Rep. Angie Craig will bring the son of a Minnesota woman as her guest to the State of the Union address in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
Angel Silva’s mother, Concepcion Macias-Pulido, left the United States in December after she was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an immigration hearing. She had a work permit and was going through the process of obtaining legal, permanent residency, Craig’s office said in a news release.
Macias-Pulido was held at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis and then sent to El Paso, Texas, the release said. “Without any clear path to release, Concepcion ultimately made the difficult decision to self-deport back to Mexico, leaving behind her family in Minnesota, including a 10-year-old child,” the release said.
“I’m proud to be in Washington representing immigrant families,” said Angel Silva, 25, a U.S. citizen from Rosemount. “My mother’s strength and sacrifice are the reason I’m here today. Families like mine deserve fairness, compassion, and the chance to stay together.”
Macias-Pulido “was one of the many immigrants here in Minnesota trying to do things the right way yet still targeted by President Trump and Kristi Noem’s rogue ICE,” Craig said in the release.
Craig said the fact that the woman was detained during an immigration hearing is “truly unthinkable.”
She said she is honored to have Silva by her side at the Tuesday address.
“His resilience and willingness to share his family’s story is an inspiration and reminder that our immigrant neighbors strengthen the fabric of our state. President Trump and Secretary Noem will never be able to take that away,” Craig said in the release.
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