Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that she will attend the State of the Union Address as a guest of Congresswoman Sarah McBride, while Director of Outreach and the DOJ’s Immigration Assistance Maria Mesias-Tatnall will attend as a guest of Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester.
“It is an incredible honor to be invited by our Congresswoman to attend the State of the Union,” said Attorney General Kathy Jennings. “Even before her tenure in Congress, Sarah McBride has long been a champion of working families in our state. I’m also thrilled to be attending alongside the DOJ’s very own Maria Mesias-Tatnall, whose work supporting Delaware’s immigrant community has been nothing short of heroic. Our attendance together is a reminder that all of our work – whether it’s as federal representatives, state attorneys general, or advocates on the ground – is inherently connected: when it comes to standing up for Delaware and Delawareans, it takes all of us.”
Rep. McBride’s and Sen. Blunt Rochester’s invitations underscore the importance of collaboration between state and federal officials to protect and defend Delaware’s interests in the face of policies that raise everyday costs, threaten critical federal funding, and imperil Delawareans’ rights.
Maria Mesias-Tatnall has shown incredible dedication in her work as Director of Outreach and Immigration Assistance. Last year, a Delawarean was arrested and taken from her home in front of her children with no warrant for her arrest. Years prior, she assisted law enforcement in prosecuting and deporting her ex-husband. Without confirming her immigration status, and despite her legal residence in the United States under a U Visa, this survivor of domestic violence was removed to a detention facility in Louisiana with the intention to deport her back to the country of her abuser. When legal representatives learned of this and negotiated for her release, Mesias-Tatnall dropped everything and flew to Louisiana to escort her home.
Since President Trump’s inauguration in 2025, AG Jennings has filed nearly 50 lawsuits against the federal government—preserving more than $865 million in federal funding for Delaware and protecting consumers, health care access, and other critical services.