During an emotional hearing on Capitol Hill, Marcus Coleman, the father of 7-year-old Dalilah Coleman, delivered a heated testimony before a House Judiciary subcommittee examining sanctuary policies and commercial driver licensing (CDL) rules.
Speaking on behalf of his 7-year-old daughter, who suffered severe, life-altering injuries when an illegal alien driving an 18-wheeler crashed into her vehicle, Coleman strongly criticized Democrat lawmakers for enabling sanctuary policies that allow unqualified, undocumented drivers to obtain commercial licenses and operate heavy rigs on public roads.
Following the collision in June 2024, Dalilah, who was 5-years-old at the time, spent three weeks in a coma, underwent a craniectomy — living without half her skull for four months — and required six months of hospitalization. She is now unable to walk on her own, talk, or eat normally, the father said.
While Dalilah was rendered unable to walk unassisted or independently, she is not fully paralyzed. Spastic diplegic cerebral palsy often allows for brief, assisted weight-bearing — especially in controlled, short moments with physical help from a caregiver — even if independent ambulation or walking is impossible.
At the hearing, Coleman confronted Democrat lawmakers, dismissing their “performative” apologetic remarks and stating, “I reject your guys’ sympathy.”
“Not one of you guys have ever sat there and seen me in the hallways and said, ‘Hey, sorry about your daughter,’” he said. “You guys do it right here where you guys are grandstanding on top of your soapbox. This is when you guys care. Right here inside this room is the only time you guys care.”
“She didn’t ask for any of this,” Coleman emphasized. “The people that jumped the fence did though. They knew exactly what they were doing. They still chose to move forward in that direction. And every day something’s happening to somebody, and it is your guys’ fault. I hold each and every one of you responsible for it, and I always will.”
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