Washington DC - Amid the Donald Trump administration's inhumane mass deportation schemes, congressional Democrats have reintroduced legislation to create a pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants under threat.

Representative Sylvia Garcia has announced the reintroduction of the American Dream and Promise Act, which would provide a pathway to citizenship for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, and people with Deferred Enforced Departure (DED).

If passed, the legislation would impact an estimated 5 million people around the US.

"These Dreamers were brought to this country as children in their heart and the soul and their mind, they contribute to our community and make our country the great nation it is," Garcia said during a Wednesday press conference.

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The American Dream and Promise Act would create a "conditional permanent resident" status for Dreamers, valid for up to 10 years, as well as open pathways to lawful permanent residence.

TPS holders and people with DED would also be able to adjust to lawful permanent residence status under certain conditions.

The bill's reintroduction comes as the second Trump administration ramps up attacks on immigrant communities, escalating mass deportations and threatening the lawful status of hundreds of thousands of TPS holders.

"Standing up for the opportunities and futures of Dreamers, TPS holders, farmworkers, and families is essential and a rare point of consensus on immigration among the American majority," Executive Director of America's Voice Vanessa Cárdenas said in a statement.

"The Dream and Promise Act is an important step forward that not only would offer stability and a pathway to legal status for many of these deeply rooted immigrants to fully participate in this nation, but also offer critical protections at a moment the Trump Administration is seeking to enact an indiscriminate mass purge of immigrants, including those eligible for the legal pathways created in this legislation."

Garcia shared that she has nearly 200 members of Congress supporting the reintroduced bill.