case] “You haven’t changed.”

“[He] He is still an illegal alien and Subject to removal procedures. The Trump Administration is committed to restoring the rule of law and common sense to our immigration system and will continue to fight to arrest, detain, and deport aliens who have no right to be in this country.”

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., is hosting a Venezuelan immigrant whose son was detained during an immigration court hearing in May 2025 and is now being detained in Pennsylvania.

A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson responded, “Dylan Jose Lopez Contreras is an illegal alien from Venezuela who entered the United States illegally more than a year ago. Under the Biden administration, he was encountered at the border and released into the country.”

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“On May 21, 2025, Contreras was arrested and placed in expedited removal proceedings. Most aliens who have entered the United States illegally within the past two years are subject to expedited removal proceedings. [Joe] Biden ignored this legal fact and chose to release millions of illegal aliens, including violent criminals, into the country with notice to appear before an immigration judge.

“ICE now follows the law “Put these illegal aliens under urgent removal, as they should have always been.”

Rep. Mike Levin, D-Calif., is hosting Stephanie Quintino, whose parents, Gladys and Nelson Gonzalez, were deported to Colombia, according to the agency.

Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, hosts Carolina Dias Goncalves, a UT Dreamer who was temporarily detained in an ICE detention center after a traffic stop in Colorado.

Rep. Robert Menendez Jr., D-N.J., honors Adriana Quiroz Zapata, an asylum seeker from Colombia who reportedly fled a violent and “politically connected” ex-partner, with his choice of guest.

Zapata’s niece, Monica Van Heusen, who has been working to prevent Zapata’s deportation, will join Menendez in the room.

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“Adriana, Monica and their family deserve so much better from America than what Donald Trump, Kristi Noem and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have subjected them to,” Menendez said. New Jersey Globe.

Fox News Digital has reached out to each member mentioned by DHS for comment.

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