U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández has recently used her social media platform to criticize former President Donald Trump and Republican policies regarding immigrant children and early education programs.
On August 12, 2025, Leger Fernández posted: "Trump wants to kick 115,000 kids out of Head Start – 16% of the program – just because they're immigrant children. These are our neighbors, our friends. Denying early education hurts kids for life – all for Trump’s anti-immigrant politics. This is yet another way this https://t.co/JGA7Q35qHa". In this post, she expressed concern over proposed changes to the Head Start program that would impact immigrant children.
Shortly after, on August 12, 2025, Leger Fernández tagged fellow Representatives in a brief message: @RepJahanaHayes @RepBonamici. The context of this mention was not expanded upon in the post.
On August 13, 2025, she commented on Republican actions with a lighter tone: "Thomas, you should charge that thing because Trump and your fellow Republicans are making it work overtime! https://t.co/7HpLJ0vXEY".
Leger Fernández represents New Mexico in Congress and has won several recent elections. In the 2024 general election, she defeated Sharon Clahchischilliage with 41.8% of the vote compared to Clahchischilliage's 43.7%. She also secured victories against Alexis Martinez Johnson in both the 2022 and 2020 general elections.
