Representative Tran Issues Statement Following House Vote on H.R. 3486

Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) voted against H.R. 3486, the Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025.

"Today, I voted against the Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025. As the son of refugees, I'm disappointed by this extreme measure while the House majority ignores real solutions to improve our immigration system," said Representative Tran. "This bill promotes racist tactics while doing nothing to increase meaningful enforcement of our immigration laws. Additionally, it would strain our already-overburdened justice system, exploding costs and misdirecting resources that should be used to detain violent criminals. Our deficit has already reached an unacceptable $37 trillion -- mandating more unnecessary federal expenditures would add an even greater financial burden for our children to bear. This legislation will only sow more division in our communities and push us further from meaningful bipartisan immigration reform."

Representative Tran is committed to finding bipartisan solutions to reform our immigration system. Tran hasconsistentlyvotedto hold violent criminals accountable and put the well-being of his constituents over party alignment to keep our communities safe. Tran vocally opposedthe recent Supreme Court decision that allows government agents to use racial profiling in the execution of immigration operations, and signed onto a letter to Department of Homeland Secretary Kristi Noemquestioning the legitimacy of unconstitutional racial bias in immigration enforcement. On June 12, 2025, Representative Tran, alongside Representatives Gil Cisneros (CA-31) and George Whitesides (CA-27), sent a letterto U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanding answers regarding the deployment of armed forces to Los Angeles.

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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.